Electric Lady Sessions

Electric Lady Sessions is a live in-studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA and Columbia Records. It was recorded over a three-day span at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, New York, during their American Dream Tour. The session featured a twelve-song setlist that included covers of songs by Heaven 17, Chic, and the Human League.

Electric Lady Sessions
Live album by LCD Soundsystem
Released	February 8, 2019
Recorded	January 19–21, 2018
Studio	Electric Lady (Manhattan, New York)
Genre	Dance-punk new wave post-punk synth-pop alternative dance
Length	68:15
Label	DFA Columbia
Producer	James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem chronology
American Dream (2017) Electric Lady Sessions (2019)
Singles from Electric Lady Sessions
"Tonite" / "Home" / "I Want Your Love" Released: September 12, 2018 "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" Released: November 2, 2018

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	B+[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[6]

Promotion and release

Prior to any announcement of the album's release, the band had a Spotify Singles release on September 12, 2018, featuring live performances of their American Dream song "Tonite", their This Is Happening song "Home", and a cover of Chic's 1978 song "I Want Your Love", which had been in the band's live setlist rotation during their tour.[7] Following the release, band member Al Doyle revealed on Twitter that the band performed a session at Electric Lady Studios and that there would be more music from the session, including covers, released in the future.[8] On November 2, the band released a cover of Heaven 17's 1981 song "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" along with a confirmation that they would be releasing a live album, titled Electric Lady Sessions, at some point in the future.[9] The band revealed the album's details and made it available for pre-order on January 11, 2019.[10]

Electric Lady Sessions was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA Records and Columbia Records. It was made available on digital platforms[11] and on vinyl. The vinyl release features two 180-gram 12-inch vinyl records housed in a gatefold package.[12]

Track listing

Electric Lady Sessions[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Seconds" (The Human League cover)	Jo Callis Philip Oakey Philip Adrian Wright Sally Christine Woodall	5:09
2.	"American Dream"	James Murphy	6:03
3.	"You Wanted a Hit"	Murphy Al Doyle	7:54
4.	"Get Innocuous!"	Murphy Tyler Pope	6:17
5.	"Call the Police"	Murphy Doyle	6:40
6.	"I Used To"	Murphy Doyle	4:39
7.	"Tonite"	Murphy Doyle	5:44
8.	"Home"	Murphy	6:03
9.	"I Want Your Love" (Chic cover)	Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers	4:16
10.	"Emotional Haircut"	Murphy Doyle Pat Mahoney Gavin Rayna Russom	5:15
11.	"Oh Baby"	Murphy	6:10
12.	"(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" (Heaven 17 cover)	Ian Craig Marsh Martyn Ware Glenn Gregory	4:05
Total length:			68:15

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Tidal[13] and album liner notes.[14]

LCD Soundsystem

• James Murphy – lead vocals (tracks 1–8, 10 and 11), backing vocals (tracks 9 and 12), piano (track 9), bells (tracks 4 and 8), cowbell (tracks 4 and 12), timpani (track 4), guitar (track 12), synthesizer
• Pat Mahoney – drums (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12)
• Al Doyle – backing vocals (tracks 3-5, 7, 8, 10 and 12), lead vocals (track 1), guitar (tracks 3–10), percussion, synthesizers (1, 2, 11 and 12), electric piano
• Nancy Whang – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10), lead vocals (tracks 4, 9 and 12), piano (track 4), synthesizer (tracks 2, 3, 5–8, 10 and 11)
• Gavin Rayna Russom – backing vocals (3, 7, 10 and 12), lead vocals (track 9), synthesizers (all tracks), percussion
• Tyler Pope – bass guitars (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10 and 12), bass synthesizers (tracks 4, 7 and 11)
• Matt Thornley – synthesizers (tracks 7 and 11), guitars (tracks 3 and 5), glockenspiel (track 2), cowbell (tracks 7 and 9), bells (tracks 8 and 9), MPC
• Korey Richey – tambourine (track 9), drums (track 10), piano (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 10), synthesizers (track 2), glockenspiel (track 11), backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 10 and 12)

Technical personnel

• James Murphy – production, recording, mixing
• Beatriz Artola – recording
• Korey Richey – recording, photography
• Gosha Usov – recording assistance
• Bob Weston – mastering

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	146
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	36
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17]	11
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[18]	23

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog number
Various	February 8, 2019	12-inch vinyl	DFA Columbia	C-216887[19]
		Download streaming		—[11]

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
2. Sendra, Tim. "Electric Lady Sessions - LCD Soundsystem". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
3. Clark, Tyler (February 9, 2019). "LCD Soundsystem Jam Away Their Shortcomings on Electric Lady Sessions". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
4. Miller, Kellan (February 8, 2019). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
5. Gormely, Ian (February 8, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
6. Geffen, Sasha (February 7, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
7. Certin, Marissa (September 12, 2018). "LCD Soundsystem share live cover of Chic's 'I Want Your Love'". Resident Advisor. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
8. Al Doyle [@aldoyletweets] (September 12, 2018). "Two new LCD recordings came out today: versions of "tonite" and "home/I want your love" from sessions we did earlier this year at Electric Lady in NYC. It was an awesome experience. More to come soon, including some more covers that I'm very hyped about..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. Sodomsky, Sam (1 November 2018). "LCD Soundsystem Drop New "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" Cover: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
10. Colburn, Randall (January 11, 2019). "LCD Soundsystem's Electric Lady Sessions live album gets release date, tracklist". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
11. "Electric Lady Sessions by LCD Soundsystem". Apple Music. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
12. "LCD Soundsystem - Electric Lady Sessions Gatefold LP (Pre-Order)". DFA Records. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
13. "Electric Lady Sessions / LCD Soundsystem". Tidal. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
14. Electric Lady Sessions (album liner notes). LCD Soundsystem. DFA Records; Columbia Records. 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
15. "Ultratop.be – LCD Soundsystem – Electric Lady Sessions" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
17. "LCD Soundsystem Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
18. "LCD Soundsystem Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
19. "Images for LCD Soundsystem - Electric Lady Sessions". Discogs. Retrieved February 9, 2019.