James Murphy's electro gang LCD Soundsystem is finally going to give the fans what they want, a new record. Set for a May 18th release for the as-of-yet-untitled third album, Murphy stated on the bands blog, "Looks like we added another Paris gig. Oh, and something else. The fucking record is done." Murphy sent it off to be mastered by Bob Weston and by the looks of his comments; it seems to be a relief. Murphy spoke to Rolling Stone about the struggles of recording and coming up with song titles, "You ever listen to a song 40 times?" he asks. "That's why I don't write the lyrics until as close to the day I sing it as I can, so I don't get sick of them." And when it comes to the titles Murphy thinks it should be, "the most repeated, obvious phrase... because that's what people are going to say anyway!"

The three-month recording session took place at a Laurel Canyon Mansion that also had the Chili Peppers for Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The grueling recording process was broken up when Murphy wrote a score for the film Greenberg. And when he returned it's safe to say that he was a bit tired, "It was brutal after the soundtrack," he admits. "The last half of the album was brutal. It was like working on a meal when you've already burned something. I spent a lot of time on self-doubt. I had to go back and find my head again."

LCD Soundsystem has announced their upcoming tour and has mostly planned their European dates, with the exceptions of a few festivals in the States like Bonnaroo and the newly announced Camp Bisco in upstate New York.

Here is the track list for the upcoming LCD Soundsystem album:

1.     Dance Yrself Clean

2.     Drunk Girls

3.     One Touch

4.     All I want

5.     Change

6.     Hit

7.     Pow Pow

8.     Somebody's Calling Me

9.     What You Need