On Repeat: LCD Soundsystem: "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" [Stream]
As long LCD songs go this 12" B-side is a strange one, light on the playful hipster-baiting repartee and heavy on the congas and brass. "Rick" James Murphy borrows not just a word from his late namesake (R.I.P.) but also a vocal inflection, and maybe even a touch of "You and I"'s melody, as he implores someone-- anyone-- to knock an Eveready battery off his shoulder so he get his you-know-what on. Then a charmingly goofy drum solo clears the floor for a pulsating coda that puts the Andrews Sisters in front of the Yellow Magic Orchestra.
[from the forthcoming "All My Friends" single; due 05/28/07 on DFA]