But the brains behind the New York outfit, famed producer James Murphy decided to give it a shot.

And thankfully it doesn't disappoint.

In fact Sound of Silver is as every bit as accomplished as its predecessor. It's post-punk New York sounds, mixed with funk and early house music, are all crazily thrown together to create a record which carefully re-interpreted the disco sound. But while dance outfits often fail to say anything of particular significance with their lyrics, Murphy has not only managed to write and sing lyrics which are entertaining, but intelligent as well.

Take track North American Scum which takes a tongue-in-cheek look at an American citizen's place in the world post 9-11. "Oh I don't know, I don't know, oh, where to begin/ when we're north american but in the end we make the same mistakes all over again/come on north americans," Murphy yelps before cheekily tagging on a plea to not 'blame the Canadians' on the end.

It ism't all socio-poltical commentary, however.

Goldfrapp-inspired track Someone Great is pure dazed disco, with xylophones and keyboards, while Us Vs Them is a throwback to 70s underground discos with its retro cowbell sounds and funk guitars.
While acts often fail to re-capture the spontaneity which made their debuts stand out from the rest of the crowd, LCD Soundsystem have managed to side-step this danger and yet somehow manage to improve on previous efforts – which is no mean feat.

Sound of Silver successfully operates on two levels, it's music to get people onto the dance floor but if you listen to the lyrics it's full of witty references, statements and retorts. While another artist would 'kill the groove' under the burden of creating dance beats with a bit of IQ clout behind it – it's Murphy's signature style. And coming from a guy who covered the walls of his studio with aluminium (the inspiration behind the album's title) for no significant reason, you've got to love his sense of humour, and his music.