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lcd . soundsystem performing at roskilde festival 2010 in denmark arcade fire franz ferdinand 2001 -- 2011 dfa emi capitol virgin parlophone warner bros. . nike 300px lcd soundsystem
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lcd soundsystem

lcd soundsystem was an american rock band from new york city .
it was fronted by singer-songwriter and producer james murphy , co-founder of record label dfa records .
the group released three critically acclaimed albums : their eponymous debut -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , `` sound of silver '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- and `` this is happening '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- ; the last brought them commercial success , charting in the top 10 of the `` billboard '' 200 and the uk albums chart .
the band is a three-time grammy award nominee .
on february 5 , 2011 , a statement was posted on the band 's website that announced its disbandment following a farewell concert , which took place on april 2 , 2011 , at madison square garden .
the farewell concert is chronicled in the documentary film `` shut up and play the hits '' .
their last televised performance was on february 14 , 2011 , on `` the colbert report '' .
