After the dance music defining debut which contained the hanging-from-the-rafters tune "Daft Punk is Playing at My House", producer and king of NYC indie club scene, James Murphy successfully unites more punksters and clubsters with his disco/punk/dance formula with Sound of Silver.

His futuristic vision of '80s synth-punk wave continues to tunnel forward even as he looks back towards New Order and Joy Division.

And it's not just party music for scuffing your pointy boots and splitting your skinny jeans to; 'North American Scum' and the bleep heavy, mid~tempo title-track hint at something darker than the glitter of a disco ball. James Murphy was new rave before new rave was.