'Shut Up And Play The Hits': LCD Soundsystem Film Trailer Released (VIDEO)

You thought LCD Soundsystem was over? You were fooled. The band's final shows at Madison Square Garden may have been last April, but their final act will come later this month at the Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, "Shut Up And Play The Hits" is a film surrounding the band's final performances, taking you behind the scenes and into the crowd. Going off the trailer, the fim will largely focus on frontman James Murphy as he deals with the reality of consciously putting an end his band, and what will happen after that. An interview at the start of the trailer posits, "When you start a band, do you imagine how it will end?" It's likely not a question most bands have the luxury of asking themselves, but when you're selling out Madison Square Garden, perhaps it is best to leave on a high note.

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Comments

[Daniel Restrepo]

05:56 PM on 01/20/2012

Why would the guy ask IF HE KNOWS HOW THE BAND WILL END? Do you know how your life will end? Exactly.

[Mixotic]

09:47 PM on 01/15/2012

Not to mention to putting on some of best live shows in the last 20 years....at least. I feel privileged to have seen them as many times as I did.

[notmoderate]

01:29 PM on 03/01/2012

I'm a huge fan of LCD, but I have to admit I'm a little surprised there is a movie. I'm a completist, so I'll buy it anyway, but for a band that broke up seemingly to get out of the spotlight and pursue other projects, I'm surprised JM wanted to have the exit recorded. Maybe masochistic.

Anyway, I only saw LCD once. In Santiago, just before the NYC close out shows. I wish I knew about them earlier.

[mediadeath]

10:38 AM on 01/12/2012

Best band of the 00s

[mgmgmg]

02:37 PM on 01/12/2012

That's not saying much, and I was in one...the 00's (and the 90s) (and the 80s) weren't exactly the Renaissance... LCD totally overrated....it's funny how anything slightly above mediocre is applauded (again, it's been going on for a few decades now, it's real annoying....)

[sco8d]

07:35 PM on 01/13/2012

sounds like the green eyed monster to me. LCD was very good and there are a boat load of exceptional bands from the last 30 years, you just bought the wrong records and/or have bad taste. If everything was junk for the last 3 decades than what you did was as well?

[cameron d]

07:13 PM on 01/11/2012

Now if only they'd release a DVD of that show. I remember watching the entire 3+ hour show streaming from their website online. It was amazing. Too bad they called it quits. No single band in the past decade can say they had a better run of albums than these guys. Amazing.