This Is Happening is LCD Soundsystem's first full offering of new studio material since 2007's Sound Of Silver (which was named best album of the last decade by NPR, topped the 2007 Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, landed in Rolling Stone and Pitchfork's best albums of the decade, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album, like its predecessor - 2005's LCD Soundsystem.
Featuring the hit 'Drunk Girls,' the record's release is supported by a world tour, which began with an April 16 top slot at the Coachella Festival and will include headlining appearances at the upcoming Pitchfork and Sasquatch Festivals.