James Murphy steps out of the shadows on his self-titled debut “LCD Soundsystem.”

Having gained underground notoriety as half of the production team DFA (The Neptunes of the indie scene) and an anxious buzz through vinyl-only singles, the album has underground hipsters staying awake at night dreaming of new mix-tape possibilities.

In actuality, the album has a lot of mix-tape qualities to it. Murphy dabbles into a little bit of each genre, ranging from techno and punk to funk and rock.

The album kicks off with the funky “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House,” complete with a trademark distorted bass lick driving the beat. Murphy’s vocal style is perfect for the light-hearted party track, featuring his characteristic added syllable after each word.

The new songs will surprise those already familiar with Soundsystem’s singles. Murphy makes no apologies for wearing his diverse influences on his sleeve, and at times this sacrifices the album’s overall cohesiveness.

“Too Much Love” worships at the altar of “Remain in Light”-era Talking Heads, while “Never As Tired As When I’m Waking Up” capitalizes on the classic sound from John Lennon and the Beatles. “Tribulations” loops an exact bass-line from “No. 13 Baby” by the Pixies.

Not to say this is a bad thing – Murphy has obviously done his homework. Each song is a fitting homage to his heroes. However, he only has a handful of stylistic tricks that can hide his influences, and songs like “On Repeat” and “Daft Punk” are left in the outskirts as ultimately forgettable.

The album does include a second disc compiling his previous vinyl-only singles that could have been substituted into a number of slots on disc one.

With as much hype as has been built for this release due to masterful singles, Murphy hits his dance floor stride only in a select number of spots.