▁was ▁later ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Electron ic / D ance ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁and ▁composition ▁Mur phy ▁recorded ▁Sound ▁of ▁Silver ▁at ▁the ▁Long ▁View ▁Farm ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁where ▁Keith ▁Rich ards ▁had ▁recorded ▁Lost ▁S essions ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Mur phy ▁had ▁also ▁recorded ▁L CD ▁S ounds ystem ' s ▁e pon ym ous ▁debut ▁album ▁at ▁Long ▁View . ▁Mur phy ▁was ▁un com fort able ▁recording ▁his ▁own ▁vocals , ▁calling ▁the ▁experience ▁" hor r ifying ". ▁Mur phy ▁covered ▁the ▁entire ▁studio ▁in ▁silver ▁fabric ▁and ▁tin ▁fo il . ▁For ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁L CD ▁S ounds ystem ' s ▁following ▁album ▁This ▁Is ▁H app ening , ▁Mur phy ▁brought ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁pieces ▁of ▁silver ▁fabric ▁to ▁the ▁album ' s ▁recording ▁studio ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁hung ▁it ▁in ▁Rick ▁Rub in ' s ▁recording ▁den , ▁the ▁M ansion . ▁ ▁Mus ically , ▁Sound ▁of ▁Silver ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁dance - p unk , ▁dance - rock , ▁electron ica , ▁electronic ▁rock , ▁and ▁ind ie ▁rock . ▁The ▁song ▁" Some one ▁Great " ▁takes ▁its ▁instrument al ▁from ▁one ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁six - part , ▁ 4 6 - min ute ▁long ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁composition ▁" 4 5 : 3 3 ". ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁dedicated