LCD Soundsystem is going for a rest. James Murphy shared a long Facebook post on Monday that explained how the group is doing. “reluctant” to get back into an album-tour-break cycle, and how, instead, they’ll opt to do some shows in New York once in a while. Maybe drop a few singles.
“We really wanted to stop living like that,”He wrote that he was referring to the continuous tour cycle. “We talked about just playing some shows in New York, since most of us live here, and not making it too big of a deal. Like, just playing because we like it and because we like one another. Just be a New York band for a bit. And maybe we’ll do something like that every year. Just stay in shape, if that makes sense.”
Murphy — who fronts the band with Nancy Whang, Pat Mahoney, Tyler Pope, Al Doyle, and Korey Richey — continued by saying the group would still release singles but will avoid “album panic.” Murphy’s post comes several weeks after the group did a string of 17 1,800-person shows in Brooklyn in December. They’re also set to do several similar “residencies”Boston, Philadelphia, London.
“We DO know that it was great to play those shows, and we’re looking forward to the rest of the shows we’re playing this year. It’s not overwhelming, so I can work on new music and we can all be human beings,” Murphy continued. “Maybe we’ll just play other places next year, moving around to cities we like to play, where we’re wanted, etc.”
Murphy also acknowledged this year’s 20-year anniversary in his post: “We’re kind of celebrating, albeit in a more low-key way,”He wrote. He also said he wasn’t really down with doing interviews — “I think that’s been harder lately, with most press things being sort of clickbait by necessity” — and talked about their random Saturday Night Liveappearance last month. “It was incredibly fun. Who wouldn’t want to do that?”He wrote
Murphy concluded his post by writing: “You stand still long enough, and it all spins back around. Dreams never end,”Before assuring the fans “We’ll play again. And it won’t be in, like, five years.”
LCD Soundsystem’s studio album was released last year.American Dream2017 They also fell an Electric Lady SessionsLive Record in 2019