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LCD Soundsystem are 100% back. Following yesterday's confirmation of the band's Coachella headlining spot, James Murphy has posted a lengthy note to the band's website detailing their return. He confirmed that the band will tour beyond Coachella, and that they plan to release a new record in 2016. Read the note here.

He also addressed the fans who "feel betrayed by us coming back and playing," which he said he hadn’t thought about after "clearly" anticipating a more cynical response. "if you cared a lot about our band, and you put a lot of yourself into that moment (or anything about us you chose), and you feel betrayed now, then i completely understand that," he wrote. "to you i have to say: i’m seriously sorry. the only thing we can do now is get back into the studio and finish this record, and make it as fucking good as we can possibly make it."

LCD Soundsystem released three excellent albums between 2005 and 2010. They called it quits after a final Madison Square Garden show in 2011.

In interviews, Murphy talked about how he wanted to focus on other projects. In recent years, he worked on Arcade Fire's Reflektor, contributed music to Noah Baumbach films, made music using tennis data, and opened his own wine bar.

LCD Soundsystem emerged on Christmas Eve with a new single, "Christmas Will Break Your Heart".

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