Editing LCD Soundsystem (section)

===''This Is Happening'' and breakup (2009–2011)===
{{Main|This Is Happening}}
On November 18, 2008, [[Al Doyle]] seemed to suggest in an interview with [[6 Music]] that the band would soon be discontinued.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rogers |first=Georgie |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7733760.stm |title=LCD Soundsystem reach end of road |work=BBC News |date=November 18, 2008 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> However, the following day both Doyle and Murphy quashed this rumor, with Murphy indicating a new LCD Soundsystem album was on the way.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.nme.com/news/lcd-soundsystem/41132 |title=LCD Soundsystem not splitting – new album on the way |website=NME.com |date=November 19, 2008 |access-date=2011-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011015755/http://web.nme.com/news/lcd-soundsystem/41132 |archive-date=October 11, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.nme.com/news/lcd-soundsystem/41157 |title=Hot Chip's Al Doyle: 'LCD Soundsystem haven't disbanded' |website=NME.com |date=November 19, 2008 |access-date=2011-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010220724/http://web.nme.com/news/lcd-soundsystem/41157 |archive-date=October 10, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Murphy began recording in the summer of 2009 in Los Angeles. Possible song titles mentioned at that time included "Why Do You Hate Music?" and "Love in LA".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2009/09/01/james-murphy-reveals-details-of-new-lcd-soundystem-album/ |title=James Murphy reveals details of new LCD Soundsystem album |website=Factmagazine.co.uk |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> For the 2009 [[Record Store Day]] the band released a cover of [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] member [[Alan Vega]]'s song "[[Bye Bye Bayou]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/36730-lcd-soundsystem-cover-suicides-alan-vega-on-new-single/ |title=LCD Soundsystem Cover Suicide's Alan Vega on New Single |website=Pitchfork |date=October 7, 2009 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref>

[[File:LCD Soundsystem @ Santiago, Chile 2011-02-27 (5487113162).jpg|thumb|LCD Soundsystem performing in Santiago, Chile in 2011]]

On February 23, 2010, the LCD Soundsystem website announced that the album had been completed. The first single was set to be "Drunk Girls" and on March 25, a stream of the song was put on music site [[One Thirty BPM]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/03/25/listen-to-the-new-lcd-soundsystem-single-drunk-girls/ |title=Listen to the new LCD Soundsystem single "Drunk Girls" |publisher=One Thirty BPM |date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=2011-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129081700/http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/03/25/listen-to-the-new-lcd-soundsystem-single-drunk-girls/ |archive-date=November 29, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The title of the album and the cover were revealed on the DFA site on March 30.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dfarecords.com/main/archives/432 |title=Untitled no longer « dfa records |website=DfaRecords.com |date=March 30, 2010 |access-date=2011-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709020049/http://dfarecords.com/main/archives/432 |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The album, titled ''[[This Is Happening]]'', was released in the UK on May 17, 2010, and in the U.S. on May 18, 2010. Prior to the release Murphy promised that it will be "definitely better than the other two."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://altrocknow.com/upcoming/lcd-soundsystem-new-album-in-april/ |title=LCD Soundsystem – New Album in April |website=AltRockNow.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212050223/http://altrocknow.com/upcoming/lcd-soundsystem-new-album-in-april/ |archive-date=February 12, 2010 }}</ref> Murphy stated that it was likely to be the last LCD Soundsystem album.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/james-murphy-opens-up-about-crazy-may-lcd-soundsystem-lp-20100303 |title=James Murphy Opens Up About "Crazy" May LCD Soundsystem LP |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |first= Jennifer |last=Vineyard |date=March 3, 2010}}</ref> The band performed two secret gigs in New York on April 9 and April 12, 2010, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and Webster Hall in New York City. Murphy made an impassioned plea with fans and industry attendees at the New York gig not to leak the album to the internet in advance of the May 17 release date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/lcd-soundsystem/50630 |title=LCD Soundsystem beg crowd not to leak album at New York show |website=Nme.com |date=April 13, 2010 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> It was reported in the ''[[NME]]'' that Murphy went down on his knees onstage and stated:

<blockquote>If you got a copy of the record early and you feel like sharing it with the rest of the world, then please don't ... We spent two years making this record and we want to put it out when we want to put it out. I don't care about money – after it comes out, give it to whoever you want for free but until then, keep it to yourself.</blockquote>

For the 2010 edition of Record Store Day, the band released 1000 copies of a single-sided 12" single of ''This Is Happening'' track "Pow Pow".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2010/04/12/the-a-z-of-record-store-day-2010/ |title=FACT MAgazine: The A-Z of Record Store Day |website=Factmag.com |date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=2011-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106160916/http://www.factmag.com/2010/04/12/the-a-z-of-record-store-day-2010/ |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When speaking to ''[[The Quietus]]'' in August, Murphy insisted that LCD Soundsystem would continue to record music, stating: "We'll do some 12"s and things like that. I just need to get away from it being a big thing".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/04867-news-lcd-soundsystem-to-record-new-album |title=News &#124; LCD To Record Again |magazine=[[The Quietus]] |first=Ben |last=Hewitt|date=August 26, 2010 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref>

On February 8, 2011, LCD Soundsystem announced on its website that it would be playing its last show on April 2 at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. When tickets went on pre-sale and sale, there were widespread problems with availability and online ordering. Following the immediate sale of all available tickets, LCD Soundsystem announced that they would be playing four warm-up shows at New York's [[Terminal 5 (venue)|Terminal 5]]. The setlists at those shows were nearly identical to the setlist of the final show at Madison Square Garden. The final song performed at the farewell show was "[[Sound of Silver|New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down]]". The show lasted almost four hours with appearances by [[Arcade Fire]], [[Reggie Watts]] and others.