Editing LCD Soundsystem (section)

===''Holiday Special'', concert residencies and collaborations (2020–2023)===
During his appearance on [[Marc Maron]]'s ''[[WTF with Marc Maron]]'' podcast in July 2021, Murphy revealed that LCD Soundsystem had not worked on any music during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and were on a "full hiatus". He added that the band were at the point of their cycle where they "[return] to normal life completely" and that they had no plans to tour until they release another album. Regarding when the band plans to begin recording again, he stated "we'll figure something out when the time is right".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=July 13, 2021 |title=LCD Soundsystem Are on a "Full Hiatus," Says James Murphy |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lcd_soundsystem_are_on_a_full_hiatus_says_james_murphy |access-date=August 28, 2021 |website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> The band's hiatus effectively ended in October 2021, following their announcement of a 20-date residency at [[Brooklyn Steel]] from late November to late December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-01|title=LCD Soundsystem to Launch Brooklyn Residency Next Month|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lcd-soundsystem-to-launch-brooklyn-residency-next-month/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref> Synth player [[Gavilán Rayna Russom]] revealed in a November 2021 interview with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' that she decided against performing during the Brooklyn Steel shows and had permanently left LCD Soundsystem, citing an increased desire to work on other projects.<ref name="Rayna">{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Gavilán Rayna Russom on Why She Left LCD Soundsystem |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/gavilan-rayna-russom-on-why-she-left-lcd-soundsystem/ |access-date=November 24, 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> Multi-instrumentalist Matt Thornley was also absent during the shows.<ref name="Holiday Special credits"/> The band picked up two new synth players for the residency: Abby Echiverri and Nick Millhiser, the latter being a member of fellow DFA Records signees [[Holy Ghost!]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=December 14, 2021 |title=Eric Wareheim, Macaulay Culkin to Play LCD Soundsystem Members in Sitcom Episode |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lcd-soundsystem-eric-wareheim-holiday-special-sitcom-all-my-friends-1271058/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The residency ended prematurely as the band canceled the final three dates, from December 19–21, due to a large increase of COVID-19 [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]] cases in New York City. Though they had planned on continuing through the end of the residency despite the rise in cases, the band announced on December 17 that they would cancel the remaining shows and offer refunds if enough concert attendees backed out of attending, which was the end result.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=19 December 2021 |title=Remaining shows of LCD Soundsystem's Brooklyn residency cancelled |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/remaining-shows-lcd-soundsystem-brookyn-residency-cancelled-3122211 |access-date=20 December 2021 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref>

On December 22, [[Amazon Music]] aired ''The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special'' through their [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] channel. The special was a one-off episode of a 1990s-style [[sitcom]] titled ''All My Friends'', with comedians and actors portraying LCD Soundsystem members, including [[Eric Wareheim]], the writer and director of the episode, playing James Murphy, [[Macaulay Culkin]] playing Pat Mahoney, and [[Christine Ko]] playing Nancy Whang. The episode was interspersed with footage from a prerecorded live performance by the band.<ref name="Holiday Special"/> Wareheim stated that he and Murphy had been developing the sitcom project for 15 years.<ref name="Holiday Special"/> The special was produced during November and December 2021; the live performance was filmed in New York City with the sitcom episode being filmed immediately afterward in Los Angeles, the latter over a span of two days.<ref name="Wareheim">{{Cite web |last=Kohn |first=Daniel |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Eric Wareheim On How The New LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special Came Together |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/12/eric-wareheim-lcd-soundsystem-all-my-friends-holiday-special/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> Wareheim and Murphy both expressed amazement at Amazon Music's willingness to air the episode.<ref name="Holiday Special">{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=December 14, 2021 |title=LCD Soundsystem Announce Holiday Special Where Eric Wareheim Plays James Murphy: Watch the Trailer |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lcd-soundsystem-announce-holiday-special-where-eric-wareheim-plays-james-murphy-watch-the-trailer/ |access-date=December 16, 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>

LCD Soundsystem was the musical guest for the February 26, 2022, episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''{{'}}s [[Saturday Night Live (season 47)|47th season]], which was hosted by [[John Mulaney]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ismael Ruiz |first=Matthew |date=January 30, 2022 |title=LCD Soundsystem to Perform on SNL |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lcd-soundsystem-to-perform-on-snl/ |access-date=January 30, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> Breaking with tradition of musical guests performing new material, the band performed the songs "Thrills" and "Yr City's a Sucker" from their debut studio album for the episode.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knapp |first=JD |date=February 27, 2022 |title=LCD Soundsystem Travels Back to 2005 for Saturday Night Live Throwback Performances: WATCH! |url=https://people.com/music/lcd-soundsystem-saturday-night-live-thrills-yr-citys-a-sucker-john-mulaney-snl/ |access-date=February 27, 2022 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Additionally, the band collectively appeared in a sketch during the episode, where they portrayed members of the [[Guardian Angels]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=February 27, 2022 |title=LCD Soundsystem Performs 'Thrills' & 'Yr City's a Sucker' From 2005 Debut on 'SNL': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lcd-soundsystem-snl-thrills-yr-citys-a-sucker-video-performances-1235036761/ |access-date=February 27, 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> In March 2022, Murphy posted an update to the band's Facebook page explaining their direction for 2022, stating that the band collectively desired playing live shows without having to promote an album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |date=March 7, 2022 |title=James Murphy Provides LCD Soundsystem Update With Lengthy Statement |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/james-murphy-provides-lcd-soundsystem-update-with-lengthy-statement/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> Murphy, Whang, Mahoney, and Pope reunited with former member Phil Mossman to perform together as LCD Soundsystem at a DFA Records 20th anniversary show on March 26.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=March 27, 2022 |title=Original LCD Soundsystem line-up reunite for DFA 20th anniversary event |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/original-lcd-soundsystem-line-up-reunite-for-dfa-20th-anniversary-event-3191433 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> LCD Soundsystem began their 2022 run of concert residencies in March 2022 at Franklin Music Hall in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, lasting four nights.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bouza |first=Kat |date=February 22, 2022 |title=LCD Soundsystem Announce Multi-Night Residencies in Philly, Boston |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lcd-soundsystem-philadelphia-boston-residency-1310557/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Through the rest of the year, they performed a four-night residency at the Roadrunner in [[Boston]], Massachusetts,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirsh |first=Marc |date=April 4, 2022 |title=A booty-shaking blast from LCD Soundsystem at Roadrunner |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/04/arts/booty-shaking-blast-lcd-soundsystem-roadrunner/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> a six-night residency at the [[Brixton Academy|O2 Academy]] in [[Brixton]], [[London]],<ref>{{cite web |title=LCD Soundsystem announce anniversary residency in London |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lcd-soundsystem-announce-anniversary-residency-at-brixton-academy-3175736 |website=NME |date=March 4, 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> and an eight-night residency at the [[Fox Oakland Theatre]] and [[Warfield Theatre]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LCD - Bay Area |url=https://youareherebayarea.com/ |access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> Also in August, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that the band had contributed to the soundtrack for [[Noah Baumbach]]'s 2022 film ''[[White Noise (2022 film)|White Noise]]'' with a new song titled "[[New Body Rhumba]]". It was released as a single on September 30, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=August 26, 2022 |title=LCD Soundsystem's First New Song in Five Years Set for Netflix's 'White Noise' Soundtrack |url=https://variety.com/2022/artisans/awards/lcd-soundsystem-white-noise-new-song-netflix-oscars-1235351777/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On the same day, the band announced another 20-date residency at Brooklyn Steel, running from mid-November through December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |title=LCD Soundsystem announce new 20-show Brooklyn Steel run |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/lcd-soundsystem-announce-new-20-show-brooklyn-steel-run/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=BrooklynVegan |date=September 30, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

On January 31, 2023, AEG ([[Anschutz Entertainment Group]]) Presents announced that the band would be one of three headline acts at the inaugural [[Re:SET Concert Series]].<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Matthew |title=Boygenius, LCD Soundsystem, and Steve Lacy to Headline New Re:Set Concert Series |date=January 31, 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-lcd-soundsystem-and-steve-lacy-to-headline-new-reset-concert-series/ |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> In November and December, LCD Soundsystem embarked on the Tri Boro Tour, playing 12 shows in New York City comprising four shows each at Brooklyn Steel, Manhattan's [[Terminal 5 (venue)|Terminal 5]] and Queens' [[Knockdown Center]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2023-10-02 |title=LCD Soundsystem Will 'Just Be a New York Band for a Bit' with 12-Date Tri Boro Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lcd-soundsystem-announces-new-york-residency-1234836799/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 18th, 2023, the band [[Idles]] released the single, "[[Dancer (Idles song)|Dancer]]," which featured LCD Soundsystem members James Murphy and Nancy Whang performing backing vocals.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=2023-10-18 |title=Idles Tap LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, Nancy Whang for Raucous Single 'Dancer' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/idles-dancer-singler-lcd-soundsystem-james-murphy-nancy-whang-1234856404/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>