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===Self-titled album and ''Time's Arrow'' (2016–present)=== [[File:Ladytron at QMU, Glasgow 2nd November 2018 08.jpg|thumb|right|Ladytron at QMU, Glasgow, 2 November 2018]] On 18 July 2016, the band posted on their official website: "After a five year hiatus following the release of their fifth album ''[[Gravity the Seducer]]'', another chapter in Ladytron's story is about to begin."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladytron {{!}} Official Site |url=http://www.ladytron.com/?p=181 |date=26 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728010817/http://www.ladytron.com/?p=181 |archive-date=28 July 2016}}</ref> On 26 November 2016, Ladytron posted on [[Instagram]] an image with a [[Solid State Logic|SSL]] recording console, implying that the recording of their sixth album started.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram photo by Ladytron • Nov 25, 2016 at 10:27 pm |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BNP_fHoBSo3/ |date=27 January 2020 |website=archive.is |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200127221729/https://www.instagram.com/p/BNP_fHoBSo3/ |archive-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> On 28 February 2018, Ladytron started a [[PledgeMusic]] campaign to finish recording and releasing their new album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladytron: New Album on PledgeMusic |url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ladytron |date=7 March 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307233229/https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ladytron |archive-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> On the same day they released the first single "The Animals".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladytron return in 2018 with their first new music in seven years. {{!}} Ladytron {{!}} Official Site |url=http://www.ladytron.com/?p=217 |date=28 February 2018 |website=Ladytron |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011025135/http://www.ladytron.com/?p=217 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 16 August the band premiered the single "The Island".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladytron Channels Our Confusing Reality on 'The Island' |url=http://www.papermag.com/ladytron-the-island-2596458536.html |date=16 August 2018 |website=PAPER}}</ref> The track was accompanied by a disturbing short film directed by [[Bryan M. Ferguson]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ladytron's 'The Island' Is A Magnificent Short Film|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ladytrons-the-island-is-a-magnificent-short-film|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Clash Magazine|date=5 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> On 10 October the band announced that the new album would be titled ''[[Ladytron (album)|Ladytron]]'' and released on 15 February 2019 through their own Ladytron Music imprint via [[Studio !K7|!K7]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladytron |url=https://web.facebook.com/ladytron/photos/a.79035397754/10156946523052755/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/9389027754/10156946523052755 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|website=web.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[PledgeMusic]] suspended operations in February 2019, after repeated cases of failing to pay artists. The band subsequently issued updates stating that while much of the merchandise had never been made, they had been able to buy the vinyl and CDs from PledgeMusic's administrators and were in the process of sending them out to subscribers who were willing to pay for the postage. On 16 September 2019 Ladytron premiered the music video for "Deadzone". The video was directed by frequent collaborator [[Bryan M. Ferguson]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=PREMIERE: Ladytron Choreographs a Car Crash in "Deadzone" Video|url=https://floodmagazine.com/68216/premiere-ladytron-choreographs-a-car-crash-in-deadzone-video/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=FLOOD|language=en-US}}</ref> On 4 February 2020 Ladytron premiered the music video of "Tower of Glass".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladytron – "There's no time here, not any more". Ladytron... {{!}} Facebook |website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/ladytron/posts/10158279997252755 |date=5 February 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205013527/https://www.facebook.com/ladytron/posts/10158279997252755 |archive-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> Ladytron released a 20th anniversary edition of their second album, ''[[Light & Magic]]''. On 22 August 2022, the band published a previously unreleased video for the album's title track, "Light & Magic".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Caleb |title=Premiere: Ladytron Share Unreleased Video for "Light & Magic" |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_ladytron_share_unreleased_video_for_lightmagic |website=undertheradarmag.com |access-date=23 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Ladytron announced the release of their seventh studio album, ''[[Time's Arrow (album)|Time's Arrow]]'' for January 2023, alongside the release of the single "City of Angels" in October 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1580850515771936772|author=Ladytron|user=LadytronMusic|date=2022-10-14|title=New single 'City of Angels'. New album 'Time's Arrow'}}</ref> On 14 March 2023, Wu announced on Twitter that he left the band due to his commitments to his art and photography career in USA.<ref name="Reuben Wu left Ladytron" />
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