Hot Chip's Al Doyle has squashed a series of recent rumors that his other band LCD Soundsystem has broken up. In a recent interview with the BBC, Doyle mentioned that LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy is currently focusing on other projects. Doyle has since clarified his statement on Hot Chip’s website:

A news article has appeared here and elsewhere, quoting me as saying that LCD Soundsystem is over, or that they have split up. I would like to clarify that LCD have not disbanded, nor could the entity be disbanded in the sense that it has always had a revolving cast of players - it would be like saying that The Fall had disbanded, or Prince has split up. LCD Soundsystem is James Murphy, and he's allowed to take time off, do other things, and come back, or not come back. And he doesn't have to tell you or anyone else about it. I didn't know if anything was going on with LCD next year, which is the truth, and that's all I should have said, but I gabbled on a bit because that's the way I am and I didn't imagine in million years that anyone would concoct a story out of it... Anyway, I should probably stop doing interviews after this, which is already my second chance. But the main point to take away is that more LCD music is in the pipeline, which is surely good news for everybody.

Murphy is scheduled to DJ at New York’s Santo’s Party House this evening. Hot Chip will begin a South American tour later this month.

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