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As previously reported, the legendary Les Savy Fav have-- after nearly two years-- finally returned from a hiatus that at one point seemed possibly indefinite. After all, when announcing their plans in mid-December 2004 to take a long break from touring and recording, it had already been more than three years since the band's last proper studio album, 2001's Go Forth. In addition, band members were getting married all over the place, frontman Tim Harrington had started a new business (the home and apparel crossover line Deadly Squire) with his wife Anna, drummer Harrison Haynes had moved to North Carolina to open Branch Gallery, and bassist Syd Butler was preoccupied with the day-to-day operations of his record label, Frenchkiss.

Indeed, Les Savy Fav seemed to be locking up for good, even clearing out their vaults with the seven-inch compilation Inches, and piecing together an album of quieter material (the ill-fated Rabbit Trancing) from old studio tapes. As the new year approached, the four-piece separated, focused on their respective businesses and home lives, and finally, had babies. This year marked two new additions to the extended Savy fam, as Harrington and Butler both celebrated the births of their first children.

Of course, in the words of Joni Mitchell, you don't know what you got ('til it's gone), and by the summer of 2005, the Fav was hinting at plans to regroup. Then came a handful of sporadic tour dates, the long-awaited reissue of their then-out-of-print 1997 debut 3/5, and finally, the official announcement: In July, Butler revealed to Pitchfork that Les Savy Fav had booked time at NYC's Gigantic Studios to record another album-- their first to consist entirely of new material in more than five (!) years.

Now refreshed and re-inspired, the band is hard at work setting the night to music: Tentatively slated for a March release, the as-yet-untitled new full-length is quickly coming together. And today, as proof, the band gifted Pitchfork with exclusive video footage of their own in-studio self-interview as a public document of just what, exactly, they're doing with all that precious studio time. So, without further ado, Pitchfork proudly presents:

In the Studio: Les Savy Fav Interviews Les Savy Fav

Not enough? Alright, you greedy fux0rz. The band also sent this footage of a live performance earlier this month at NYU. No, it's not a new song. But it is one of their finest:

Les Savy Fav: "The Sweat Descends" (Live at NYU)

And with that, Pitchfork now happily rests for the popular U.S. holiday Thanksgiving. Daily content will resume Monday. Go eat some turkeys, you maniacs!