"Two years, five years, 10 years - you never know when you jump into the void," the band's frontman Chris Robinson replied when asked about the hiatus. "This cycle we've been on has been incredible. Since the summer of '07, when we made Warpaint, it's been the three most fulfilling years I've ever had with this band.

"But if we kept going, we might be playing with fate too much," he adds. "It would be nice to have a 30th anniversary. But we should walk away from this while everyone's in a good mood."