Band Break Ups, Reunions, and Hiatuses

[Deleted]

Didn't see this thread yet and sadly the first entry is this: www.stereogum.com/1961709/the-antlers-announce-breakup-to-fan-on-twitter/news/

If it's true, it's very sad. Love the Antlers and Hospice is one of the best records of the 21st century. Hope it's not true

[neader]

Q-Tip said last night at Bestival was officially their last show.

[anime]

Damn. I was kinda hoping they'd close out in NYC but they did say that Pano was their last show. I feel like they maybe should have done venue tours instead of fest shows.

Sad to see 'em go but understandable.

[neader]

Yeah with how sudden the "last shows" thing is I feel like this run wasn't originally intended to be their last shows until they started performing and Q realized he couldn't go on

[mookie]

Sept 10, 2017 10:39:54 GMT -6 @tima said:

Didn't see this thread yet and sadly the first entry is this: www.stereogum.com/1961709/the-antlers-announce-breakup-to-fan-on-twitter/news/

If it's true, it's very sad. Love the Antlers and Hospice is one of the best records of the 21st century. Hope it's not true

The band just tweeted that it was a "misunderstanding" and they will clarify

[neader]

Wild beasts are breaking up for personal reasons but sounds like they're doing a farewell tour tba

[Deleted]

well fuck me :/

[teekoh]

I'm not terribly surprised, but I'm so sad. They've been one of my favorite bands over the last 10 years and one of the best live acts going. The note is sweet, but waaaaaaaaaah.

[andrewvb]

with a grain of salt the size of the boot of italy, a random italian interview with scott kannberg suggests pavement could reunite again for their 30th anniversary in 2019

[claypoolfan]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaKWa0mgdb2

[nanatod]

does it count as a reunion, if you've never heard of the dudes before they decided to reunite?

[Deleted]

worked for Drive Like Jehu kinda

[nanatod]

I'd heard of Drive Like Jehu before they broke up, even tho I've never seen them in concert. Have seen almost all of the rest of John Reis' bands.

[teekoh]

I'm surprised you don't know who Birdman is.

[nanatod]

Oct 16, 2017 9:46:52 GMT -6 teekoh said:

I'm surprised you don't know who Birdman is.

I don't know shit about 1990s hip hop.  80s, yes.  2000s and 2010s, yes.  90s, no.

[tacosaregood]

[andrewvb]

the 90s is an interesting decade to skip for hip hop, but their hits are from the 2000s anyway.

[mookie]

Jesse is sticking with the "Brand New breaking up in 2018" thing

Last year, Brand New teased that they would break up in 2018, and on stage earlier this week, they added more fuel to that fire. AltPress points to a video where Jesse Lacey says, “We’re gonna be a band for about 14 more months so thank you so much for being here tonight” before playing “Same Logic/Teeth.” About 14 months from now would indeed be the tail-end of 2018. Stay tuned to see how this plays out. (On the bright side, does this mean an extensive 2018 tour?)

[concertgoer]

Riotfest headliner ?

[Kamera]

This screams Pitchfork headliner, to me.

[mookie]

Pretty safe bet.

Edit: IRT cg, not P4k.

[Deleted]

Yeah Brand New will play Riot Fest.

[iasm]

Three nights at Soldier

[Kamera]

I think mookie and I are the only MPPA fans here, but I'll post it anyway.

While I write these words, my mind skates along the melody and lyrics of the Frank Sinatra/Sid Vicious song, My Way.

It is time to say goodbye to the oddly named Matt Pond PA. We’ll soon release a reprising holiday EP. And these shows in December will be the last we play under that honorific. (Or at least for a long, long, long, long, long, long time.)

Whatever happens next, I will continue to make music. We’re focusing the crux of our upcoming efforts here. Just without my name on all the baloney. It’s time for for a different brand of baloney.

Though I’m no smooth crooner nor Sex Pistol, I believe I gave it a good shot. I was lucky enough to record and perform with countless amazing musicians. And for some of the best fans/friends that any human being has ever been able to engage and encounter.

Honestly — I would not have been able to do any of this without the attention of the truest listeners in the universe.

Oh sure, I’m awkward and strange and broken in a few infinite ways. Yet despite the sporadic spirals, I’m still here and truly believe that music saved my life.

The only way to make anything that matters in this world is to do it together. Therefore, I want to collaborate in this lifetime, with other musicians, with other thoughts. And with you.

Yes, it was our way!
m.

[mookie]

Crap... I really hope he moves forward with the band he was just touring with, they were really good and played his songs well. Should be interesting to see what happens anyways.

[nanatod]

Oct 30, 2017 10:46:06 GMT -6 Kamera said:

I think mookie and I are the only MPPA fans here, but I'll post it anyway.

I am not a big fan of MPPA, but I was at the schuba's show a couple of weeks ago via a free ticket from the lh/schuba's facebook page, and mookie and his concert buddy had won tix via twitter, I think. 

[Deleted]

Here's the official word on Swearin'

pitchfork.com/news/swearin-are-back/

[Deleted]

Cocteau Twins's bass player has confirmed that they'll never reunite.

[zircona1]

I figured that there was too much going on between Liz and Robin that I wasn't even hoping for it to happen.

[Blue42]

Not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this, but surprised all of the recent allegations against Jesse Lacey (Brand New) haven't been discussed on here yet. He finally released a pretty shitty statement on the matter on facebook today:

In an effort to address recent events and the public conversation currently happening, I feel it is important to make a clear and personal statement.

The actions of my past have caused pain and harm to a number of people, and I want to say that I am absolutely sorry. I do not stand in defense of myself nor do I forgive myself. I was selfish, narcissistic, and insensitive in my past, and there are a number of people who have had to shoulder the burden of my failures. I apologize for the hurt I have caused, and hope to be able to take the correct actions to earn forgiveness and trust.

Early on in my life, I developed a dependent and addictive relationship with sex. I was scared of it, ashamed, and unwilling or unable to admit it, and so it grew into a consistent and terrible problem. Years ago, after admitting my habits and cheating to my then soon to be wife, I began to approach my problem in a serious way. I entered professional treatment, both in group therapy and individual counseling, and revealed the realities of what a terrible place I had gotten to in my life, and what a terrible impact my actions had on people.

Lust, sex, love, and arousal were coping tools for me, and I returned to them repeatedly. I detached my own feelings and emotions from most of my sexual interactions. I hid, or lied about my behavior to escape reproach. I was a habitual cheater. I have been unfaithful in many, if not most of my relationships, including the relationship with my wife, who has with all of her might, patience, and grace, tried to hold our marriage together, despite having to endure the pain of the revelations of my past. It is heart wrenching that the most important changes in my life have come at the expense of others.

I am sorry for how I have hurt people, mistreated them, lied, and cheated. I am sorry for ignoring the way in which my position, status, and power as a member of a band affected the way people viewed me or their approach to their interactions with me. And I am sorry for how often I have not afforded women the respect, support, or honesty that they deserved, and which is their right. I believe in the equality and autonomy of all, but in my life I have been more of a detriment to these ideals than an advocate.

I am working to shed all my narcissism and my self obsession, and to be better. In sobriety I have changed my life and my mind in real and important ways. I have also revealed the truth of my behaviors to myself and to others. I do not have words to express the patience and help my wife has offered me. I love my family with an intensity and realness that I have never felt before, and as a husband and a father I have been granted the opportunity to wake up each day with the intent to serve my family and the people around me, and to feel, for the first time that I have purpose.

The fact remains that none of us get to put a wall up between who we are and who we were. I need to earn forgiveness. Concepts like repentance, compassion, and love, are made real through actions, and it’s through my actions that I need to prove change. I hope I can show humility, and that the pain I have caused people can heal. I am not above reproach, and no one should be.
Jesse Lacey