Texan four-piece This Will Destroy You announced on their tumblr that they "cannot agree on the future of [this] band" and have decided "to take [our] side projects full time" but "will continue to release [our] b-sides in the future". The post surfaced three hours ago on TWDY's tumblr and it comes on the eve of their second studio LP Tunnel Blanket which is set for release on May 10.
The group still have shows scheduled, right now it is not known if they will fulfil these live commitments, they are nice chaps so we can at least hope that ticket holders needn't worry. But it's highly probable that they aren't going to make any more dates ahead of the four shows that are upcoming including three shows in Texas and a festival in Belgium.
This Will Destroy You's music helped put themselves into the forefront of post-rock/instrumental music and they've been a steady favourite for fans of that yield of music. A look at past releases show how they created their own distincitive sound. From their debut EP Young Mountain to their latest release Communal Blood and looking forward to Tunnel Blanket, TWDY have created sonic soundscapes like Rituals off of Moving on the Edges of Things and memorably lush post-rock moments like Happiness: We're All In It Together from Young Mountain.
Hmm, glancing at the calendar and remembering what day it actually is today (which in part is also thanks to Rebecca Black). I'm going to stop the sentimentality and leave it at this: lets hope it's a cruel April Fools joke.
I, like many, will happily stand corrected.
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