Grammy Award winning rock band Wolfmother has announced the resignation of bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett effective immediately.
Singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale now plans to find other musicians over coming months and to then begin making a new Wolfmother album.
Wolfmother toured the world virtually non-stop through 2006 and early 2007 on the back of their acclaimed self titled debut album. Longstanding frictions within the group then lead them to take an extended break during the second half of 2007 to consider their future.
In early 2008 they regrouped and worked on new material. Initially encouraged by those sessions, they committed to a handful of live shows to ‘road test’ the new songs and to try to find a way forward.
Those dates concluded with a headlining slot last Sunday at the Splendour In The Grass Festival in Australia’s Byron Bay where rumours circulated about possible lineup changes.
Following that show Chris Ross decided to announce that he was leaving the band due to irreconcilable personal and musical differences. Myles Heskett has also decided to leave the band rather than continuing as part of a changed lineup. The pair has been working together on songs for some time and they plan to focus their energies on that new project in the future.
Wolfmother’s self titled debut album is one of the most successful Australian rock releases this century. It has sold over 1.3 million copies and received multiple ARIA Awards and a Grammy – making them the first Aussie band to receive such an award in 25 years. Other highlights for the group have included appearances at just about every major music festival in the world, sharing stages with Pearl Jam, The Who and The Strokes, and a special performance inducting the legendary Led Zeppelin into the UK’s Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame.
Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett and Chris Ross will make no public statements at this time except to say that they are each really looking forward to making their new music over the years ahead.
In the meantime they simply ask all Wolfmother fans to please understand that in spite of their best efforts over a long period of time, they just could not find a harmonious way to work together and that has lead to the decisions announced today.
Well well well, looks like another uni semester down and can i just say FUCKING FINALLY!! Big apologies for the slackness of my posts to this blog, my life has been revolving around many infuriating ASS-ignments and exam preparations but now that it’s all over for a while i can now start sharing some music with the world!
So to make up for my recent poor form i break bread with guys with these mini mashes from Annie Macs Radio One show. These are a bunch of 5 minutes mashes done specially for her program by some of the best in the business including 2 Many Dj’s, Drumattic Twins, Diplo, Kissy Sellout, MSTRKRFT and Digitalism. I know some of these have already been posted on other blogs but they came to me as a bundle and in a bundle is how they shall be shared….
As I type this the sweat drips from my heated head, my legs cramp and I’m yearning for a glass of water that I can’t be bothered grabbing. Yeah, theres a nice cool change floating around but man… this weather really does make me sick. Listening to Traffic does seem to ease the pain though, thank God.
OK, I’m introducing Melbourne’s Neon Knights, an indie/electro act, been around since August 2007, etc., etc… I was lucky enough to have them send in their Latrobe House Demo, containing three lovely tracks. I was also informed today that their new track “Just the Best” is avail. on their myspace so check their page pronto! I love their sound; very tasteful. With influences from MSTRKRFT, then how the heck can you go wrong? Highly recommend you folk out there give them a listen. Great review from Beat mag aswell: “amalgam of insane beatage, firestorming electro and fuck-off huge melodies with massive aplomb“. Niceeee.
