Huge Joanie‘s drummer, Chardine Taylor-Stone has introduced that she might be parting methods with the band as a result of “variations between us”.
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The founding member of the London punk band introduced her departure from the group on X/Twitter as we speak (October 5). The drummer shared a screenshot of a proof from her Notes app to her account,
Her observe started: “I’m deeply unhappy to announce that I’ve left Huge Joanie as a result of variations between us. As a founding member, Huge Joanie has been an enormous a part of my life for a decade and I’ll at all times be eternally grateful. I’ve grown as a musician, traveled to locations I might by no means have been capable of and met so many unimaginable individuals.”
🚨Announcement🚨
Sadly I’ll not be a member of @Big_Joanie
Thanks for all of the years. X❤️ pic.twitter.com/w2MewTjs9W— Chardine Taylor Stone (@ChardineTaylor) October 5, 2023
It continued: “Coming from a working class background, it was at all times necessary to me that the platform I used to be given was used to offer a voice to these like myself and my communities who don’t typically have the possibility to be heard. That is the spirit during which I’ll continued to do something I do. I want the remainder of the band good luck of their future endeavors and thanks to all of you ways have supported me over theses final 10 years. For a queer. Black and dealing class revolution. A lot love and solidarity.
The band additionally tackle Taylor-Stone’s departure on their official Instagram. Posting a photograph of her at one in every of their most up-to-date reveals, the caption learn: “We’re unhappy to announce that after 10 unimaginable years of enjoying collectively, our drummer Chardine Taylor-Stone is leaving Huge Joanie. If you happen to’ve ever seen us reside then you definately’ll have seen her standing up entrance and centre, drumming together with her distinctive self-taught type, and talking powerfully in help of the marginalised. A founding member of the band, it’s been actually magical to look at her develop over the previous decade, and such an honour to share a stage collectively. We are going to miss her immeasurably, and may’t wait to see what new ventures she turns her expertise and creativity to subsequent.”
It continued: “Thanks to everybody who has supported the three of us through the years – we finish this period of Huge Joanie having achieved a lot greater than we might have ever imagined. All reveals throughout our upcoming EU tour will characteristic an interim drummer, as we transition into a brand new chapter for the band.”
Huge Joanie launched their second LP ‘Again House’ on the finish of final yr. In a four-star assessment of the album, NME shared that the album “sees their righteous politics nonetheless intact, however introduced by way of digital noise, folks tenderness and jangly guitar pop.”
Earlier this yr, the band needed to postpone their US East Coast tour as a result of an unspecified “medical emergency.”
“We had been so excited to play our first East Coast tour however sadly, as a result of a medical emergency, we must postpone to a later date,” they mentioned. “All tickets will stay legitimate, so please dangle on to yours for a second whereas we work on rescheduled dates. If you happen to want, a refund is feasible — simply attain out to your level of buy. We will’t wait to get on the market and play and can announce new dates quickly!”
