It is official. Wolfmother has broken up. As reported by Undercover on Tuesday, Australia`s Wolfmother performed their last show on the week at the Byron Bay music festival Splendour In The Grass.
A statement today reads, “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”.
Wolfmother John Watson confirmed rumours of an impending split for Wolfmother with Undercover on Tuesday. Speculation that Stockdale would inherit “the band brand” has come to fruition.
The statement from the band is all that the members will make at this stage. “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,” it reads.
Wolfmother formed in 2003 and signed with Aussie indie Modular Records. They recorded their one and only album `Wolfmother` in Los Angeles with Dave Sardy in 2005.
They earned a Grammy Award for the song `Woman` for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2007.
The Splendour show was their last. “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,” their statement reads.
Andrew Stockdale will continue using the Wolfmother name with two new members.
