According to a statement found at Stories in High Fidelity, one of my favorite acts The Long Blondes [Official Site, Myspace] are through. There are more details also to be found at NME, but the following is the statement posted early this morning on their Myspace page:
“We have decided to call it a day.
The main reason for this is that I suffered from a stroke in June and unfortunately I do not know when / if I will be well enough to play guitar again.
On behalf of the band I’d like to say a big thank you to anyone who ever came to one of our shows, bought one of our records or danced to one of our songs in a club. Thank you, if it wasn’t for you the whole thing would have been pointless.
Finally on a personal note, thanks for all your well wishing messages.
Dorian xxx”
Our thoughts and prayers are with Dorian and the band at this difficult time.
My favorite tunes from this great act “after the jump”
“During their nearly five years of existence, The Long Blondes released two full-length albums – 2006’s Someone To Drive You Home [Review] and 2007’s Couples – both of which fairly impressive debuts on the U.K. charts, performed a number of high-profile music festivals, including Reading & Leeds and Glastonbury, and were named the ” best unsigned band in the UK” in 2006 by The Guardian.
Bassist Reenie Hollis and drummer Screech Louder recently began a side-project entitled The Bon Bon Club and released a debut 7″ over the summer.” – Consequence of Sound
The Long Blondes – “Once and Never Again”
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