Will Butler has left Arcade Fire after 18-years with the indie rock band.Themulti-instrumentalist, who is the brother of Arcade Fire singer Win Butler, made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday.Butler made a point of sharing that there wasn't any big blowout within the band, and that his departure, which actually happened several months ago, was amicable.
Farewell: Will Butler announced he has left Arcade Fire after 18 years; he's seen in Sept 2015'Hi friends— I've left Arcade Fire,' Butler, 39, began in the first tweet.'I left at the end of last year, after the new record was complete.
There was no acute reason beyond that I've changed—and the band has changed—over the last almost 20 years. Time for new things.'Arcade Fire released their new single, The Lightning I, II, this past Thursday and are set to drop their sixth studio album titled, We, in May.
In a series of follow-up tweets, Butler explained that hehas already begun 'work on a new solo album; booking some shows for the summer; and working on music for aDavid Adjmi play(which is so good)', among other projects.
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