The Divorce releases posthumous record on myspace

The Divorce just posted a blog via myspace that is primarily a "thank you." But, almost as an afterthought, they mention they're releasing a new record via their myspace page (snocap downloadable album $8). Here is their blog in full:

well folks,

now that a week has passed and the dust has settled, we'd like to take a moment to thank you all for making our last shows an affair to remember. in fact, we'd like to once again thank you for the entire last seven years of support and friendship. we are proud of the work we've left behind and hope that you continue to enjoy it for the foreseeable future. you've all become important threads in the fabric of our lives, and we are genuinely grateful that you've allowed us to be the same in yours. take care of yourselves and we will most certainly see you around.

love always,
the divorce

p.s. for those who are unaware, we recorded an album (to be titled 'in arms') in the fall of 2006 that never found a home for release. we've decided to unleash the best nine tracks from those sessions ourselves via the 'snocap music store' on our myspace page. it is now available there as a full album download (for $8) or as individual tracks (for $.99 apiece). we hope you enjoy this posthumous release.

The Divorce tomorrow

I'm sure you've seen it covered in a variety of places. But, in case you're only getting your music news from SPB these days (ha ha), The Divorce are playing their final shows tomorrow at the Crocodile.

Here's some video of them performing:

The Divorce announces another show

The Divorce has just announced at least one other show that will happen before they close up shop. As someone who works at UW, I welcome a free early show. :)

hello folks,

as many of you know, we (the divorce) are putting the band to sleep forever after our final shows, which will be played at the crocodile on june 30th. before we do that however, we've been graciously asked to perform one extra show on the university of washington campus on wednesday, may the 30th at 6 o'clock. this show is free and all-ages and will take place behind terry hall near the university bridge (or so we're told). THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD-TO-LAST SHOW EVER, so please, if you're interested, do not miss it.

and be sure to mark your calendars and get tickets to our final shows (again, that's june 30th at the crocodile. all-ages and 21+ shows are scheduled); it would be a shame not to see you there.

love,
the divorce

The official word from The Divorce

As reported a few weeks back, The Divorce are calling it quits. They just posted an official statement to that end on their myspace page. Here's their post:

Friends,

After nearly seven years of glorious ups and grievous downs, we have decided to lay The Divorce to rest. We cannot thank all of you enough for the years of support and encouragement and we wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors. Of course, each of us have plans for subsequent projects, so do keep an ear peeled for those as they are sure to be entertaining and thought-provoking. In the meantime, it would behoove you to mark your calendars for June 30th, as we will be playing two final shows that day at the Crocodile Cafe in downtown Seattle; one will be all-ages and the other, 21+. It goes without saying that these are Not To Be Missed! We sincerely hope you can join is in this terminal blowout celebration of life, love, The Divorce and the future. Until then...

Love Always,
The Divorce

More on The Divorce

... no pun intended. Of course, I imagine that one will be worn into the ground before it's all said and done. But, bad wordplay aside, I got some additional info from Shane to share. I asked about the cause of the break up. Here's his reply:

it was indeed mutual. we felt we'd reached a plateau and that it was simply time to move on. there has been no internal squabbling or anything. we are still very good friends, and in fact we're all groomsmen for our bass players upcoming wedding, and they're all groomsmen in mine. no exciting drama there.

and there will certainly be future projects, musical and non-musical, for all of us. we will certainly keep you abreast of any developments.

Confirmed: The Divorce to break up

The Stranger has a blog up reporting that The Divorce is breaking up. Their own sites on myspace and blogspot make no mention of this.

I just got an email from Shane, and he's confirmed they're breaking up. Here's some of his email text to me:

the rumor is true. after nearly seven years, we are indeed breaking up. we will play our final shows on june 30th at the crocodile cafe.

Here's an mp3 by the band: Fishing With The Party Sharks

The Divorce live at Lake Fest

A number of bands played Lake Fest this past weekend. Here's some footage of The Divorce's performance.