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Artist News
Future Of The Left bassist quits
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 26 May 2010
Future Of The Left bassist Kelson Matthias has announced his departure from the band, as they prepare for a European tour, due to begin next month. All dates will go ahead as planned, with Oceansize bassist Steven Hodson stepping in as a temporary replacement.
In a short statement, Matthias said: “I’d just like to say thanks to everyone that’s supported me in this band over the past five years, everyone that I’ve met at shows all over the world and all the bands I’ve had the pleasure to play gigs with. I’d like to wish Andy [Falkous, vocals guitar] and Jack [Egglestone, drums] the best for the future.
Falkous added: “How do we feel about it, as a band? Well, sad, happy, annoyed and relieved at the same time. Like human beings, all told. Future Of The Left is still a band, a thing, the centre of our unremarkable lives and continues, if anything, with more effort and furious pride than ever before. We wish Kelson good luck and hope that he flourishes in whatever he ends up doing, unless it’s monster truck racing”.
As well as preparing for their upcoming tour dates, the band, now expanded to a four-piece (once they replace Matthias), are putting the finishing touches on their third album (fourth if you count their live album). Titles for some of the songs on said album include: ‘Assisted Suicide Blues’, ‘Home Taping Is Killing Susan’, ‘The Goose That Roared’, and ‘Destroywhitchurch.com’.
