Black Midi are “indefinitely over” confirms bassist and frontman
Black Midi’s Geordie Greep and Cameron Picton have confirmed the “indefinite” finish to the band.
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On an Instagram reside final night time (August 10), Greep responded to followers asking when the band can be releasing a brand new album by typing “no extra black midi” and “it’s over” into the chat.
He continued, writing: “Black Midi was an attention-grabbing band that’s now indefinitely over”.
Initially, followers couldn’t inform if Greep was severe, nonetheless, Black Midi’s bassist Cameron Picton confirmed the information this morning (August 11) on Twitter/X, and it seems the announcement got here as a shock to the remainder of the band.
“We’d agreed to not say something about ‘breaking apart’ so I used to be as blindsided as everybody else final night time however possibly differently,” Picton wrote. “I suppose typically all you possibly can say is lol.”
Picton then confirmed he’d be engaged on his personal music, saying: “Anyway! Beginning classes for my very own file quickly, wanting ahead — needs to be good, hopefully nice!”
We’d agreed to not say something about ‘breaking apart’ so I used to be as blindsided as everybody else final night time however possibly differently. I suppose typically all you possibly can say is lol
Anyway! Beginning classes for my very own file quickly, wanting ahead – needs to be good, hopefully nice!— cam er on pic ton (@fetjury) August 11, 2024
Followers have taken to social media to precise sorrow over the tip of the London rock band. “I’ll by no means see black midi reside,” one mourned, whereas one other mentioned, “Can somebody please inform me that Black Midi breakup is pretend.. please be bait please please oh please.”
He’s actual for that pic.twitter.com/PsSEGrNL4h
— black midi imagines (@flopmidi) August 10, 2024
goodbye, goodbye you have been greater than the entire sky 💔 pic.twitter.com/ZZbtXvnpX6
— jujubee 📇 (@snaiImaiI) August 11, 2024
not likely upset about black midi trigger they’re all insanely gifted musicians and i do know for a indisputable fact that the stuff they make on their very own/with others is simply as nice as bm, if something i’m rlly excited they’ll be branching off into totally different instructions
— isaac ✈️ (@lgbtqbcnr) August 11, 2024
can somebody please inform me that Black Midi breakup is pretend.. please be bait please please oh please
— nardwuar.exe (@WeBreedMenHere) August 11, 2024
i’ll by no means see black midi reside pic.twitter.com/nJLPfN81MN
— andrew (@Pup64HCP) August 11, 2024
The band shaped in 2017 and have been shortly met with acclaim for his or her model of experimental artwork rock. In 2018, Disgrace declared the trio, comprised of Greep, Picton and Morgan Simpson the “finest band in London”.
Since then, they’ve launched three studio albums. Their 2019 debut ‘Schlagenheim’ was given 4 stars from NME, in a assessment that mentioned they have been “making music like no different band on the planet.” It was adopted by 2021’s ‘Cavalcade’ and ‘Hellfire’ in 2022.
Elsewhere, in 2020 they launched a jam and spoken phrase album entitled, ‘The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge’, on Bandcamp.
Black Midi’s final LP ‘Hellfire’, was launched in July 2022. In a four-star assessment, NME mentioned that the challenge delivered “extra musical thrills and about-turns per minute than few different information we’ve heard this yr”.
It added: “Sounding extra assured of their inventive agility than ever earlier than, ‘Hellfire’ is the work of a really particular group of alchemists.”
Final yr, the band performed a particular pageant look the place they lined a spread of tracks by The Beatles. The “one-off” gig befell in November on the pageant Le Guess Who?, in Utrecht, the Netherlands.