PHOTO: Pretty Girls Make Graves at The North Six - November, 2006.
Matador’s post-punk/indie-rock favorites Pretty Make Girls Make Graves are breaking up after five years as a band. They made the announcement Sunday, attributing the decision to drummer Nick Dewitt’s departure.
“We are sorry to announce that our upcoming tour in May will be our last. Nick quit the band and the rest of us feel like it wouldn’t be right to continue on without him. The 5 of us feel very lucky to have met and worked with some truly amazing people over the years. Thank you all so much,” the band announced on their website.
The band released one self-titled EP on Dim Mak and three albums (one on Lookout Records, later re-released by Matador), including the near-perfect The New Romance in 2003. Despite their successes, the band never seemed to get over the loss of guitarist Nathan Thelen in 2004. The band replaced him with keyboard and accordian player Leona Marrs and released last year’s Elan Vital. While the album was their most ambigitious release yet, it was a slightly uneven mix. The album, however, wasn’t served proper justice on wax or cd. The songs truely breathed in a live setting, like most of the band’s work.
Although only together for a few years, the band will most definitely be missed. While some of the indie-rock elite look for a quick route to Pitchfork fame, the band created their own path.
The band’s final tour dates have yet to be announced but should be soon.
Download: Pretty Girls Make Graves - “All Medicated Geniuses”
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