Hinds announce departure of drummer and bassist

nme.com:

Hinds have announced the departure of bassist Ade Martín and drummer Amber Grimbergen.The Spanish indie band made the announcement in a social media post last week, sharing that Martín and Grimbergen had “decided to leave the band” back in December, and that they were “sorry we haven’t been able to let you know until now”.Founding members Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote also said they planned to continue as a duo.“You might feel as heartbroken as we felt, but luckily music has the power to heal an aching soul,” they wrote. “We’ve been through something very hurtful but we’re gonna carry on: we believe in Hinds more than anything in the world.

If you’re in, we are in.”A post shared by HINDS (@hindsband)A joint statement from Martín and Grimbergen shared on the band’s social media read: “After a lot of thought, we’ve realised that continuing with the band isn’t something that makes sense for us any more.

Looking back at these 9 years, playing our songs on stages around the world and sharing all of that with you, makes the decision of leaving those amazing times behind, the most difficult of our lives.”It continued: “At the same time we’re excited about what’s next.

We’re excited about having new experiences with new and different projects. We’re excited about this new chapter in our lives.”They went on to thank their former bandmates, crew members, labels, managers and more from throughout their time as a band.“We’re gonna miss you, but we’ll be around,” they concluded the post.In a follow-up post shared yesterday (July 30), the band thanked fans for the “love and kindness” they’d received.