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After a concerted effort to keep things going after splitting with former frontwoman Kyle Simmons and swiftly naming her replacement, Katrina Stone, who accompanied them on this year’s Warped Tour, it appears that the remaining members of Speakeasy Tiger have reached another crossroads, and perhaps an impasse.
According to bassist Lauren Gale, who broke the news to fans on Facebook last week, Stone and keyboardist Pete Schmidt have parted ways with the outfit to pursue other interests. No word yet on what the future holds for the group, but the prospects seem rather daunting. Read the full statement below, and listen to one of the new songs the band was working on prior to Schmidt and Stone’s departure.
“Phenomenal” from 2010 demos