The Word of the Day is: HIATUS
This week outspoken bass player for Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz, hinted that the band’s “break” may be more serious than previously thought. Wentz posted a message to his blog stating “as much as I don’t have a solo project, I also can’t predict that I’d ever play in Fall Out Boy again.” The band initially decided to take a reprieve after seven years of non-stop touring and promotion thanks to their radio sensation “Sugar, We’re Goin Down.” While all this is going on, Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump has been diligently writing and recording for his upcoming solo debut. In an interview with Spin.com, Stump noted “I’m not in Fall Out Boy right now. But one way or another, the band will always be around.”
Fall Out Boy’s label mates The Killers are also embarking on an “indefinite hiatus.” Following their scheduled Australia tour dates, the Vegas rockers will be heading back home to spend time with their families. Killers axe-man Dave Keuning was quoted saying “I’m not sure if people are aware of it but this is probably our last shows for a while.” Unlike Fall Out Boy, The Killers show no signs of falling apart or making their hiatus permanent. Rumors have been circling for months over the possibility of a Killers cover album and a potential Brandon Flowers solo project.
The Strokes. What can be said about the iconic garage-rock revivalists of the early ’00s? Well, we haven’t heard a thing from them since 2006 and their third studio album, Room On Fire. Over the past four years The Strokes have gone separate ways and started various solo projects, the latest of which being Julian Casablancas’ solo endeavor. Casablancas explained to the media over the recent months that The Strokes were indeed in the studio without him, but more cooperation would be needed in order for the band to stage a triumphant return to the music scene. Apparently this has been achieved as just this week the band announced that their next LP has an expected release date sometime in September.
UK indie rockers Bloc Party are taking a hiatus as well. Following the release of the single “One More Chance” and their Bloctober performance last fall, the band announced that they would be on “prolonged hiatus.” Drummer Matt Tong has questioned his role in the band and whether he would return to the studio with Bloc Party following the hiatus. In an interview with the Australian press, lead singer/guitar player Kele Okereke acknowledged “we may take a year off, we may take three years off. We may never make a record again or we may head straight back in and do a record.” It has been confirmed though that Okereke is putting the finishing touches on his solo debut, due out this year.
