Foxing has announced an indefinite hiatus on their Patreon, admitting “our relationship with music, each other, and our sense of self without the band has eroded”.
Celebrated Emo group Foxing has announced that the group will be going on an indefinite hiatus following their final two shows in Chicago and St. Louis. The band would admit that “our relationship with music, each other, and our sense of self without the band has eroded”.
In a statement shared on Patreon, the band explained that “After 14 years as a band and 12 years of consistent touring, we’ve decided to take a hiatus from playing shows, writing or doing anything as Foxing,” the group shared. The full statement would continue:
“It feels really scary to say that. This band has been completely inseparable from us as people for our entire adult lives up to this point. It is so much of our identity and our sense of self-worth in the world. But it has become clear to us that in our pursuit of our dreams and making the most honest and genuine art we can, our relationship with music, each other, and our sense of self without the band has eroded. We have decided to prioritise these things and need to step away from the band to do so.”
“These shows in Chicago and St. Louis will be our last for the foreseeable future. Know that if you ever saw us at a show or listened to our records, you were getting the most from us that we could possibly give in that moment. We will come back if/when we feel that we have more to give.”
“Thank you for everything over the years.”
Foxing released their fifth album, Foxing, last year and embarked on an extensive tour in support of the album. In an interview with Sterogum (unfortunately named ‘Foxing Are Not About To Stop Now’), the band would reveal how much they would despise each other while recording. “I hated everybody in the band while we were [recording],” vocalist Conor Murphy would say. “And everybody hated me. It’s never a smooth process at all.” He would also admit that he considered quitting the band at multiple points during the recording.
Guitarist Eric Hudson would also share that he “hate-mixed” their song ‘Gratitude’ from the album, admitting “that song ruined my life” and that he fought to remove it from the final tracklist. The song would become one of the album’s most popular tracks.
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