Gwil Sainsbury, the bassist of Alt-J, has left the band, citing a ‘personal decision.’
The Leeds University-originated group are currently working on their second album, the follow-up to 2012 Mercury Music Prize winner ‘An Awesome Wave’.
A tweet from the band confirmed the news today (11th January 2014), praising Gwil to be their ‘best friend’, supporting his decision in the process.
With regret, Gwil is leaving alt-J. This is purely a personal decision and as our best friend we support him completely.
— Δ (alt-J) (@alt_J) January 11, 2014Alt-J’s remaining members are Joe Newman, Thom Green and Gus Unger-Hamilton - their second album is expected for release sometime in 2014.
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