black midi are “indefinitely over”; Geordie Greep playing NYC solo shows in September

UK group black midi have broken up. On Sunday night, the band’s Geordie Greep wrote on Instagram stories that “Black midi was an interesting band that’s indefinitely over.”

Fans were unsure if Greep was being serious but then on Sunday, bassist Cameron Picton wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted, “We’d agreed to not say anything about ‘breaking up’ so I was as blindsided as everyone else last night but maybe in a different way. I guess sometimes all you can say is lol. Anyway! Starting sessions for my own record soon, looking forward – should be good, hopefully great!” You can see screenshots of Greep and Picton’s posts, via reddit, below.

UPDATE: black midi’s management has since shared a statement with The Quietus: “After a successful tour including South American dates they agreed to have a break and do some solo work, with the understanding the black midi door be left open.”

Geordie Greep, meanwhile, launched a solo project Geordie Greep And The Swing Boys this spring and he will play a few NYC solo shows in September. These won’t be with The Swing Boys, though, but he will perform “alongside local virtuosos, and present to you the American variety of his NEW SOUND.” There are three shows: Union Pool on September 10, Nublu on September 11, and TV Eye on September 12.

You can get a taste of what to expect from Greep’s shows by watching his debut performance with The Swing Boys which happened at Windmill in Brixton back in April. Full video of that show is below.