The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes announced today that they have split up, due to guitarist Dorian Cox’s illness.The Sheffield born Cox had a stroke back in June and says the band have split as it is unclear as to whether he will is going to be well enough to play.Writing on the band's MySpace blog, Cox said: "We have decided to call it a day. The main reason for this is that I suffered from a stroke in June and unfortunately I do not know when / if I will be well enough to play guitar again. "On behalf of the band I'd like to say a big thank you to anyone who ever came to one of our shows, bought one of our records or danced to one of our songs in a club. "Thank you, if it wasn't for you the whole thing would have been pointless. Finally on a personal note, thanks for all your well wishing messages". A compilation album, entitled “Singles” featuring the band’s early releases has been released today.

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