Breakups: Finch (1999-2010)

California post-hardcore band Finch have announced that they have decided to break up, saying:

Over the past two years we as a band have obsessed tirelessly trying to bring you the best record Finch has ever made. Blowing everything else out of the water was the only option. If we couldn’t drop the bomb, we wouldn’t blow it up…..

From the beginning what’s always made up the sound of Finch was our ability to take our individual influences, no matter how different, and write music together that stands on it’s own. A tense balancing act on a loose wire where we have had success crossing and also lost balance to fall and be broken. Over the past few years we have collectively gone insane trying to achieve the common goal of writing our new record. It’s become obvious to all of us that the thing that made Finch such a special band to be in, was also the key ingredient that was tearing us apart. As we get older and broaden our musical pallets, we are all on separate planets drifting further and further out of orbit. Finch is our sun, it has given us everything that we have. This year our sun imploded. Although we travel through darkness. It’s comforting to know that we are all still friends. Together floating in the unknown.

As a parting gift, the band has released 2 new songs (Hail To The Fire) & (World Of Violence), a bonus version of the 2008 self titled EP (3 extra tracks), “A Far Cry From Home – Live in Tokyo 2009” (18 Songs) and a free download of a Far cover of “Bury White.” All the songs can be purchased and stream on BandCamp.