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Foals Announce Departure Of Bassist Walter Gervers

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"He’ll always be our brother, we love him..."

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UK indie rock group Foals have announced their bass player, Walter Gervers, has left the group. 

In a post to their Twitter account, the band have shared a handwritten note explaining Gervers' departure as pursuing "a new life".

"Sadly we have to announce that our mate Water has decided to leave the band to pursue a new life. The parting has been sad but we remain firm friends," they say in the post.

"He’ll always be our brother, we love him and wish him well in his future endeavours. We had 12 amazing years touring together from a small postal van to the Pyramid Stage and beyond. It’s the end of a chapter, but not the end of the book."

Foals confirmed that it is definitely not the end of the band, and that they are currently hard at work recording their fifth studio album.

Read the full post below.