Issues Drop Surprise Farewell Single Following Breakup Announcement

American metalcore meets R&B band Issues formally called it quits after three years of radio silence last November. The band were on hiatus after announcing the firing of vocalist Tyler Carter due to allegations of grooming and sexual misconduct.

Today, Issues have shared a surprise farewell single, Since I Lost You, two months after announcing their breakup and accompanying goodbye tour dates.

Starring bassist Skyler Acord on lead vocals – a practice he’s improved at since launching his solo project two years ago – the band showcase their signature guitar-driven grooves with seamless R&B-influenced beats and vocals.

Acord, now a solo artist and bassist with twenty one pilots, guitarist Adrian “AJ” Rebollo, currently the touring guitarist in Bad Omens, and drummer Josh Manuel, now performing with country music star Kane Brown, have released Since I Lost You and will embark on their farewell tour this month to finish off the Issues story with joy, not turmoil.

You can listen to Since I Lost You below.

In a statement, the band explained:

Issues has been a central figure in our lives since 2012. We’ve played countless shows, toured almost every continent, met thousands of people, and made so many friends in our peers and travel companions. The importance of this band to our lives cannot be overstated. So many of you were right there with us.

2020 hit us as hard as it could possibly hit a band. Tours cancelled after we paid the deposits, new album cycle cut short, and the last any of you guys heard from us was when we fired our singer. All of these were incredibly traumatic experiences, not only for us, but also the fans to whom our music means the most. Life changed for the three of us after 2020 in significant ways that made making Issues our full-time job impossible, but it doesn’t feel right to end our story in tragedy. We feel very strongly that the legacy we want to leave be a positive one.

These shows are the final chapter in a long history of pushing the limits of composition, musicianship, and culture in every way we could. We want them to contextualise our body of work over the controversy and member changes and gossip and bullshit and to stand as a monument to the 3 real muffuckas still standing, the music we’re so proud of, and the fans still with us. If this band has ever meant anything to you, we want you to be proud of being a part of this, too. Proud of the gigs you’ve seen, the tattoos you got, the friends you made. So, we’re putting this shit to bed in true Issues fashion. Very, very loudly.   

Issues released their final album, Beautiful Oblivion, in October 2019. Their previous two albums charted in Australia, with their 2014 self-titled effort peaking at #50 and 2016’s Headspace landing at #36 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

You can find Issues’ farewell tour dates below.

Issues – Final Shows:

Friday, 12 January - LA, CA @ Echoplex

Saturday, 13 January - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall

Friday, 19 January, - CA @ House Of Blues (SOLD OUT)

Saturday, 20 January - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues (SOLD OUT)

Saturday, 27 January - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (SOLD OUT)

Sunday, 28 January - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade