Hey Violet announce hiatus and final album, Aftertaste

LA pop-rockers Hey Violet have announced their new album Aftertaste – but shared that it’ll be their last as a band.

The trio – Rena and Nia Lovelis, and Casey Moreta – are set to go on hiatus following the release of their upcoming record, explaining that it is simply “time to allow ourselves to focus our energy on other projects in each of our lives”.

“It’s been a blessing to have been able to exist in this home we all created together for the last nine years,” they write in a collective statement. “It’s with sadness, love and hope that we’ve come together to tell you that we, as a band, have come to the deeply difficult decision to go on a permanent hiatus following the release of our second and final album, Aftertaste.

“It’s been a long, challenging and beautiful nine years and we three feel it’s time to allow ourselves to focus our energy on other projects in each of our lives. We love and appreciate each and every one of you who have made these years so full and special. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the time you let us be your life’s soundtrack. We thank you for the smiles and the tears and the ways you’ve allowed and continued to allow our songs to be a safe haven for your personal tribulations – and for being our safe haven, too.

“From the misunderstandings and recklessness of our youth to a wild and untamed coming of age to a deep reckoning of trauma and healing to surprising ourselves by learning to enjoy our own company and all of the emotions and experiences in between. It’s taken a long time to come to this conclusion. That being said, we are very excited for the next chapter of our lives and to let this project be laid to rest. We leave you with lots of love and a body of work that we hope will carry you onto whatever is next for you in your journey. Thank you for being a part of Hey Violet’s for almost a decade.”

Get ready for the end with new single Hazy below: