The Pipettes – two members leave, two new ones join (news)
28/4/08
It's all change at Pipettes Central. Becki and Rosie are out, Ani and Anna are in. And, yes, you are correct, that does mean that there are now no original Pipettes left. Although the founder of the band and co-songwriter Monster Bobby remains in his position as part of backing band The Cassettes.
The group are now "demoing up 20-25 new songs, with an eye to recording a second album in the summer".
In a statement posted on their official website, the group said: "People may be confused by such a drastic change in line-up but please rest assured - if we were to be an imitation of ourselves we would stop. Plus the Pipettes has more members come and go than major labels have A&R men, it's just another day in the office for us (plus we've got to go one better than the Sugababes)".
Read the full statement here:
The Pipettes have two new members, Ani and Anna. We are demoing up 20-25 new songs, with an eye to recording a second album in the Summer. We want to tell you all about them, but we’re very much head-down working on new material at the moment.
This means that RiotBecki and Rosay have left to pursue other musical pursuits (which will be brilliant when they emerge), we wish them all the best, we’re all still great friends and news on their pursuits will be closely supported by us.
People may be confused by such a drastic change in line-up but please rest assured - if we were to be an imitation of ourselves we would stop. Plus the Pipettes has more members come and go than major labels have A&R men, it's just another day in the office for us (plus we’ve got to go one better than the Sugababes).
We refer you to the manifesto on www.thepipettes.com for a more in depth explanation on the functioning of the band; this was the natural step to take.
Thanks for all the continued support over this period and we’re incredibly excited to be working toward bringing you a new album that will be unlike anything we (or anyone else) have ever done. We will also have limited edition novelty tee-shirts on sale soon, keep an eye out for them and join the growing thousands who can now claim to be ‘ex-Pipettes.’
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The group are now "demoing up 20-25 new songs, with an eye to recording a second album in the summer".
In a statement posted on their official website, the group said: "People may be confused by such a drastic change in line-up but please rest assured - if we were to be an imitation of ourselves we would stop. Plus the Pipettes has more members come and go than major labels have A&R men, it's just another day in the office for us (plus we've got to go one better than the Sugababes)".
Read the full statement here:
The Pipettes have two new members, Ani and Anna. We are demoing up 20-25 new songs, with an eye to recording a second album in the Summer. We want to tell you all about them, but we’re very much head-down working on new material at the moment.
This means that RiotBecki and Rosay have left to pursue other musical pursuits (which will be brilliant when they emerge), we wish them all the best, we’re all still great friends and news on their pursuits will be closely supported by us.
People may be confused by such a drastic change in line-up but please rest assured - if we were to be an imitation of ourselves we would stop. Plus the Pipettes has more members come and go than major labels have A&R men, it's just another day in the office for us (plus we’ve got to go one better than the Sugababes).
We refer you to the manifesto on www.thepipettes.com for a more in depth explanation on the functioning of the band; this was the natural step to take.
Thanks for all the continued support over this period and we’re incredibly excited to be working toward bringing you a new album that will be unlike anything we (or anyone else) have ever done. We will also have limited edition novelty tee-shirts on sale soon, keep an eye out for them and join the growing thousands who can now claim to be ‘ex-Pipettes.’
Click here to read more Pipettes related news, reviews & interviews!
Buy Pipettes CDs & Vinyl
Buy Pipettes MP3s
Buy Pipettes Tickets
