Pinegrove have announced that founding drummer Zack Levine is departing the band. In an Instagram post Thursday, frontman Evan Stephens Hall said the remaining members will be continuing “on a more casual basis,” apparently signaling an indefinite hiatus.
“After a lot of touring in ’22 you may have noticed we’ve been taking some time to regroup,” Hall wrote. “In the midst of this, our drummer & ultimate bud Zack has decided his time with PG has come to a close. We know this wasn’t an easy decision for him & we support him 100%.”
Levine founded Pinegrove with Hall in 2010, and has performed with the band throughout multiple lineup changes since then. The post continues: “Pinegrove is not over, but it seems this era is. There’s still a fair amount of studio stuff we’re working on & at some point soon we’ll release some of it.
“But for now, PG will be on a more casual basis than you may have come to expect. I might do solo performances here & there. But we have no plans to perform as a band right now. we’re gonna chill a bit, take some time to finish up odds & ends.”
In the interim, Hall added that he’ll be attending grad school for English; bassist Megan Benavente is working at an LGBTQ youth center while making her own music; guitarist Sam Skinner will be transitioning into full-time studio work as a producer and recordist. See the full post below.
Pinegrove’s most recent album was 2022’s 11:11.
