Majical Cloudz are calling it a day, the group have announced in a statement posted on their Tumblr.
“Over the last few months Matt and I decided that Are You Alone? would be the last Majical Cloudz record, and that after doing some touring we would be moving on to other projects and adventures,” writes Devon Welsh. “Matt and I played our first show together in March 2012. At that time the project was just a few songs and some inspirations. As of March 2016 we have released 2 LPs, 2 EPs and toured all over the place. Doing all these things made real what had been a dream for both us, and so the band was an opportunity for us to grow into the kinds of people and the kinds of artists we wanted to become. We both feel it to be the completion of something very positive.”
Both members of Majical Cloudz are pursuing new musical projects. Welsh will continue under his own name as a solo artist, with his first material coming later this year. Matt Otto will release music as the Dahlia, and is currently producing and composing a film soundtrack.
Majical Cloudz was originally formed by Devon Welsh and Matthew E. Duffy, releasing their self-titled debut cassette in 2010. Duffy left after the release of 2011’s ‘II’, with Otto joining in his place They then released two albums, 2013’s ‘Impersonator’ and last year’s ‘Are You Alone?’, plus two EPs ‘Turns Turns Turns’ and ‘Wait & See’.