”Īthens, in particular, has always held significance for Pattern is Movement. Even if I don’t know them personally, they’ve been a huge part of my life, and for some of them, I’ve been a huge part of their. I feel like that’s not dealt with enough from the musician side… I want to celebrate them. The fans are integral to this entire experience. I think, to our fans, it should be a celebration. Doing this final tour a way to end things in a way that feels right. ‘Catharsis’ is probably the best word for it. “I would like to gain some closure from doing this. For Ward, there’s a lot riding on this final venture. & lt a href=” mce_href=” & gt Pattern Is Movement by Pattern is Movement& lt /a& gt Īnd the show isn’t over yet: The band has set out on one last tour to say goodbye. You don’t necessarily want to talk about getting into another relationship right out of the gate.” It’s like we’ve been in a long-term relationship, and we just broke up. Andrew and I don’t have any direct plans, but I think on our own we both might explore more of that sound. “We got a lot of feedback on our last album and tour, people who were saying they were looking forward to seeing where that sound went. Still, Ward adds, listeners can expect both members to continue making music. I don’t think there’s any more evolution coming right now.” “Going from five members to four, to three, to two-I guess there’s only one more option. “I think, for now, Pattern has taken so much of our lives, and we’re just ready to do something else,” says Ward. The band’s most recent, self-titled album even incorporated some light R&B elements. Pattern is Movement began as a math-rock project, but over the years it hopped from genre to genre, eventually shifting into a more baroque pop sound. There’s not really much behind it, except we did our last album, and we did some touring around it, and we were both like, ‘This is it, I think we’re ready.’” The first amicable breakup in history, ever.
“I think we’re both just ready to move on and do other things. “We’ve been making music since we were 14, and Pattern is Movement has been a band since 2001,” he says. It seems odd that a band in such a constant state of flux would come to a permanent end, but according to Ward, it just felt like the right time. The group has gone on long periods of hiatus, lost band members-eventually dwindling down from a five-piece to the duo of drummer Chris Ward and vocalist Andrew Thiboldeaux-and completely retooled its sound. For fans, this may come as a bit of a shock. After 14 years, Philadelphia-based rock band Pattern is Movement is calling it quits.