Back in November 2023, Issues announced that they were formally breaking up after playing a handful of farewell shows in the new year.
Those gigs will be going down in the U.S. in the coming weeks, but before then, the band — guitarist Adrian Rebollo, bassist Skylar Acord and drummer-unclean vocalist Josh Manuel — have given fans one more parting gift: Their last-ever song.
In 2020, Issues fired their singer Tyler Carter after allegations of sexual assault and grooming emerged online, and then remained entirely inactive until they announced their breakup.
This new track, "Since I Lost You," was written during that time period, and without Carter in the band, bassist-backing vocalist Acord stepped up to the mic and handled the lead singer duties.
Even without Carter's voice, the song has Issues' signature soul-inflected post-hardcore sound, and you can listen above via YouTube.
Issues' farewell shows kick off this Friday (January 12th) at the Echoplex in L.A. From there, they'll play shows in Chicago, Anaheim and their hometown of Atlanta, where their last-ever show will go down on January 28th at the Masquerade.
But even fans who can't attend will still be able to witness it. Issues have revealed that the final show will be exclusively livestreamed on Veeps, and you can sign up here to get access to the viewing.
