CSS Part Company With Bassist

12th April 2008 | by Gavin Riley

CSS will open up their European tour at Cardiff's Great Hall in May as a five-piece, after bassist Ira Trevisan decided to quit the band.

The news broke today on their MySpace page, with the split appearing to be amicable. CSS' drummer Adriano Cintra will take over bass duties, with a session drummer being used for the forseeable future.

Talking about her departure from the band, Ira said "I decided to move forward and dedicate more of my time to fashion and other projects. Just a big change of priorities, as I will never stop playing music.

She also spoke out regarding the constant touring the band have embarked upon, with Trevisan noting the impact flying has on the environment: "I am also a bit worried about climate change. People should care more and do something about it. I decided to fly less.

"CSS will always be in my heart. They said goodbye to their bass player, but they won a new life time fan. In health and sickness, in happiness and so forth. Blah blah blah, so help us God."

The band also took time out to reassure fans of their future. Indeed, CSS will have a new album out in July, according to the statement, which will go in hand with the folling tour dates:

05 May 2008 - Cardiff, Wales @ Great Hall
06 May 2008 - Glasgow, Scotland @ ABC
07 May 2008 - Dublin, Ireland @ Academy
09 May 2008 - Brittany, France @ Art Rock Festival
23 May 2008 - Warsaw, Poland @ Freshsounds Fest
25 May 2008 - Northampton, England @ Gatecrasher Fest
26 May 2008 - Newcastle, England @ Evolution Festival
31 May 2008 - London, England @ Roehampton England
04 Jun 2008 - Montreaux, Switzerland @ Montreaux Jazz Festival
05 Jun 2008 - Belfort, France @ Les Eurockeennes
06 to 07 Jun 2008 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Rock in Park Festival
07 to 08 Jun 2008 - Loch Ness, Scotland @ RockNess
13 Jun 2008 - London, England @ Rise Festival
19 Jun 2008 - Barcelona, Spain @ Summercase Festival
20 Jun 2008 - Madrid, Spain @ Summercase Festival
25 Jun 2008 - Mt. Fuji, Japan @ Fuji Rock Festival
18 Jul 2008 - Madrid, Spain @ Summercase Festival
19 Jul 2008 - Barcelona, Spain @ Summercase Festival
01 Aug 2008 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza Grant Park
08 Aug 2008 - Jersey City, NJ @ All Points West Festival
05 to 07 Sep 2008 - Isle of Wight @ Bestival

Comments

Maria

commented 8 months ago

I dont think climate change has much to do with it, after all she could do so much more from within the band. But anyhoo,i hope she is happy doing whatever she wants to do.