Leslie Feist, the singer behind the mononymously-named musical act Feist, introduced Thursday that she could be exiting her position because the opening act on tour with Arcade Fireplace. The choice comes after Pitchfork printed allegations of sexual misconduct towards one of many band's co-founders, Win Butler.
In a press release printed to her web site and Instagram, Feist mentioned she came upon concerning the allegations from headlines, and after performing the primary two nights of the scheduled tour, "what I am certain of is one of the simplest ways to maintain my band and crew and my household is to distance myself from this tour, not this dialog."
"My songs made this resolution for me. Listening to them by this lens was incongruous with what I've labored to make clear for myself by my complete profession," the assertion says.
Feist alludes to what she's been by herself, writing, "My experiences embody the identical experiences because the many individuals I've spoken to for the reason that information broke on Saturday...All of us have a narrative inside a spectrum starting from baseline poisonous masculinity to pervasive misogyny to truly being bodily, psychologically, emotionally or sexually assaulted."
The allegations towards Butler have been first printed in Pitchfork on Tuesday, and element the experiences of 4 individuals who described experiences starting from undesirable sexting to sexual assault. All have been youthful than Butler, starting from 18 to 23 on the time, whereas he was in his mid to late 30s.
In a press release offered to Pitchfork, Butler acknowledges having had sexual encounters outdoors of his marriage however insists that they have been consensual.
"I've by no means touched a lady towards her will, and any implication that I've is solely false," Butler mentioned within the assertion.
"Whereas these relationships have been all consensual, I'm very sorry to anybody who I've damage with my habits," he continued, including, "As I look to the longer term, I'm persevering with to be taught from my errors and dealing laborious to turn out to be a greater particular person, somebody my son may be happy with."
Because the allegations have been made public, the American-Canadian Butler's music has been pulled from a number of North American radio stations, in response to the Canadian Broadcasting Firm.
"In mild of the latest allegations towards Win Butler, CBC Music will pause on enjoying Arcade Fireplace's music till we be taught extra concerning the state of affairs," mentioned Chuck Thompson, head of public affairs at CBC.
As of Thursday, Arcade Fireplace's European tour is about to proceed as scheduled.
Should you or a cherished one has skilled sexual misconduct, assist is accessible; name RAINN's Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 for confidential 24/7 assist.