Well this sucks. I've been waiting for an announcement like this for a while, considering there has been virtually zip from the WM camp for a lonnnng time, and the follow-up album kept getting pushed back, and back, and back, and back again.
One of the best live shows I've ever seen was Wolfmother in VanCity at Richards on Richards. Right when they were on the brink of exploding... One of those rare instances in which you know you are watching something special, and are lucky to catch a band on the cusp that is waaaaay bigger than the venue they are in, both in terms of sound and attitude. Similar experience seeing Airbourne here in Calgary at the Warehouse back in April.
Oh well, if Stockdale continues under the WM name I'm sure they'll maintain a lot of their sound, he seemed to be the major creative force.
I now find myself in the same situation as when The Darkness split up (though not nearly as upset).. Back then I said "well, at least there is Wolfmother"... Now I can at least say, "at least there is Airbourne".
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