Amely break up

On Tuesday, November 1st, Florida-based boy band, Amely, announced their unfortunate breakup.  They posted the disheartening message on Facebook:

"Dear friends, family, and dearest fans,

We regret the news that many of you have feared, but the time has come where Amely is no more.

This decision did not come lightly and was the effect of a great ... number of things that seemed beyond our control. It has been a more than amazing journey with our best friends and this destination we've now reached is not an end, it is a new beginning. Although we have been extremely discouraged by the discourse that fell upon us, we have not let it knock us down and we hope that you can stay strong with all of us.

Since the start of this year and even before that we have been writing for what we intended to be our first full-length album. As the chance to professionally produce our music appeared to grow further in distance we took it upon ourselves to record the songs that we had poured our hearts into. After combining the diverse and plenty skills of all 4 of us, these home recordings are all that's left of Amely. We believe this is some of our greatest work and we want to be able to share it with you. Though it may come as a parting gift, we hope this collection of songs finds you well. It may be the remains of Amely, but we hope it reminds you, this is not the end.

- Petie, Brandon, Patrick, and Nate"

 Along with this, the guys also posted a farewell video reminiscing about all the memories they've made as a band.

Before Amely takes its final bow, they're releasing an EP on iTunes and Spotify November 21st titled The Raliegh Sessions.  As a teaser for the album, they released a single, "Back to Love," (below) which will be on iTunes on Monday, November 7th.  If you're a fan of pop rock, I definitely recommend this band.

I never got the chance to see or hear these guys live, and I'm saddened that I wlil never be able to. In general, it's upsetting when a band decides to call it quits. I've seen it happen so much, and it's disappointing.  Though I disagree with the decision to call it quits, I hope the guys of Amely continue to keep music alive and never stop chasing their dreams.


("Back to Love")