Three Months After Its Lead Singer Quit, Cadillac Sky Goes On “Indefinite Hiatus.”

No Depression broke the news yesterday: The formerly Fort Worth-based Cadillac Sky, which in recent years had become something of a critical darling thanks to its blend of acoustic-based indie rock and bluegrass, has announced that it will go on “indefinite hiatus.”

This news comes less than three months after the band’s lead singer, Bryan Simpson, announced that he was leaving the band for religious reasons.

After the jump, give the band’s announcement letter to its fans a once-over.

After long hours of thought and with heavy but grateful hearts, we’ve
decided to make the following announcement: starting in January of 2011
we will be going on an indefinite hiatus. We’ve made some personal and
collective choices that have driven the decision, but we’re all in
agreement that it’s time for us to step back from Cadillac Sky. 

This
band has been an incredible journey for us. We’ve each been blessed to
make music that we love for people that we love even more.  We’ve played
in some of the greatest places a band could aspire to perform,
stretched ourselves creatively, and through it all have been supported
by YOU.  You’ve let us crash on your floors, fed us at ridiculous hours
of the morning, traveled miles to see us play and shared your stories
and honesty with us. You’re not just fans – you’re our friends, and
you’re the greatest friends any band could hope for. 

Know
that none of this would have been possible without you.  The door may
be closing for now, but we’ll still be making music and adding our
individual involvement to many different and new projects.  We’ll keep
you up-to-date on what we’re doing and what’s going on. New chapters are
beginning to unfold and we look forward to you joining us; you are why
we make music. 

Sincerely, humbly, and with unabated love, 

Ross, Matt, Panda, David, and Levi

Cadillac Sky