For Tracy Hyde will be going their separate ways this year.

On Thursday (5 January), the Japanese shoegaze/dream pop outfit took to social media to announce that they will be disbanding following their final show at Shibuya WWWX on 25 March. 

After apologising for the "sudden announcement", the quartet went on to explain that they had been discussing their plans for the future internally since early 2022, but ultimately decided that it was not possible to "move along at the same pace, and achieve the potential growth [they] are capable of both as a band and as individuals".

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For Tracy Hydeは3月25日（土）渋谷WWWXでのライブを以て解散いたします。
詳細：https://t.co/73qTDzoIgS

We will be disbanding after our performance at Shibuya WWWX on 25th March (Sat).
Details: https://t.co/bEEH2E00iO#HIFTH pic.twitter.com/8rpHRZ6nzt

— For Tracy Hyde (@ForTracyHyde) January 5, 2023

For Tracy Hyde, who released their latest album Hotel Insomnia just last December, also thanked their fans for their support over the last decade and assured them that they would deliver their best at their remaining shows. 

Read the band's full statement here:

"To our dear listeners

First of all, thank you for constantly supporting For Tracy Hyde. It is with heavy hearts that we inform you about our decision to break up following our performance at Shibuya WWWX on 25th March (Sat). We apologize for the sudden announcement.

Since the turn of last year, we had been thoroughly discussing about our future directions, and had come to the conclusion that with the current lineup, it has become impossible for us to move along at the same pace, and achieve the potential growth we are capable of both as a band and as individuals. At the same time, replacing anybody with new recruitments was unimaginable, and since our history has gone past the 10-year mark, we feel that it is good timing to call it a day.

10 years seems long yet short, or short yet long, but we feel grateful to have had the pleasure of tapping into so many people’s hearts both in and out of Japan through our music over this period of time. We only have so many shows left to play, but we will play as hard as usual. While we will be going our separate ways, each of us will continue making music at our own paces, so we ask for your continuous support. Once again, we would like to thank you all.

Sincerely,
For Tracy Hyde
5th January, 2023"

In addition to publishing a collective statement, the band's four members — Natsubot, Mav, eureka, and soukou — reflected on their journeys as part of For Tracy Hyde and updated fans about their individual plans for the future.

"Frankly speaking, I don’t care about play counts or the prestige of the venues we’ve played at – it’s the gazes of the audience at our gigs that has been burnt on my memory, and your eyes are the reason I have been singing until now," shared vocalist and guitarist eureka.

"I believe it’s every band’s responsibility to go out with a bang rather than burn out, and that’s just what we’re going to do," wrote Natsubot.

In an interview with Bandwagon last year, the band's frontman and guitarist expressed that he was proud of what For Tracy Hyde had achieved:  “These days a lot of young bands both in and out of Japan reach out to me saying that For Tracy Hyde have influenced them. Being able to pass down the music we inherited from our seniors to the younger generations makes me really glad.”

Stream Hotel Insomnia here: