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Alas, it would seem we've reached the final chapter for spastic Chicago rockers the Narrator. The Flameshovel-allied four-piece has decided to call it a day after five-and-a-half years of churning out the high-energy stuff.

No reason was given for the split; indeed, the band has said nary a thing about it apart from "Yeah, we're breaking up." Mysterious! Though they do list their "current mood" as "okay"-- with a smiley floating kitty head-- in a MySpace blog post announcing the split. Guess things are all good, then?

The Narrator leave us with two albums-- 2005's Such Triumph and 2007's All That to the Wall-- plus the Youth City Fire EP and a self-titled 7", all on Flameshovel.

Before they go, however, the Narrator will play a pair of farewell gigs in Chicago and New York City. Break out your mourning best and head to one of the spots below.

The Narrator: "Breaking the Turtle" [from the All That to the Wall LP]



First person narration:

05-03 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
05-10 New York, NY - Red Door #

* with Joan of Arc, Tight Phantomz, Mannequin Men DJs
# with Oxford Collapse, the End of the World, the Subjects, the Pathways