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Divorce become a two-piece after Kasper Sandstrom and Adam Peter Smith exit band
Divorce are now a two-piece after Kasper Sandstrom and Adam Peter Smith left the Nottingham band to focus on their personal lives.
Divorce have entered a new phase as a two-piece after drummer Kasper Sandstrom and lead guitarist Adam Peter Smith announced they are leaving the Nottingham alt-country band to focus on their personal lives.
The former NME Cover stars put out their debut album, Drive To Goldenhammer, in March last year. It later appeared on NME’s list of favourite debut records of 2025. Over the past year, they played shows across Europe and North America, toured the UK as a headliner, and took on several sizeable festival stages.
In a statement shared on social media on May 12, Sandstrom and Smith said the decision to step away had been building for some time.
“This isn’t a decision we’ve taken lightly, but as time has gone on, we’ve both realised that we need to prioritise our personal lives more and it feels like now is the right moment for us to step away,” they wrote.
They reflected on the five years they spent in the group, from the first practice in spring 2021 to what they described as their last show together in Massachusetts.
“The past five years have been some of the most fulfilling and memorable of our lives. From our first practice together in Spring 2021, to our last show together in Massachusetts, the road has been a surprising, exciting, and joyful one,” they continued.
They added that they were proud of what the four-piece had built together and of the reach the band’s music had found.
“We’re so grateful for each moment we have created together. We have so many incredible memories with the band, making music that has reached thousands of people across the globe. We couldn’t be prouder of everything we have achieved as four friends setting out on this road together.”
They also made clear that the split should not be read as a breakup in the usual sense.
“The irony is not lost on us, but we are not calling this a ‘divorce’, it’s simply a new era for the band. We are excited for what the future holds for Felix and Tiger in this next chapter for Divorce, there is a lot still to come and we can’t wait for you to hear and experience it with them.”
Singer/guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow and singer/bassist Tiger Cohen-Towell will now continue as Divorce’s core two-piece.
The group spoke to NME last spring for The Cover and discussed their start in Nottingham’s grassroots scene, describing it as a “self-sustaining” community of artists.
“When you don’t get a lot of outside interest, you don’t have much choice but to make it yourself,” Mackenzie-Barrow said. “Sitting in the van on your way to a show and looking around at these friends that you have, sitting in the garden in the house where we wrote the songs, having dinner together. Those are the moments that feel like success.”
In December, Divorce released a new version of their single ‘Antarctica’, featuring Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford. The following month, Mackenzie-Barrow launched a solo project under the name Book Of Churches, with the first album arriving in March.
