Mark O’Connell leaves band

In December 2024, former member Eddie Reyes claimed on a podcast that drummer Mark O’Connell, who had been in Taking Back Sunday since 2001, was no longer in the band. O’Connell formally announced his departure on January 7, 2025. He wrote in a statement, “Over the past few years, I’ve focused on my family and personal growth, including committing to my sobriety. Unfortunately, during this time, I didn’t always feel the support I needed from those I thought of as brothers, and creative differences made it hard to move forward together.”