Allegations of sexual misconduct against Stringfellow by three former girlfriends from 2015 to 2018 ( Holly Muñoz , Kristine Chambers and Kristi Houk) were made public in an October 2021 article by Seattle public radio station KUOW .
Auer quit the band in August 2021 after speaking with Kristine Chambers who had accused Stringfellow, and informed Stringfellow that he no longer planned to work with him.
In July 2019 interview with Houston Chronicle , Stringfellow revealed that the Posies had been working on new material.
In 2018, The Posies reunited with the Frosting on the Beater lineup, with drummer Mike Musburger and bassist Dave Fox returning, for a tour of North America and Europe.
On March 3, 2016, the song “Squirrel vs. Snake” was released as a teaser for their forthcoming eighth album, and the band embarked on an extensive month-long European tour on March 29. The album Solid States was released on April 29 by British indie label Lojinx in Europe; the American…
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The reformed Big Star, which featured Auer and Stringfellow alongside musicians Jody Stephens and Alex Chilton, came to an end in March 2010 when Chilton died following a heart attack. In late 2013, the Posies played several shows, performing Amazing Disgrace in its entirety with the line-up from that era.…
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The band released their seventh studio album Blood/Candy on September 28, 2010. The album was recorded and mixed in Spain and their hometown of Seattle, with stops in Ecuador, Canada, Paris and Los Angeles. The album release was followed by an extensive European tour in late 2010.
From 2008 to 2011, Stringfellow was vocalist in the band the Disciplines , the rest of whose line-up are previous members of the Norwegian band Briskeby . The Disciplines joined R.E.M. on their European tour in 2008 as a warm-up, and their song “Yours For Taking” was included on a…
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After playing drums in Auer’s band, Darius Minwalla took over on drums for the Posies in early 2001. That summer, Matt Harris of Oranger replaced Auer on bass. They wrote and recorded new songs for Every Kind of Light , which was released in June 2005. A tour of the…
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The band recorded an album together late in 1999, but Stringfellow later decided to break up the band and re-recorded the album with the help of studio musicians; it was to be released in September 2001. Meanwhile, Auer formed a band of his own, released a pair of EPs, and…
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