Announced headline set

After the tour cycle for Now + 4eva , the band took an informal sabbatical. Bird stated that, from 2004 to 2014, they had been in a constant album cycle and “there comes a time that you need to step away in order to have that life experience that you can turn into new work”. During that time, the band had sporadic performances, including in an episode of the Australian children’s educational show Play School , in which they covered the song “Big Bass Drum” with toy instruments. Bird and Cecil also helped produce the second album for The Goon Sax in 2018. In May 2018, the band announced a headline set at Kennedy Art Ball at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth . Bird said that in the current incarnation of the band, there were six members instead of the usual nine. They also announced that they were setting up a space to record new music. Bird said that the band was “not really on a schedule – we’re just making, and when we make something that we’re proud of, we’ll put it out into the world.” The band has, however, been completely inactive since this announcement.