![]() ![]() It's just the two of us onstage, so it's not as though you can say, "Hey, you know, tonight we're just going to let the drummer take it a little bit more tonight," or "Hey, we're going to bounce this off the bass player." It's the two of us, and that synergy was something we were really known for. That's what happened when we were on the road in Europe, and it was heartbreaking to have to make those hard decisions together that it was better, at the moment, to take a break and take a breath and try and recalibrate, because no one wants to see a show like that. How do you think that worked? I would think that would be impossible to do, to put that aside. It was like, if we lost the language between the two of us offstage, we could always find the language onstage. But the thing that was always really magical was - regardless of how angry we were - we still could find those moments of fun and beauty onstage together. Bands have disagreements and arguments all the time, and then the show must go on. It was a gradual build, I feel like, and that's common. Was that tension visible onstage, do you think? People watching - would have noticed that? And I think that breakneck pace broke us a little bit. Over time, being on the road, that can be a long haul, and we agreed to a really breakneck pace, both of us. There was always so much ease involved in working with John Paul, and I feel like that translated in the music, and that translated in our live stage performances. But the reality is, I'm still trying to make sense of it myself. I wish I had a very concrete and eloquent answer for you about what happened. Click the audio link to hear the radio version, and read more of their conversation below.Ĭan you talk about that "internal discord" and those "irreconcilable differences"? What was going on on that tour? Joy Williams is, and she recently spoke with NPR's Melissa Block. To underline the rupture, John Paul White is not doing any interviews. ![]() And it's in that chilly climate that they're releasing their second album, simply titled The Civil Wars, on Tuesday. The duo won a couple of Grammys, toured with Adele and collaborated with Taylor Swift for the Hunger Games soundtrack.īut last year, in the middle of a tour, the band abruptly canceled the rest of its dates, citing "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition." The two musicians haven't appeared together since. Joy Williams and John Paul White enjoyed a meteoric rise three years ago with their debut, Barton Hollow - an album built around their urgent, plaintive harmonies. The singing duo The Civil Wars is engaged in a civil war of its own. The duo's new, self-titled album arrives on the heels of canceled tour dates and an ongoing hiatus from performing together. Joy Williams and John Paul White of The Civil Wars. ![]()
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