Jade Castrinos has apparently parted ways with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. The singer, who was not present during last night’s show in Atlanta, put up a post on her Instagram account earlier this week that reads:

for seven years i sang and wrote music with edward sharpe. they voted me off tour week before they left, via email. lol.

Frontman Alexander Ebert then responded to the allegation with a post on Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zero’s Facebook page, which has since been deleted:

Jade has spoken out about not being on this tour. Her statement left a lot of things to the imagination. Out of respect for Jade, I will keep it that way.

Only we must now explain that simply and sadly, we did not feel right doing this tour with Jade. That fact breaks my heart in ways I don’t want to describe.

With hope with all of ourselves that we reunite with Jade again, free-spirited, and with that daring love that is our only foundation.

love for you all.

Alexander Ebert

In addition, Live For Live Music have also uncovered another Facebook statement from the band that has also been since deleted:

Anyone on here who thinks the story could be as terribly and flatly painted as Jade conveniently did has no idea what this band has always been about. It’s a shame to think anyone would comment anything other than a hope that it heals. If you think we came to this decision suddenly or as some form of punishment you have no idea who we are. If you think that email to jade was not sent 30 seconds after a meeting WITH jade and the band but out of the blue- you have no idea who we are. If you don’t think we spent years trying to heal this very issue as a group, together – years trying to help correct this, love this until it was right, sometimes flailing and other times sailing, but always – you have no idea who we are.

Yet if you do not know that sometimes people must be unwilling to allow a continuation of old patterns to make a change for the better – you simply have not yet lived long enough.

I hope you all do not continue to speculate ignorantly. It is beneath you and it is grotesquely damaging.