It has been announced that founding member and guitarist of RIVAL SCHOOLS, Ian Love has split from the group. No word yet on his replacement, but the band have endeavoured to continue playing shows and writing new material.

Here's the statement released by the band on their website..

"We regret to announce that our good friend Ian Love has decided to part ways with Rival Schools. He is a tremendous talent who will be missed greatly and we wish him well in his future endeavors.

Meanwhile, the rest of us will be continuing Rival Schools a pace, gearing up for our October US tour which kicks off October 14th in Philadelphia at the First Unitarian Church. We're looking forward to the new music we're working on, new recordings and the next chapter for Rival Schools."

-Walter, Sammy & Cache

Scratching your head thinking "which one was Ian again?" Well he would be the guy with the beard.