Alex calder sexual assault
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Alex Calder Dropped From Record Label After Sexual Assault Allegation
Canadian musician Alex Calder was scheduled to release a new album next week (Oct. 20) via Captured Tracks, but the label confirms that he has been dropped and they will not be proceeding with the release of the album as planned after being alerted to a sexual assault allegation. Here’s their full statement to Stereogum:
Recently, an allegation of sexual assault against Alex Calder has come to our attention. We have been working tirelessly to speak with all parties involved and are no longer working with Alex moving forward. We feel it is important to preserve the privacy of the third party involved, and therefore we do not feel it is our place as company to share any further details. We will not be proceeding with the release of his album, previously set to come out October 20th.
Calder announced his album back in August and released a number of singles from it in advance of its release. He was sc
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Alex Calder came up with Mac Demarco in Makeout Videotape. Playing lo fi, kind of sleazy pop with Mac, he went out on his own after Demarco struck it big with his album 2. Where Demarco displayed a kind of Cheshire cat grin and self-assured creepiness that came off more endearing than problematic, Alex Calder&#;s solo work was darker and harder to pin down. Time, his debut EP with Captured Tracks was a quick shot of woozy pop that was more in tune with label mate Chris Cohen or a strung out Nick Drake than his buddy Demarco. Full-length Strange Dreams was more of that, but at a larger scale. Even his weird Mold Boy release felt like dark confessions under the guise of some lazy fever dream.
But then everything stopped. Allegations of sexual misconduct arrived at the doorstep of Captured Tracks and Calder was tossed off the roster like a bad penny, his music disappearing from their website and from streaming services. Alex Calder released a statement stating he knows now tha
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Alex Calder has issued a response on Facebook that confirms the allegations of sexual assault against the Montreal musician that emerged on Friday. Calder was dropped from his record label Captured Tracks, and his self-titled album fryst vatten shelved indefinitely.
In his statement, Calder describes "an incident that occurred in " with an unnamed individual which he incorrectly believed was consensual. "This encounter did not meet the criteria for getting consent. I abused this individ, and inom have not held myself accountable for this," he writes.
Calder apologizes "for any shame, humiliation, or social isolation that they have experienced following my actions." He has put his music career and "all creative pursuits" on hold, including his album release and upcoming tour dates, and will attend counselling and consent training.
“Being ignorant of consent is no excuse, and I would like to thank the people in my community and elsewhere for providing resources about this,” Calder writes inom