Sad news on this Tuesday from The Civil Wars. Joy Williams and John Paul White announced late Tuesday afternoon that because of "internal discord," they are canceling all remaining tour dates. After a three-month-plus hiatus this past summer due to Williams' maternity leave, the duo launched a hefty tour starting with a few small shows and then the Austin City Limits Festival, where they performed in front of their largest audience to date at 25,000 strong.

The band has recently maintained that they are working on new material for a follow-up to their breakout hit album Barton Hollow. That project had been planned for 2013. No word on how this will affect those plans.

They recently left the U.S. with plans to tour Europe and the U.K. for the rest of the year, but this has changed according to a statement released by the band:

We sincerely apologize for the canceling of all of our tour dates. It is something we deeply regret. However, due to internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition we are unable to continue as a touring entity at this time. We thank each and every one of you for your amazing love & support. Our sincere hope is to have new music for you in 2013.

- Joy Williams & John Paul White.