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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros singer Jade Castrinos has explained her absence from the band's new tour, which is currently in progress.

As Jambase points out, Castrinos' Instagram bio now states: "for seven years i sang and wrote music with edward sharpe. they voted me off of tour a week before they left, via email. lol."

Frontman Alex Ebert responded in a Facebook update, which has apparently since been deleted. But he reportedly noted that his former bandmate's statement "left a lot of things to the imagination. Out of respect for Jade, I will keep it that way." He further explained that "we did not feel right doing this tour with Jade. That fact breaks my heart in ways I don't want to describe."