http://www.noise11.com/news/grouplove-are-still-trying-to-work-it-out-with-ryan-rubin-20180228
“Before this big Imagine Dragons we did last Fall in The States he strangely wrote us this email saying ‘I don’t want to go on this tour,” Grouplove singer Christian Zucconi tells Noise11.com. “I’m not saying I don’t want to be in the band anymore but I don’t want to go on the tour’, (he wrote). It’s a weird thing to say and express because to be in the band you need to go on tour.”Back in October I had theorized that it seemed Ryan wanted to focus on Captain Cuts' artistic development for the time being as they have been signed to Sony and released several singles, including their collaboration with New York-based EDM duo The Knocks, "House Party." It's possible that Ryan might take more of what is traditionally characterized as a Brian Wilson-type role for GROUPLOVE and continue to write and produce on future albums but not tour. As he had stated in past interviews, before the formation of the band Ryan had already decided on a production career rather than a performing one. So this kind of direction doesn't really surprise me if in fact it is what Ryan desires to pursue in the future.
Captain Cuts recently celebrated yet another hit collaboration with alt-rock band Walk The Moon - last month their song "One Foot" from the album What If Nothing reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. And GROUPLOVE has filled Ryan's seat behind the kit with former Dashboard Confessional drummer Benjamin Homola.
