Matt Mondanile, formerly of U.S. rockers Real Estate and now of Ducktails, has seen his music pulled from Spotify soon after accusations were leveled against him of “mistreatment” of women, Pitchfork reports.
The alleged misconduct saw Mondanile depart from Real Estate, admitting to “inappropriate behaviour”, and now his solo efforts Jersey Devil, St. Catherine and Flower Lane have all been removed from the streaming service.
It’s believed that music distribution company The Orchard had the music taken down, rather than Spotify itself, but the company offered no comment to Pitchfork when asked about the decision, nor did Domino, the label who released the two earlier records.
Mondanile quit Real Estate in 2016, with the band at the time explaining that “He didn’t just quit.”
“I mean, there’s more to it,” bandmate Martin Courtney explained to Uproxx earlier this year. “It’s kind of stuff that I don’t necessarily want to talk about. So I don’t know, its just complicated. It’s definitely a little more mutual than I guess what people might think is the case.”
The band elaborated more recently, however, as multiple women came forward with accusations against him, revealing that he “was fired in February 2016 when allegations of unacceptable treatment of women were brought to our attention.”
An upcoming Ducktails gig in the U.S. was recently cancelled by the venue, seemingly one day after it was alerted by a fan of the accusations being made against Mondanile, as was a second gig set to take place next month, with the venue directly citing the most recent allegations as the reason for the cancellation.
A single remaining gig in California doesn’t appear to have been pulled at this stage, although several people have appealed on the event page for the venue to follow suit.
Mondanile has remained silent in the face of the allegations from seven women, aside from a statement released through his lawyer that says he “accepts responsibility for his less than exemplary behavior,” while adding that “much of what has been written and talked about is false and defamatory,” and that “there are two sides to these stories.”
