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Albums by Matt Mondanile’s Ducktails project have been removed from streaming services following sexual misconduct allegations levelled at the musician.
The former Real Estate guitarist has been accused of numerous instances of sexual abuse, leading to cancelled tour dates and a statement in which Mondanile purported to be “endlessly sorry for my inappropriate behaviour”, whilst also claiming that “much of what has been written and talked about is false and defamatory.”
Now, many Ducktails albums – including his most recent record ‘Jersey Devil’ – are absent from Spotify and Tidal. A source “familiar with the situation” told Pitchfork that independent music distribution company The Orchard is responsible for the removals. However, ‘Jersey Devil’ is still currently on Apple Music and Real Estate’s Mondanile-era albums (he left the band in May 2016) remain untouched.
Matt Mondanile
Meanwhile, singer-songwriter Julia Holter recently accused Mondanile of numerous instances of emotional abuse, claiming that she “had to have a lawyer intervene and was afraid for my life”.
Holter previously dated Mondanile and has opened up on her own experiences of Mondanile’s abuse. Writing on social media, the singer said that the allegations previously aired by victims of Mondanile “are in line with each other and they are in line with what I came to know about Matt in the past, which is that he does not have boundaries.” She continued: “In my experience, he was emotionally abusive to the point where I had to have a lawyer intervene and was afraid for my life.”
Holter also wrote about her past experiences in attempting to deal with the lasting effects of such abuse. “This subject has been complicated for me to address because I’ve spent over two years now alone/confused about his behavior in my experience, and wondering if there was…
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