Update: Ezra Koenig has responded to Batmanglij’s departure via Instagram. Read what he has to say below.

Rostam Batmanglij, one of the founding members of Vampire Weekend, has left the group to pursue solo projects, he announced on Twitter today. Rostam, who released a new solo track called “EOS” two weeks ago, wrote that he and Ezra Koenig would “continue to collaborate on future projects + future VW songs,” but that he realized that his “identity as a songwriter + producer” needed to “stand on it’s own.” Read his full statement below.