Will Butler has left Arcade Fire
The brother of frontman Win Butler has been with the group as a writer and multi-instrumentalist since 2003

Will Butler Photo: Jason Oxenham
It’s been a momentous week for veteran indie rock outfit Arcade Fire: Earlier this week, the band announced it had completed WE, its first album since 2017's critically divisive Everything Now. Now Will Butler—one of the band’s longest-serving members, and brother of founder and frontman Win Butler—has announced that he’s departed the group after 18 years together.