, ▁Tom ▁Del on ge ▁posted ▁a ▁photo ▁of ▁Matt ▁stating ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁family ▁life ▁at ▁home , ▁stating ▁" M att ▁still ▁might ▁join ▁us ▁later ▁down ▁the ▁road ▁somewhere ▁and ▁somehow ." ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁video ▁posted ▁to ▁Tom ▁De L on ge ' s ▁Inst agram ▁account ▁showed ▁W ach ter ▁playing ▁bass , ▁to ▁which ▁De L on ge ▁states ▁he ▁has ▁" be en ▁looking ▁for ▁[ W ach ter ] ". ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁W ach ter ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁Ang els ▁& ▁Air w aves . ▁This ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁De L on ge ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁posting ▁that ▁both ▁W ach ter ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁David ▁Kennedy ▁had ▁rejo ined ▁Ang els ▁& ▁Air w aves ▁and ▁would ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁album . ▁When ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁new ▁music ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁however , ▁W ach ter ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁band ' s ▁new ▁press ▁photos ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁members ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁Facebook ▁page . ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁band ▁nor ▁W ach ter ▁have ▁released ▁statements ▁concerning ▁the ▁departure , ▁although ▁producer ▁A aron ▁Rub in ▁stated ▁that ▁W ach ter ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁with ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁new ▁music . ▁ ▁Other ▁works ▁ ▁W ach ter