fundraising appeal,<\/a> a Deadletter spokesperson said the theft was \u201cincredibly brutal\u201d, adding that it had hit a band \u201cwho\u2019ve never experienced financial comfort\u201d.\n<\/p>\n\n They said it meant the band was \u201cfaced with the burden of being without not only items we require for our profession but also large chunks of our wardrobes, which included clothing we\u2019d acquired from people who are no longer with us\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt feels like a real kick in the teeth at the culmination of what had felt like a successful six weeks gallivanting around the EU,\u201d they added.\n<\/p>\n
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\n The spokesperson said Deadletter launched the fundraiser to raise money to replace the items ahead of the band\u2019s UK leg of the tour, due to start in the coming weeks.\n<\/p>\n
\n On Monday, Deadletter posted on social media thanking fans after passing the band\u2019s \u00a311,000 fundraising target.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhen something so violating and disheartening happens, it can feel as though all hope has been shattered and banished, but the way in which people have come through for us has reinstated a great deal of faith in all of us,\u201d the post said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cTo anyone who donated, spread the word, or even just offered us a consolatory remark, we say thank you.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe might be returning home bereft of a lot of our things, but at least we\u2019re returning with the knowledge that, despite there being some terrible beings on this planet, there are also an astonishing amount of great ones.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe truly love you and we are incredulous at this response.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Deadletter, now based in London, released their second album Existence is Bliss in February.\n<\/p>\n
\n The band\u2019s frontman, Zac Lawrence, grew up in Malton and said his experiences in the town had helped shape his songwriting.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Growing up in a semi urban, semi-rural environment will always be a part of me,\u201d he told The Press.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Whether those influences are direct or not, I’m not sure.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s a part of me, it’s a part of my makeup, I’ve experienced the hustle and bustle of the big city and the quietude of a smaller town like Malton.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indie band Deadletter said they were \u201coverwhelmed\u201d by the \u201coutpouring of love and support\u201d from fans after their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-541295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}