This was never anticipated nor our intent, they wrote in a statement Thursday.
Art and music are about creative expression.
We are a band who want to make music and play our music for our fans.
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We are not here to cause pain or remind people of atrocities of the past.
The bands frontman, Matt Flegel, alsosat downwith Pitchfork to discuss the news.
We were pretty naive, and pretty ignorant on the subject, he said.
We know a lot more now.
If we knew what we know now then we would definitely not call the band that.
Flegel explained that personally speaking with Vietnamese people and war refugees helped propel the decision.
