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According to Pitchfork, after attending the pro-Trump “Save America” trek, which balanced in an attack on the Capitol, Ariel Pink was dropped by his record label. “Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink,” tweeted the label Friday. Mexican Summer, who released Pink’s most recent album 2017s Dedicated to Bobby Jameson, was set to re-release several of the singer’s remastered albums, including Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1, Sit n ‘spin, Bang Famous / VF >>, en Odditties Sodomies Vol. 3, on January 29th.
Pink was spotted on social media with fellow indie musician John Maus during the January 6 demonstration in Washington DC, after which a crowd of the president’s supporters stormed the Capitol while Congress was in session around election president Joe Biden’s to ratify election victory.
Pink, however, denied taking part in the protest that left a Capitol police officer and four protesters dead. “I was in DC to peacefully show my support for the president,” wrote the musician in response to a user. ‘I attended the rally on the white house’s lawn and went back to hotel and took an afternoon nap. case closed. “Tweet Pink on wednesday, “Vote for trump.”