UPDATE – Muscles hits back and threatens to quit the music business!

The response to yesterday’s story regarding Muscles – apparently – being dropped from the lineup for Modular’s 10th birthday festival tour Nevereverland was incredulous to say the least.

The one-man band, who shot to stardom in 2007 off the back of his debut album Guns, Babes & Lemonade, certainly wasn’t looking to win himself any new fans with the rather derisive outburst, in which he attacked his label and fellow artists Cut Copy and The Presets in a rather sarcastic tone. Now, not surprisingly, Modular have responded with their own summary of the situation.

“Muscles is signed to Modular Recordings and his services are still required under that agreement,” the label said in a statement. “He was offered a spot at Nevereverland which still stands and whether he chooses to play or not is his decision. Obviously we would like him to be part of our 10 year celebrations and hope he turns up to perform.”

Whether Muscles fronts at the festival this month is anyone’s guess, but surely adding fuel to the fires of speculation is his wikipedia page, which currently ends with a rather contentious line. “There is a worldwide major label bidding war on who will be releasing the follow-up [to Guns, Babes & Lemonade ], after Modular amicably parted ways with Muscles in November 2008.”

UPDATE – Muscles hits back and threatens to quit the music business!