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The Orwells 2018, the Orwells announced that they had disbanded. This came in the wake of members of the band being accused of sexual misconduct. Several band members have expressed a love for the Supremes in interviews. The lead singer, Mario Cuomo, is heavily influenced by six distinctly different performers; Iggy Pop, Jay Reatard, Julian Casablancas, Cole Alexander and Jared Swilley of the Black Lips, Pelle Almqvist of the Hives, and Tyler, the Creator. Inspired by Tyler, the Creator's talk about skipping class, disobeying parents, and going to record. Mario is quoted saying that, "It like spoke to me even more than