My information was from a myriad of sources all thrown into one E-mail, but most of it came from TearsForFears.net.  Curt Smith's website had a reference to L.A. Reid's departure at the beginning of this year, and how Smith had thought he was a great guy...so I'm just guessing that, if TFF were a pet project of L.A. Reid and they didn't have any other real supporters, that his departure probably led to theirs...

> 
> From: Brian Curtis <brioohs@sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 2004/03/29 Mon AM 10:31:13 EST
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Re: Rotten news for Tears For Fears fans
> 
> This indeed sucks - I've heard the new album, and SOMEBODY should pick it up
> and release it ASAP.  It's excellent, and the only way I can describe it is
> by saying take the tune "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" and imagine Roland & Curt
> revisiting that Beatle vibe filtered thru an XTC strainer.  Better than
> could have been expected.
> 
> The website MelodicRock.com has reported that TFF were dropped by BMG during
> the recent purge of the Arista label - apparently Arista is no longer an
> autonomous imprint, but rather is being folded into the united BMG music
> machine.  The report goes on to say that TFF is shopping for a new label to
> release "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending."  So I don't know who to believe
> beyond the fact that the album is not coming out as planned.
> 
> Brioohs