In a recent interview, Williams said of the duo's forthcoming self-titled album, "I'm just really proud of what we created together. And we created it together � we just happened to be in a bit of a civil war ourselves.

"John Paul and I aren't speaking right now," she reaffirmed, "but to me that doesn't determine the outcome of the band because if we're not speaking we can't determine the outcome of the band at this moment. So the other elephant in the room is what's happening with the band? The reality is I'm not even quite sure."

The duo released a statement last November canceling all remaining tour dates citing "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition" for being unable to continue touring. Since then, Williams and White have remained relatively mum until now about their future as the Civil Wars, even as they maintained separate careers, with White contributing music for the ABC drama Nashville.

It's a tough and uncertain position to be in for such a promising new country upstart, which formed after White and Williams were randomly paired together at a Nashville "[song]writing camp" in 2008. They battled internal conflict just as their star was rising, following the release of their 2011 debut Barton Hollow and a GRAMMY-winning collaboration with Taylor Swift. According to Williams, however, all will be explained by the songs on the Civil Wars' sophomore album, set for release August 6.