Girls' Chet White dies aged 40

Chet “JR” White, the bassist and producer in US indie rock band Girls, has died aged 40, Pitchfork reports. As a teenager, White played in a punk group called the Willies, and in 2007 he formed Girls with Christopher Owens, releasing two critically acclaimed full-length albums - 2009’s 'Album' and 2011’s 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost'. After their split in 2012, Chet worked primarily as a producer.