By December of that year they were performing acoustics sets with Pash replaced by Tom Spall on violin. They announced their disbandment in January 2016, "[it] feels like a good time to finally take the time and thank those involved with Leader Cheetah during its four and a half year existence and say farewell. It was a hell of a ride and many amazing experiences were had." In mid 2016 Joel and Dan Crannitch reunited in Adelaide to form "The San Sebastian". In May 2018 "The San Sebastian" released their first album, "Alive On The Black Sea""," produced by Phil Ek.