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=== 2010s & 2020s === Stinson was a permanent member until 2012, but in 2006 and 2007, while he was on tour with Guns N' Roses, his place was temporarily filled by George Scot McKelvey. During the 2010 Guns N' Roses world tour, his fill-in was [[Pete Donnelly (musician)|Pete Donnelly]]. Soul Asylum released the album ''[[Delayed Reaction]]'' in 2012.<ref name="enterthesoulasylum1">{{cite web |url=http://enterthesoulasylum.com/discography/albums/#change_of_fortune |title=Change of Fortune |website=EnterTheSoulAsylum.com |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref> On October 9, 2012, guitarist Dan Murphy retired from Soul Asylum to focus on his private life.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/soul-asylum-co-founder-dan-murphy-leaves-band-20121009|title=Guitarist Dan Murphy Leaves Soul Asylum|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 9, 2012|access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> In November 2012, Winston Roye replaced Tommy Stinson on bass and Justin Sharbono replaced Dan Murphy on guitar. In 2016, Ryan Smith replaced Sharbono. In 2014, Karl Mueller's widow Mary Beth founded the nonprofit Kill Kancer in Karl's memory to help continue the fight against cancer.<ref name="KillKancer">{{cite web |url=https://killkancer.org/ |title=Kill Kancer |last= |first= |date= |website=Kill Kancer |publisher= |access-date=2023-07-18}}</ref><ref name="PiPress2014">{{cite news |last=Raihala |first=Ross |date=April 16, 2014 |title=Kill Kancer launches in Karl Mueller’s memory |url=https://www.twincities.com/2014/04/16/kill-kancer-launches-in-karl-muellers-memory/ |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |location=St. Paul, Minnesota |access-date=2023-07-18 }}</ref> The band's twelfth studio album, ''[[Hurry Up and Wait (Soul Asylum album)|Hurry Up and Wait]]'', was released on April 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On April 17 |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/04/16/836339242/new-music-friday-the-top-7-albums-out-on-april-17 |publisher=NPR |access-date=20 April 2020 |date=17 April 2020}}</ref> The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the 2020 tour in support of "Hurry Up and Wait" with a final performance at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2020. Pirner and Smith instead hosted frequent "live" performances during the 2020 shutdown via Facebook and Instagram. Soul Asylum returned to the stage on June 26, 2021 performing in New Lenox, Illinois as the opening act for the Bodeans. In March 2023, through Kill Kancer, singer Dave Pirner and bassist Jeremy Tappero met with [[Alex Etheridge]], a 13-year-old Phoenix musician suffering from [[bone cancer]], at [[Flowers Studio]] in Minneapolis. Flowers was founded by musician [[Ed Ackerson]], who died of [[pancreatic cancer]] in 2019; Ackerson's widow Ashley donated the studio time to Alex.<ref name="BrianOake319">{{cite podcast |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-brian-oake-show-52811418/episode/ep-319-chris-strouth-116367028/ |title=Episode 319: Chris Strouth |website=The Brian Oake Show |publisher= |host=Brian Oake |date=June 1, 2023 |time= |access-date=2023-06-01}}</ref> The trio recorded Alex's song "Home Sweet Home". The song is about how Alex's thoughts of returning home helped him deal with being in the hospital. It was largely written by Alex himself, who had worked out the drums parts, lyrics, and main guitar riff before meeting with Soul Asylum. He and the band spent four hours in the studio working on the song, which was later released on [[SoundCloud]].<ref name="Dispatch2023">{{cite news |last=Strouth |first=Chris |date=May 11, 2023 |issue=24 |title=The Song Doesn't Remain the Same |url=https://www.dispatchmsp.com/the-song-doesnt-remain-the-same/ |work=Dispatch |location=Minneapolis |access-date=2023-07-18 }}</ref> Alex died on July 19, 2023.<ref name="CaringBridge">{{cite web |url=https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/imwithalex/journal/view/id/64b7e8d82a3bdf0ab6998b4d |title=A busy 24 hours |last=Etheridge |first=Brian |date=2023-07-19 |website=[[CaringBridge]] |publisher= |access-date=2023-07-18}}</ref> In June 2024, the band released a new single "Trial By Fire,” followed by “High Road” on July 17 from their upcoming thirteenth studio album, ''Slowly but Shirley'', set to be released in the fall.
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