reportedly arrive under the new name. Grainger said in an interview that the band decided to not include the "1979" suffix on a tour promo for their tour with the Eagles of Death Metal in early 2016, "just to see what would happen" and the band received no legal issues because of it which led to them doing it again on their tour promo with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and once again there were no legal repercussions. Sebastian has also said the making the album art for the band's single "Freeze Me" also was part of the decision, "The final straw was when I was making the art for our single 'Freeze Me'. I wanted to write the name out in ice, so I went on Amazon and ordered an ice cube tray in the alphabet. It came and there were no numbers. That was that." Along with the name change, the duo announced the new single, "Freeze Me." The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 before its release on June 7. Is 4 Lovers (2020–present) In December 2020, the band wiped their social media pages. A series of posts to their Instagram grid revealed the band's logo, followed by a teaser video confirming the band's name change back to Death from Above 1979. After months of teaser posts, the band confirmed a new album on February 3, 2021. The album, Is 4 Lovers, was released on March 26. The announcement coincided with the release of a new single, "One + One". Musical style Throughout its career, the band has been described as dance-punk, noise punk, and punk rock. Grainger has stated when the band first started his and Keeler's aim was "to be as straight ahead as possible," and "to be the AC/DC of hardcore." Rolling Stone claims "Death From Above embodied the DIY dance-punk aesthetic that lived in home recordings and grimy basement clubs" and that the band's early work "combined noisy hardcore, gritty synths and earnest screams". Members Jesse F. Keeler – bass, synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals (2001–2006, 2011–present) Sebastien Grainger – drums, vocals (2001–2006, 2011–present) Discography Studio albums You're a Woman, I'm a Machine (2004) The Physical World (2014) Outrage! Is Now (2017) Is 4 Lovers (2021) See also Music of Canada Canadian rock List of Canadian musicians List of bands from Canada :Category:Canadian musical groups References External links Life After Death From Above 1979 Canadian