Death From Above 1979 Call It A Day

Death From Above 1979 have announced that they’ve split – over a year ago.

The drums and bass Toronto duo have been surprisingly quiet since the release of the remix album ‘Romance Bloody Romance’ earlier this year.

Jesse F. Keeler wrote on their official website: "I know it's been forever since I wrote anything on here. I'm sure by now most of you assume the band isn't happening anymore since there are no shows, no work on a new album, etc.”

“Well I wanted to let you know that your assumptions are correct. We decided to stop doing the band... actually we decided that almost a year ago.”

He added that the band had gone as far as it could, saying: "We started as a punk band with pop aspirations and we met every goal we set for ourselves. A few weeks ago, the album finally went gold in Canada and that was the final mark I really wanted to reach."

He also went on to admit that the relationship between himself and Sebastien Grainger had become increasingly distant towards the end.

"Over the last 3 years of touring, Sebastien and I had grown apart to such an extent that the only real time we spoke was just before we would play and during interviews.”

“We both changed so much that the people we were by the end of it, probably wouldn't have been friends if they were to meet for the first time again. It's a totally normal function of growing up."

The duo began six years ago and released their debut album ‘You’re A Woman And I’m Machine’ in 2005.