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==Background==
==Background==
The band began writing new material shortly after the release of their second album [[The Physical World]] in 2014. The band briefly stayed at frontman [[Jesse F. Keeler]]'s farm outside Toronto and experimented with ideas, slowly figuring out the direction of a new record.<ref name="HMV"></ref> The duo considered recording/producing the album themselves and heading in a more stripped down punk direction akin to their first record, however, as the songs evolved they decided this was the wrong direction to take.<ref name="DIY interview">{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2017/09/13/dont-look-down-death-from-above|title=DON’T LOOK DOWN: DEATH FROM ABOVE|website=[[DIY (magazine)|last=McDaid|first=Heather|date=September 13, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> Due to the two members living in different cities, the two carried on the writing process disconnected and sending each other their ideas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loveispop.com/interviews/death-comes-calling-an-interview-with-sebastian-grainger-of-death-from-above/|title=DEATH COMES CALLING: AN INTERVIEW WITH SEBASTIAN GRAINGER OF DEATH FROM ABOVE|website=Love is Pop|last=McCarthy|first=Michael|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> Free from the pressure of making a new album after 10 years, the pair felt that the band belonged to them again rather than the fans and that they were free to make something different to fit the larger rooms they were playing.<ref name="HMV"></ref> The band hired producer [[Eric Valentine]], impressed with his diverse production credits including [[Smash Mouth]], [[Third Eye Blind]] and [[Queens of the Stone Age]]. The band believed that working with him would allow the band to break out of their comfort zone and not repeat the sound of their first two albums. In an interview with [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]], Keeler stated "those initial things that you do that work, you try them the next time. That's the learning process. But at a certain point you can get to where the things that you're doing are you going through the motions and not you being a part of the actual moment and almost ignoring the person you're being that way for."<ref>{{Cite web|Url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/death-above-channeling-discomfort-first-album-decade|title=DEATH FROM ABOVE: CHANNELING DISCOMFORT INTO FIRST ALBUM IN DECADE|website=[[Revolver (magazine]]|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=November 15, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref>
The band began writing new material shortly after the release of their second album [[The Physical World]] in 2014. The band briefly stayed at frontman [[Jesse F. Keeler]]'s farm outside Toronto and experimented with ideas, slowly figuring out the direction of a new record.<ref name="HMV"></ref> The duo considered recording/producing the album themselves and heading in a more stripped down punk direction akin to their first record, however, as the songs evolved they decided this was the wrong direction to take.<ref name="DIY interview">{{cite web| url=https://diymag.com/2017/09/13/dont-look-down-death-from-above|title=DON’T LOOK DOWN DEATH FROM ABOVE |website=[[DIY (magazine)|last=McDaid|first=Heather|date=September 13, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> Due to the two members living in different cities, the two carried on the writing process disconnected and sending each other their ideas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loveispop.com/interviews/death-comes-calling-an-interview-with-sebastian-grainger-of-death-from-above/|title=DEATH COMES CALLING: AN INTERVIEW WITH SEBASTIAN GRAINGER OF DEATH FROM ABOVE|website=Love is Pop|last=McCarthy|first=Michael|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> Free from the pressure of making a new album after 10 years, the pair felt that the band belonged to them again rather than the fans and that they were free to make something different to fit the larger rooms they were playing.<ref name="HMV"></ref> The band hired producer [[Eric Valentine]], impressed with his diverse production credits including [[Smash Mouth]], [[Third Eye Blind]] and [[Queens of the Stone Age]]. The band believed that working with him would allow the band to break out of their comfort zone and not repeat the sound of their first two albums. In an interview with [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]], Keeler stated "those initial things that you do that work, you try them the next time. That's the learning process. But at a certain point you can get to where the things that you're doing are you going through the motions and not you being a part of the actual moment and almost ignoring the person you're being that way for."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/death-above-channeling-discomfort-first-album-decade|title=DEATH FROM ABOVE: CHANNELING DISCOMFORT INTO FIRST ALBUM IN DECADE|website=[[Revolver (magazine]]|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=November 15, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref>


For the songs on the album the band took influence from events in their personal lives as well as the socio-political state of the world. The song 'Never Swim Alone' features references to [[American Idol]], [[YouTube]] as well as [[Buddhism]].<ref>{{Cite web|Url=https://genius.com/13132805|title=Death From Above 1979 - Never Swim Alone Lyrics|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius.com]]|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> The song 'Moonlight' is about [[Sebastien Grainger]] being jumped and assaulted while on tour. "It was one of those situations where you become extremely peaceful because you think “This is it,” but also there was this overwhelming sense of “I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die.” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1957397/qa-death-from-aboves-sebastien-grainger-on-changing-their-name-again-new-album-outrage-is-now%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/interviews/|title=Q&A: Death From Above’s Sebastien Grainger On Changing Their Name (Again) & New Album Outrage! Is Now|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=August 15, 2017|last=Leas|first=Ryan|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref>
For the songs on the album the band took influence from events in their personal lives as well as the socio-political state of the world. The song 'Never Swim Alone' features references to [[American Idol]], [[YouTube]] as well as [[Buddhism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/13132805|title=Death From Above 1979 - Never Swim Alone Lyrics|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius.com]]|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> The song 'Moonlight' is about [[Sebastien Grainger]] being jumped and assaulted while on tour. "It was one of those situations where you become extremely peaceful because you think “This is it,” but also there was this overwhelming sense of “I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die.” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1957397/qa-death-from-aboves-sebastien-grainger-on-changing-their-name-again-new-album-outrage-is-now%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/interviews/|title=Q&A: Death From Above’s Sebastien Grainger On Changing Their Name (Again) & New Album Outrage! Is Now|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=August 15, 2017|last=Leas|first=Ryan|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref>


On June 6th 2017, the band released the first single from the album "Freeze Me" alongside the announcement that they were removing the "1979" from their name and now going under the name of "Death from Above."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/death_from_above_1979_tease_new_single|title=Death From Above Unveil New Single "Freeze Me"|website=[[Exclaim!]]|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> The album was officially announced on August 15th alongside the release of the single "Never Swim Alone." Alongside it's release the band stated that the "record is very much the result of the environment and experiences of the last five years. If we didn’t have struggle, life would be really fucking boring. These songs are a anti-boredom manifesto.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2017/08/15/death-from-above-new-album-outrage-is-now-2017-never-swim-alone-watch|title=DEATH FROM ABOVE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘OUTRAGE! IS NOW’|website=[[DIY (Magazine)|DIY]]|last=Richards|first=Will|date=August 15, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref>
On June 6th 2017, the band released the first single from the album "Freeze Me" alongside the announcement that they were removing the "1979" from their name and now going under the name of "Death from Above."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/death_from_above_1979_tease_new_single|title=Death From Above Unveil New Single "Freeze Me"|website=[[Exclaim!]]|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref> The album was officially announced on August 15th alongside the release of the single "Never Swim Alone." Alongside it's release the band stated that the "record is very much the result of the environment and experiences of the last five years. If we didn’t have struggle, life would be really fucking boring. These songs are a anti-boredom manifesto.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2017/08/15/death-from-above-new-album-outrage-is-now-2017-never-swim-alone-watch|title=DEATH FROM ABOVE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘OUTRAGE! IS NOW’|website=[[DIY (Magazine)|DIY]]|last=Richards|first=Will|date=August 15, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:36, 31 March 2021

Outrage! Is Now
Studio album by
Death from Above
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2017
StudioBarefoot Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Genre
Length36:29
LabelLast Gang
ProducerEric Valentine
Death from Above chronology
The Physical World
(2014) 		Outrage! Is Now
(2017) 		Is 4 Lovers
(2021)
Singles from Outrage! Is Now
  1. "Freeze Me"
    Released: June 7, 2017
  2. "Never Swim Alone"
    Released: August 15, 2017
  3. "Holy Books"
    Released: September 1, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of SoundC[6]
DEAD PRESS![7]
Pitchfork Media7.3/10[8]

Outrage! Is Now is the third studio album by Canadian rock duo Death from Above. It was released on September 8, 2017, through Last Gang Records.[9] The album was produced by Eric Valentine.[10]

Background

The band began writing new material shortly after the release of their second album The Physical World in 2014. The band briefly stayed at frontman Jesse F. Keeler's farm outside Toronto and experimented with ideas, slowly figuring out the direction of a new record.[10] The duo considered recording/producing the album themselves and heading in a more stripped down punk direction akin to their first record, however, as the songs evolved they decided this was the wrong direction to take.[11] Due to the two members living in different cities, the two carried on the writing process disconnected and sending each other their ideas.[12] Free from the pressure of making a new album after 10 years, the pair felt that the band belonged to them again rather than the fans and that they were free to make something different to fit the larger rooms they were playing.[10] The band hired producer Eric Valentine, impressed with his diverse production credits including Smash Mouth, Third Eye Blind and Queens of the Stone Age. The band believed that working with him would allow the band to break out of their comfort zone and not repeat the sound of their first two albums. In an interview with Revolver, Keeler stated "those initial things that you do that work, you try them the next time. That's the learning process. But at a certain point you can get to where the things that you're doing are you going through the motions and not you being a part of the actual moment and almost ignoring the person you're being that way for."[13]

For the songs on the album the band took influence from events in their personal lives as well as the socio-political state of the world. The song 'Never Swim Alone' features references to American Idol, YouTube as well as Buddhism.[14] The song 'Moonlight' is about Sebastien Grainger being jumped and assaulted while on tour. "It was one of those situations where you become extremely peaceful because you think “This is it,” but also there was this overwhelming sense of “I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die.” [15]

On June 6th 2017, the band released the first single from the album "Freeze Me" alongside the announcement that they were removing the "1979" from their name and now going under the name of "Death from Above."[16] The album was officially announced on August 15th alongside the release of the single "Never Swim Alone." Alongside it's release the band stated that the "record is very much the result of the environment and experiences of the last five years. If we didn’t have struggle, life would be really fucking boring. These songs are a anti-boredom manifesto.”[17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nomad"4:10
2."Freeze Me"3:18
3."Caught Up"4:30
4."Outrage! Is Now"3:32
5."Never Swim Alone"2:34
6."Moonlight"3:10
7."Statues"4:36
8."All I C Is U & Me"3:00
9."Nvr 4evr"3:50
10."Holy Books"3:49
Total length:36:29

Personnel

Death from Above

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 20

References

  1. ^ "Death From Above - Outrage! Is Now". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. ^ "Death From Above settle into a new phase on Outrage! Is Now". NOW Magazine. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. ^ "Outrage! Is Now - Death from Above | Songs, Reviews, Credits |AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Outrage! Is Now by Death from Above". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Outrage! Is Now - Death from Above | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Clark, Tyler. "Death From Above - Outrage! Is Now". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Redrup, Zach. "REVIEW: Death From Above - Outrage! Is Now". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (September 11, 2014). "Death from Above – Outrage! Is Now". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  9. ^ Josephs, Brian (August 15, 2017). "Death From Above Announce New Album Outrage! Is Now, Release "Never Swim Alone" Video". Spin. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "Death From Above talk hmv.com through the making of their new album Outrage! Is Now". HMV. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  11. ^ {{cite web| url=https://diymag.com/2017/09/13/dont-look-down-death-from-above%7Ctitle=DON’T LOOK DOWN DEATH FROM ABOVE |website=[[DIY (magazine)|last=McDaid|first=Heather|date=September 13, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2021}}
  12. ^ McCarthy, Michael. "DEATH COMES CALLING: AN INTERVIEW WITH SEBASTIAN GRAINGER OF DEATH FROM ABOVE". Love is Pop. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  13. ^ Leight, Elias (November 15, 2017). "DEATH FROM ABOVE: CHANNELING DISCOMFORT INTO FIRST ALBUM IN DECADE". Revolver (magazine. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Death From Above 1979 - Never Swim Alone Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  15. ^ Leas, Ryan (August 15, 2017). "Q&A: Death From Above's Sebastien Grainger On Changing Their Name (Again) & New Album Outrage! Is Now". Stereogum. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  16. ^ Murphy, Sarah (June 6, 2017). "Death From Above Unveil New Single "Freeze Me"". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  17. ^ Richards, Will (August 15, 2017). "DEATH FROM ABOVE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'OUTRAGE! IS NOW'". DIY. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "Death from Above 1979 Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2017.



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