The Suburbs broke up in 1987, though they have reunited several times. Tragedy struck the band on December 7, 2009, when guitarist Bruce Allen passed away at the age of 54. In 2013, the band released their first album in 27 years, Si Sauvage. The album's lead single, "Turn the Radio On," was named best local song of the year in the annual Star Tribune critics poll, and "Love is the Law" gained renewed attention when—with the band's enthusiastic approval—it was adopted as the unofficial anthem of those supporting the legalization of gay marriage in Minnesota. Read more about the Suburbs' career in Jon Schober's Artist of the Month retrospective.