Multi-platinum rock band Angels and Airwaves – comprising Tom DeLonge (lead vocals, guitar/synths), Ilan Rubin (drums/guitar/backing vocals/synths), David Kennedy (guitar) and Matt Rubano (bass) – wrote and produced Lifeforms with Aaron Rubin. Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Weezer) mixed the album, which marks the first new music from the band since All That’s Left Is Love, which was released in April 2020.