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The Neighbourhood

The Neighbourhood (sometimes stylized as "THE NBHD") is an American rock band formed in August 2011. The band is composed of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, bassist Mikey Margott and drummer Brandon Fried. After releasing two EPs, I'm Sorry... and Thank You, The Neighbourhood released their first full length album, I Love You., on April 23, 2013, via Columbia Records. On January 16, 2014, the band revealed via social media that drummer Bryan Sammis was leaving the band to pursue a solo career in music.

History

In early 2012, The Neighbourhood came together to release "Female Robbery" and "Sweater Weather". In May 2012, the band unveiled a self-released free EP titled I'm Sorry.... The debut EP was produced by Justyn Pilbrow. I Love You. was released on April 23, 2013 and debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. On June 27, 2013 they performed their lead single "Sweater Weather" on Jimmy Kimmel Live "Sweater Weather" topped the charts in early June 2013, reaching number 1 on Billboard's alternative chart and breaking the top ten on Billboard Heatseekers chart. Rolling Stone debuted the world premiere of I Love You. on April 16, describing the album as "moody" and "atmospheric". The video for the first official single from I Love You., "Sweater Weather", was released on March 5, 2013. The band is known for their black-and-white imagery, as seen throughout their music, artwork, and videos. The Love Collection comprised the three songs "West Coast", "No Grey", and "$TING". They were each released on 7" vinyls. The band members chose the British spelling of 'neighbourhood' on the advice of their manager, in order to distinguish themselves from a band already using the American spelling. In April 2014, The Neighbourhood released the single "Honest" taken from the soundtrack of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). Around that same time, the band plans on experimenting with a mixtape album titled #000000 & #FFFFFF (the HEX color codes for black and white, respectively), something many hip hop artists have done over the years, and it's the first of its kind for the band and the rock genre overall. Also in April 2014, via a tweet from the band, it was confirmed that "Sweater Weather" went double platinum.

Members

  • Jesse Rutherford (Lead Singer), born August 21, 1991 (Age 22)
  • Zach Abels (Guitarist), born July 3, 1992 (Age 21)
  • Michael "Mikey" Margott (Bassist), born October 1, 1993 (Age 20)
  • Jeremy Freedman (Guitarist), born July 2, 1992 (Age 21)
  • Brandon Fried (Drummer) born September 23, 1990 (age 23) (previous)

Discography

  • I Love You

Extended plays

  • I'm Sorry...
  • Thank You,
  • The Love Collection

Mixtapes

  • #000000 & #FFFFFF

Singles

  • "Female Robbery"
  • "Sweater Weather"
  • "Let It Go"
  • "Afraid"