The Neighbourhood
The Neighbourhood is an American alternative rock/dark pop band that formed… Read Full Bio ↴The Neighbourhood is an American alternative rock/dark pop band that formed in Newbury Park, California, USA in August 2011. The band consists of Jesse Rutherford, Jeremy Freedman, Zach Abels, and Mikey Margott. Brandon Fried (drums) was kicked out of the band on November 15 2022 after groping allegations. Bryan Sammis (drums) left the group in January 2014.
The band released their first EP, I'm Sorry... in January 2013, where their single Sweater Weather reached #1 in the U.S. Alternative Tracks and #8 on the U.S. Rock Tracks and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted at #68 in Canada. Their first album, I Love You. was released on April 23, 2013.
In early 2012 a mysterious band appeared online. The group, The Neighbourhood, revealed no biographical information, no photos and no backstory, offering only a moody track titled "Female Robbery." Fans and the press were confounded, scouring the Internet for any information that might lead them to the identity of these musicians. Pieces of the puzzle, some reflecting reality and some not so much, began to emerge. The Neighbourhood were a quintet. They were from California despite the British spelling of their name. They had a second track, "Sweater Weather," which had an accompanying -- and equally dark -- video.
Although The Neighbourhood's identity remained hazy, it became clear that the music they were making felt transformative to critics and fans alike. The evocative combination of rock instruments with R&B and hip-hop aesthetics seemed, in many ways, revelatory, a reimagining of sounds that seemed to make people clamour for more information with even greater fervour. In April, BBC Radio One DJ Zane Lowe, an early champion of the group, let it slip that The Neighbourhood was the handiwork of musician Jesse Rutherford, a resident of Newbury Park, CA. By early May, as the band unveiled a free, self-released EP titled "I'm Sorry," it became understood that the identity of this young band was, ultimately, secondary to the music itself.
So who is The Neighbourhood? In essence, the group, which was formed in August 2011, is a collection of five friends who make music together. They're headed by Rutherford, a 21-year-old singer who has dabbled in various genres, including hip-hop, before crafting the merge of sounds that categorizes The Neighbourhood's style. Their debut EP was produced by Justyn Pilbrow, who brought Emile Haynie on board to collaborate on "Female Robbery." The EP, recorded at the end of last year, is composed of shadowy, emotional music with visuals to match. And it's all part of the band's master plan.
"I always have a strong vision before I go into anything," Rutherford says. "I don't know how to make music any other way. It was all in my head, and that vision for the music was to make hip-hop beats with guitars and I was going to sing and rap over them. We wanted to do that hip-hop aesthetic on an indie platform."
"I'm Sorry," a five-song disc, is a precursor to the band's debut album, which is also being produced by Pilbrow and Haynie. The album, expected out in March 2013, will expand the group's moody sensibility, which pairs brooding layers of instrumentals with Rutherford's hip-hop-inspired croon. The style, which the band has dubbed "black and white" due to its confident inspirations, is based largely on rhythm, as evidenced by the EP. "When I started in music I started doing drums and then I started doing vocals," Rutherford explains. "And then I combined the two together because to me rapping is just rhythmic vocals. I think the rhythm of hip-hop is really what got me into it. It's not just words being said; it's about how the words are said."
In the end, all you need to know about The Neighbourhood is in that music and in those words. There are more facts, more pieces of the puzzle, more information to unveil. But what's the fun in being given the full picture when you can slowly discover it for yourself? It's better to leave some mystery lingering. Because, after all, it's that unknowing that brought The Neighbourhood to people's attention to begin with.
The band released their first EP, I'm Sorry... in January 2013, where their single Sweater Weather reached #1 in the U.S. Alternative Tracks and #8 on the U.S. Rock Tracks and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted at #68 in Canada. Their first album, I Love You. was released on April 23, 2013.
In early 2012 a mysterious band appeared online. The group, The Neighbourhood, revealed no biographical information, no photos and no backstory, offering only a moody track titled "Female Robbery." Fans and the press were confounded, scouring the Internet for any information that might lead them to the identity of these musicians. Pieces of the puzzle, some reflecting reality and some not so much, began to emerge. The Neighbourhood were a quintet. They were from California despite the British spelling of their name. They had a second track, "Sweater Weather," which had an accompanying -- and equally dark -- video.
Although The Neighbourhood's identity remained hazy, it became clear that the music they were making felt transformative to critics and fans alike. The evocative combination of rock instruments with R&B and hip-hop aesthetics seemed, in many ways, revelatory, a reimagining of sounds that seemed to make people clamour for more information with even greater fervour. In April, BBC Radio One DJ Zane Lowe, an early champion of the group, let it slip that The Neighbourhood was the handiwork of musician Jesse Rutherford, a resident of Newbury Park, CA. By early May, as the band unveiled a free, self-released EP titled "I'm Sorry," it became understood that the identity of this young band was, ultimately, secondary to the music itself.
So who is The Neighbourhood? In essence, the group, which was formed in August 2011, is a collection of five friends who make music together. They're headed by Rutherford, a 21-year-old singer who has dabbled in various genres, including hip-hop, before crafting the merge of sounds that categorizes The Neighbourhood's style. Their debut EP was produced by Justyn Pilbrow, who brought Emile Haynie on board to collaborate on "Female Robbery." The EP, recorded at the end of last year, is composed of shadowy, emotional music with visuals to match. And it's all part of the band's master plan.
"I always have a strong vision before I go into anything," Rutherford says. "I don't know how to make music any other way. It was all in my head, and that vision for the music was to make hip-hop beats with guitars and I was going to sing and rap over them. We wanted to do that hip-hop aesthetic on an indie platform."
"I'm Sorry," a five-song disc, is a precursor to the band's debut album, which is also being produced by Pilbrow and Haynie. The album, expected out in March 2013, will expand the group's moody sensibility, which pairs brooding layers of instrumentals with Rutherford's hip-hop-inspired croon. The style, which the band has dubbed "black and white" due to its confident inspirations, is based largely on rhythm, as evidenced by the EP. "When I started in music I started doing drums and then I started doing vocals," Rutherford explains. "And then I combined the two together because to me rapping is just rhythmic vocals. I think the rhythm of hip-hop is really what got me into it. It's not just words being said; it's about how the words are said."
In the end, all you need to know about The Neighbourhood is in that music and in those words. There are more facts, more pieces of the puzzle, more information to unveil. But what's the fun in being given the full picture when you can slowly discover it for yourself? It's better to leave some mystery lingering. Because, after all, it's that unknowing that brought The Neighbourhood to people's attention to begin with.
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The Neighbourhood Lyrics
"Let It Go" I'm from a little city with expensive taste Where the cars…
#icanteven Just got cheated on, no it's not my day That's not…
$TING I tried to be someone I lied to be someone else...…
%23icanteven Just got cheated on, no it's not my day That's not…
1 of Those Weaks Aw man, the whip black and white My bitch black and…
24%017 Daddy's little girl started growing up (up, up, up, up) She…
3eff2b5550d883497730650980e560d9.js Two nights ago, she got that look in her eyes Kaleidoscope,…
A Certain Attitude Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not…
A Little Death Vacancy was lit, the guests were checking in The concierge w…
A The Time ... (sick bassline) ... When the time of year came around I…
Afraid I wake up, I'm afraid somebody else might take my…
Alleyways If things were different, we were young Skinny dipping, havi…
Baby Came Home Baby came home today Told me to stay away She told me…
baby came home 2 She was five foot four With some money on the floor And…
Big Long Line Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not…
Blue Read my mind, got me at a stop light Start me…
BooHoo Boo-hoo I heard what's happenin' lately Why I'm so down But …
Cherry Flavoured Sweet and sour motivation Wish I could keep concentration I…
Compass If I don't have you with me, I'm alone You know…
Cry Baby I think I talk too much I need to listen, baby I…
Daddy Issues Take you like a drug I taste you on my tongue You…
Daddy Issues feat. Syd Take me to your place (yeah, yeah, yeah yeah) Let's skip…
Dangerou$ Ridin' round in my city, same thing I used to…
Dangerous Ridin' round in my city, same thing I used to…
Devil One, two, three, four Ha ha Na-na-na, na-na Na-na, na-na, na…
Dust No more water in the lake No more fish in the…
Everybody I told you I would tell you everything you want…
Fallen Star Further apart, the closer that we are I'll keep you far…
Female Robbery I think I found hell I think I found something I think…
Ferrari I want a new yellow Ferrari from the nineties in…
Flawless She planned ahead for a year, he said let's play…
Float Imagine breathing in Imagine leaving all your air behind Wha…
Flowers Every day you want me to make Something I hate all…
Forever I'm waking up on wednesday morning It all feels good though…
Girls Like You We had our Neighborhood girl, she Used to hang out, in fro…
Givin N' Takin KTalkin' 'bout money? Shit, I'm about to make a lot See the…
Greetings from California I know once you come to California You won't ever look…
Greetings from Califournia Ooh, I know once you come to California You will never…
Heaven There's something 'bout you, baby There's something 'bout th…
Hell or High Water I went through hell To get to high water And now I'm…
Here We Go Again You showed me What I couldn't see But it's only Killed my ho…
Honest Patience, test my patience. If I made it too hard for…
How How could you question God's existence When you question God…
I can\xE2\x80\x99t even R.I.P. to my youth And you could call this the funeral I'm…
I Must Have Faith Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not…
Jealou$y I'm paranoid I hate to sleep alone My mind's playi…
Jealou%24y Daddy's little girl started growing up (up, up, up, up) She…
Jealousy Im paranoid I hate to sleep alone My mind playing tricks…
Kill Us All Yo, I drop jams like a bad jewel thief or…
Leaving Tonight You fooled me from the start When you let me start…
Let It Go I'm from a little city with expensive taste Where the cars…
Life's Big Mystery Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not available yet Lyrics not…
Livin' In A Dream Dream, where everybody loves me Living in a dream world, how…
Lost in Translation I wonder if they see That you don't belong to me Wish…
Lurk Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! This is the beat…
Me & My Bitch Hey what's up, we're The Neighbourhood and this is a…
Middle of Somewhere I was on the outside looking in Now I'm on the…
Nervous Maybe I shouldn't try to be perfect I confess, I'm obsessed…
No Grey Money, money, money First things first I don't wanna be …
Noise Sick of being innocent Sick of being immoral, too I was in…
Over the Influence Everything started with instinct My heart and my body felt i…
Paradise No matter where you go, you'll never have control No one…
Pretty Boy (No more) (No more) Even if my heart stops beatin' You're t…
Prey As long as you notice I'm hoping that you'll keep your…
R.I.P 2 My Youth R.I.P. to my youth And you could call this the funeral I'm…
Rain Don′t count on your umbrella, that would be insane Never mea…
Reflection Where have you been? Do you know when you're coming back? 'C…
Revenge I let you hit me off, mhm I won't do that…
RIP 2 My Youth R.I.P. to my youth And you could call this the funeral I'm…
Roll Call You won't skip on us If you sleeped on us Yeah, I…
Sadderdaze Dirty fingernails, same as your mind But he could strum the…
Say My Name / Cry My a River w/ lyrics Say my name Say my name if no one is around…
Say My Name/Cry Me a River Say my name, say my name If no one is around…
Scary Love Move to the city with me I don't wanna be alone Don't…
Silver You had your heart on your sleeve the last time Took…
Single I don't know if we should be alone together I still…
Softcore You've been my muse for a long time You get me…
Stargazing Take it from the top If I start I just can't…
Staying Up No food to eat, all the money's been wasted from…
Stuck with Me Now I'm feeling guilty for it Didn't wanna leave I got caugh…
Sweater Weather And all I am is a man I want the world…
Sweather Weather And all I am is a man I want the world…
T$RL Yeah (yeah), true story real life, first let me say…
Tell Me Something Good Woke up this morning feeling fine There′s something special …
That Way I tried to be someone I lied to be someone else...…
The Beach If I told you that I loved you Tell me, what…
The Mono-Tones Boys, boys, boys, boys, boys Voice in my head, telling me…
The Shining I've been hiding You've been shining Like diamonds blinding …
To On some mixtape shit, like I know a couple girls like…
Tobacco Sunburst Left with a black eye That was the worst I've felt In…
Too Serious If I could change your mind Then I would for sure,…
U Hope you don't regret it I pushed a lot back but…
U&I It don't matter what I'm doing, I keep thinkin' bout…
Void I wonder how I got by this week I only touched…
W.D.Y.W.F.M Two nights ago, she got that look in her eyes Kaleidoscope,…
Warm You need to get off my mind... I'm never satisfied It's nev…
WDYWFM Two nights ago, she got that look in her eyes Kaleidoscope,…
West Coast I'm from a different type of left land Old Wild West…
Wiped Out! Lost and afraid Young and innocent but getting older I don't…
Wires We talked about making it I'm sorry that you never made…
Ye (interlude) Mike stop it, stop it. Aiight, turn this shit black and…
Yellow Box Can we begin again? Just start over I gave everything I can …
YG call Alright, no problem, I′ll do it I'm, I′m at the studio…
You Get Me So High Hope you don't regret it I pushed a lot back but…
Chloe Naughton
on West Coast
I don't know if I'm right or not, but I feel like when they sing "If the sun was God, I'd be covered in faith, If the ocean was the Devil, I'd be covered in hate", it means more than he's got a tan and swims in the ocean a lot. But I can't put my finger on what it could mean...