Band
The Neighbourhood

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 clamor for more information with even greater fervor. 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. See more [+]

Sweater Weather |||||

All I am is a man I want this world in my hands I hate the b...

Daddy Issues |||||

Take you like a drug I taste you on my tongue You ask me w...

Rip 2 My Youth |||||

R.I.P. to my youth And you could call this the funeral I'm j...

Afraid |||||

Make that money, fake that bunny, ache my tummy On the fence...

Flawless |||||

She planned ahead for a year, he said "Let's play it by ear"...

Say My Name / Cry Me a River |||||

Say my name, say my name If no one is around you, say baby, ...

Female Robbery |||||

I think I found hell I think I found something. I think I fo...

Stuck With Me |||||

Now I'm feeling guilty for it Didn't wanna leave I got caugh...

Cry Baby |||||

I think I talk too much I need to listen, baby I need to l...

Softcore |||||

Verse: 1 You've been my muse for a long time You get me thro...

Nervous |||||

Maybe I shouldn't try to be perfect I confess, I'm obsessed ...

Touch Me |||||

Vacancy was lit, the guests were checking in The concierge w...

Prey |||||

As long as you notice I'm hoping that you'll keep your heart...

Icanteven |||||

Just got cheated on, no it's not my day That's not my bitch,...

Reflections |||||

Where have you been? Do you know when you're coming back? '...

24/7 |||||

Daddy's little girl started growing up (up, up, up, up) She ...

Wires |||||

We talked about making it I'm sorry that you never made it A...

Tabacco Sunburst |||||

Left with a black eye That was the worst I've felt In a long...

Greetings From California |||||

Ooh, I know once you come to California You will never look ...

The Beach |||||

If I told you that I loved you Tell me, what would you say? ...

Void |||||

I need you to fill the void I wonder how I got by this week ...

Alleyways |||||

If things were different, we were young Skinny dipping, hav...

Baby Came Home 2 / Valentines |||||

She was five foot four With some money on the floor And box ...

Baby Came Home |||||

Baby came home today Told me to stay away She told me her ma...

Cherry Flavoured |||||

Hmmm Sweet and sour motivation Wish I could keep concentrati...

Compass |||||

If I don't have you with me, I'm alone You know I never know...

Float |||||

Imagine breathing in Imagine leaving all your air behind W...

How |||||

How could you question God's existence, When you question Go...

Leaving Tonight |||||

you fooled me from the start when you let me start to love y...

Let It Go |||||

I'm from a little city with expensive taste, Where the cars ...

Little Death |||||

Vacancy was lit, the guests were checking in The concierge w...

Lurk |||||

I wanna be honest I wanna be bad I want the attention I want...

No Grey |||||

Money, money, money First things first I don't wanna be forg...

Pretty Boy |||||

Even if my heart stops beating You're the only thing I need,...

Sadderdaze |||||

Dirty fingernails, same as your mind But he can strum the g...

Scary Love |||||

Move to the city with me Don't wanna be alone Don't wanna be...

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