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Wiped Out! (Album) by The Neighbourhood

Artist Biography For The Neighbourhood

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.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Wiped Out!

Wiped Out! Is The Second Studio Album By California Alternative Band The Neighbourhood. It Was Released On October 30 2015 Through Columbia Records. In Late 2020 The Song "Daddy Issues" Went Viral On TikTok Along With "Sweater Weather" A Song From The Band's Debut Album I Love You. The Album Received Generally Mixed Reviews. Writing For Exclaim! Ryan B. Patrick Called The Record "a "see What Sticks" Effort It's Slick And Polished But Hits Varying Levels Of Satisfaction Throughout." Natasha West From DIY Said That "Wiped Out! Delivers A Message Of Heartbreak Hope And Heartfelt Honesty" And "having Successfully Mixed Pop Rock And Hip-Hop Together It Seems Like They Have Finally Defined Their Sound As A Band". A Review Published By Mojo Magazine Stated "The LA Quintet Still Sound Like 16-Year-Old Boys... Musically Though Their Slick Soulful Pop-R&B Is Far More Refined". For Matt Collar From AllMusic It "doesn't Hurt That Cuts Like "Cry Baby " "Daddy Issues " And "Greetings From Califournia" Counteract The Band's Somewhat Downtempo Vibe With Catchy Melodies And Light Dance-Oriented Beats. As The Black & White Album Cover Illustration Of A Palm Tree On A Beach Implies This Is Surf Music For Street Goths And Beach Bums With Bad Attitudes". Kenneth Partridge From Billboard Wrote "The Subtler Less Stylized Wiped Out! Keeps The Palm-Trees-At-Twilight Feel But The Sound Is More Hazy R&B Than Rock". David Turner From Rolling Stone Thinks That "the Warmth Of "Sweater Weather" And The Rest Of The Neighbourhood's Debut Album Is Gone On Wiped Out! Replaced By A Ponderous Kind Of Cool". Uncut's Published Review Was That The Album Is "a Stylistic And Conceptual Vacuum."