Neon Trees

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Biography

Neon Trees is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah. The band received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the band The Killers. Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records and released their first full length album, Habits, in 2010. Their first single "Animal" climbed to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Alternative Rock chart. Formed initially by neighbors Tyler Glenn (vocals, keyboards) and Chris Allen (guitar, vocals) the band made its first home in Provo, eventually adding Branden Campbell (bass guitar, vocals) and Elaine Bradley (drums, percussion, vocals) to the lineup. David Charles also plays with the band as touring guitarist. They first started playing under the name Neon Trees in late 2005 with five original members, Tyler Glenn and Chris Allen from California, and three veterans of the Utah music scene, bass player Mike Liechty, drummer Jason Gibbons and keyboardist Nathan Evans. The band's name originates from the lighted trees on the In-N-Out Burger signs, which inspired Tyler Glenn. In a strange twist of fate, it was later learned that Branden Campbell's father, Steve Campbell, installed the exact neon trees in the In-N-Out that inspired Glenn while working for a sign company out of Las Vegas. The band is well-known throughout Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah, where it was formed. All four members of Neon Trees are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They released an EP called Becoming Different People in 2006 during the time of their first tour through California. The EP featured promising songs like "Snap the Flash," "Sister Stereo," "Modern Romantics," "Ashley Stevenson." They also recorded other unreleased tracks during the "Treehouse Sessions" in 2006. The band's lineup soon narrowed down to four members with Branden Campbell and Elaine Bradley joining the group on bass and drums, respectively. Shortly thereafter, The Killers' drummer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., went to watch the band play at a small club in Las Vegas as he had been in a Ska band called "Attaboy Skip" with Neon Trees bassist Branden Campbell prior to joining The Killers. Ronnie was impressed, and as a result they were chosen to open for The Killers for a string of dates on their 2008 North American tour. Vannucci later helped the band sign to major label Mercury Records, which was announced in late 2008. Additionally, the group was voted Band of the Year in 2009 by City Weekly, a popular Salt Lake City publication. Branden Campbell also featured as the bassist for Americana group Parlor Hawk on their award winning album Hoarse & Roaring (2010).

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Year Formed 2005
Number of Albums 24
Record Label
Website neontrees.com
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Genres

Indie New Wave

Trivia

What was the name of Neon Trees' first full length album?

Habits

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When was Habits released?

March 2010

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What was Habits' lead single?

Animal

...sed their first fulllength album, Habits in March 2010. Its lead single Animal reached the kind of success that a fresh band would need. The single de...
Animal debuted at what number on the Billboard chart?

100

...ed the kind of success that a fresh band would need. The single debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed up to number 3 in 22 weeks....
What band did Neon trees tour with in 2008?

The Killers

... 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the band The Killers . Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records. Since their...
How many studio albums has Neon Trees released?

four

...igned by Mercury Records. Since their formation, Neon Trees has released four studio albums: Habits (2010), Picture Show (2012), Pop Psychology (2014)...
How many EPs has the band had?

three

...14), and I Can Feel You Forgetting Me (2020). The band has also released three EPs and eighteen singles. David Charles also plays with the band as tou...
How many singles has the band had?

eighteen

...eel You Forgetting Me (2020). The band has also released three EPs and eighteen singles. David Charles also plays with the band as touring guitarist. ...
Who plays with the band as a touring guitarist?

David Charles

...e (2020). The band has also released three EPs and eighteen singles. David Charles also plays with the band as touring guitarist. They first started p...
When did the band start playing under the name Neon trees?

late 2005

...ing guitarist. They first started playing under the name Neon Trees in late 2005 with five original members, Tyler Glenn and Chris Allen from Californ...
Who is Branden Campbell's father?

Steve Campbell

...e coincidence, it was later learned that Branden Campbell's father, Steve Campbell , installed the exact Neon Trees in the InNOut that inspired Glenn w...
Neon Trees blends new wave, dance, and what else into smart, catchy pop?

indie

...s with Animal and Everybody Talks, Neon Trees blend new wave, dance, and indie into smart, catchy pop. Though their hookladen style echoes the Strokes...
Who was the drummervocalist for the band Neon Trees?

Elaine Bradley

...he pair connected with bassist Branden Campbell and drummervocalist Elaine Bradley ; originally from Chicago, the latter began playing guitar in bands ...
What was the name of the first EP released by Neon trees?

Becoming Different People

...sound at local shows. The band released their first EP, 2006's Becoming Different People , while on tour in California. The group's Mercury debut, Habi...
What number on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart did Neon Trees release in 2010?

113

...group's Mercury debut, Habits, arrived in March 2010 and peaked at number 113 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Its single Animal became a hit, reach...
In what year did Neon Trees release their holiday single Wish List?

2010

...and won the 2011 Billboard Music Award for Top Alternative Song. Late in 2010 , Neon Trees released the holiday single Wish List and the live EP iTunes...
What was the name of the live EP released from SoHo?

iTunes Live

...010, Neon Trees released the holiday single Wish List and the live EP iTunes Live from SoHo. After touring in support of the album, in May 2015 the ba...
In what month and year did the band release Songs I Can't Listen To?

May 2015

...ve EP iTunes Live from SoHo. After touring in support of the album, in May 2015 the band issued the nonalbum single Songs I Can't Listen To. In April ...
What was the name of Glenn's 2016 single?

Trash

...2016, Glenn embarked on his solo career with the brash electropop single Trash , which drew controversy for its critique of the conservative values of ...
What kind of clothes did the members of Neon Trees wear?

technicolor

...To look at the members of Neon Trees their technicolor clothes, skinny ties, hair bleached and lacquered into gravitydefying shapes you might fairly p...
What type of hair did the Neon trees have?

bleached and lacquered into gravitydefying shapes

...Trees their technicolor clothes, skinny ties, hair bleached and lacquered into gravitydefying shapes you might fairly place them in the same musical l...
What church are Tyler Glenn, Elaine Brady, Chris Allen, and Branden Campbell members of?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints

...len and bassist Branden Campbell are all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints a fact that has dominated discussion about the band...
Who is the bassist of the band?

Branden Campbell

...ler Glenn, drummer Elaine Brady, guitarist Chris Allen and bassist Branden Campbell are all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints ...
What is Neon Trees' latest release?

Pop Psychology

...d since Glenn came out as gay in March. Neon Trees' latest release, Pop Psychology , continues its steady arc of catchy, danceable poprock though the l...
What's Tyler Glenn's profession?

Singerguitarist

...nged marriage where divorce is not an option, and I'm OK with that. Singerguitarist , Tyler Glenn on warming up before shows: I always warm up, somethi...
What is the name of the singer-guitarist in the band?

Tyler Glenn

...here divorce is not an option, and I'm OK with that. Singerguitarist, Tyler Glenn on warming up before shows: I always warm up, something I learned fr...
Who said that the band collectively enjoys her?

Tyler Green

...ther and focus our energy before we go on. Of the controversial star, Tyler Green said, I think the band collectively enjoys her, but I myself am actu...
What TV show did the Neon Trees song, Animal, appear on?

Glee

...0. The Neon Trees song, Animal was performed by the cast of the TV show, Glee . Their debut album Habits is filled with '80s pop meshed with bombastic ...
Who signed the Killers?

Mercury Records

...ur dates. Not long after, the band was signed by major record label Mercury Records and released their first full length album, Habits, in 2010. The N...
When did Tyler Glenn and Chris Allen first meet?

grade school

...er Glenn and guitarist Chris Allen. They have known each other since grade school , when they turned 17 they began writing music together but Allen's a...
What did Chris Allen want to be?

masseuse

...d 17 they began writing music together but Allen's aspirations to be a masseuse lead him to a massage school in Utah. In 2003, the duo split up. Two y...
Where did Allen attend a massage school?

Utah

...but Allen's aspirations to be a masseuse lead him to a massage school in Utah . In 2003, the duo split up. Two years later, Glenn made a radical decisi...
In what year did the duo split up?

2003

...'s aspirations to be a masseuse lead him to a massage school in Utah. In 2003 , the duo split up. Two years later, Glenn made a radical decision. He pa...
What was the name of the 2008 EP released by the band?

Drop Your Weapon

...aine Doty. In the summer of 2008 the quartet released an EP titled Drop Your Weapon and enjoyed a fair degree of local success. On the other end of th...
Who did the band add to their lineup?

bassist Branden Campbell and drummer Elaine Doty

...ey finally completed the band with the addition of bassist Branden Campbell and drummer Elaine Doty . In the summer of 2008 the quartet released an EP ...