美国新晋另类摇滚组合 Neon Trees 来自犹他州的普若佛市。最初由主唱兼键盘手Tyler Glenn和他的邻居吉他手 Chris Allen 组成,之后又加入了贝斯手 Branden Campbell 和鼓手 Elaine Bradley 。
组合显示在本地获得成功,到了 2008 年底他们被选中为 The Killers 的北美巡演进行开场。不久之后组合就在 2009 年初被 Mercury 唱片公司签约。而组合也被犹他州盐湖城的《城市周报》评选为2009年的年度最佳乐队。
组合之前独立发行过一些专辑,而组合的正式处子专辑《Habits》于 2010 年 3 月 16 日通过 Mercury 和嘻哈厂牌 Def Jam 唱片发行,凭借主打歌“ Animal ”,组合的人气可以说是日渐高涨。
by Heather Phares
Provo, UTs poppy dance-punk band Neon Trees features vocalist/keyboardist Tyler Glenn, guitarist Chris Allen, bassist Branden Campbell, and drummer/vocalist Elaine Bradley. The groups roots go back to Campbell and Allens time growing up in Southern California; when Allen moved to Utah for school, Glenn, a self-taught musician, followed him. The pair connected with Campbell and Bradley; the latter began playing guitar in bands when she was 14 before switching to the drums. The band perfected their new wave-tinged sound at local shows and got their big break when they were chosen to be one of the opening acts for the Killers' 2008 North American tour. Early the following year, Neon Trees were signed to Mercury Records; they were also voted 2009s Band of the Year by Salt Lake Citys City Weekly. The groups Mercury debut, Habits, arrived in early 2010.