The Neighbourhood

Biography

The Neighbourhood (abbreviated as The NBHD) is an American alternative rock band formed in Newbury Park, California, in 2011. The band consists of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Fredman and Zach Abels, bassist Mikey Margott and drummer Brandon Fried. After releasing two EPs, I'm Sorry... and Thank You, The Neighbourhood signed with Columbia Records to release their debut studio album, I Love You.×I Love You.19 April 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1How5:142Afraid4:113Everybody’s Watching Me (Uh Oh)3:584Sweater Weather4:005Let It Go3:176Alleyways4:277W.D.Y.W.F.M?4:198Flawless4:069Female Robbery3:2910Staying Up4:2811Float4:21 in 2013. "Sweater Weather×Sweater Weather2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sweater Weather (radio edit)3:39", the album's third single, became the only song from the project on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 14, and resurged in popularity nearly a decade later on radio airplay and Spotify. Other notable hits from the band include "Afraid", "Daddy Issues", "Baby Come Home 2/Valentines", "Softcore", "You Get Me So High", "Reflections" and "The Beach".
Later in 2013, the EP "The Love Collection×The Love Collection10 December 2013 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1West Coast4:132No Grey3:263$TING4:42" was released, followed by a mixtape titled #000000 & #FFFFFF×#000000 & #FFFFFF28 November 2014 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1*NSTYNCT4:412Lurk3:353warm5:574Jealou$y4:2751 of Those Weaks3:146Dangerous3:367YG call0:368When I Get Back3:419To2:2410Rain1:2911#icanteven3:5412U&I3:3413Givin & Takin3:4814Unfair2:2715Silver3:5316T$Rl2:22 in 2014. The band's second studio album, Wiped Out!×Wiped Out!30 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1A Moment of Silence0:302Prey4:433Cry Baby3:554Wiped Out!6:135The Beach4:156Daddy Issues4:207Baby Came Home 2 / Valentines6:308Greetings From Califournia4:049Ferrari3:0410Single4:2211R.I.P. 2 My Youth3:25, was released in October 2015. In March 2018, their self-titled third studio album was released, preceded by the EPs "Hard" and "To Imagine×To Imagine12 January 2018 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Dust3:292Scary Love3:443Heaven3:264Compass2:505Stuck With Me4:19", and followed by the EP "Ever Changing×Ever Changing21 September 2018 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Kill Us All2:432Livin' in a Dream3:153Beat Take 13:294Paradise3:305Beautiful Oblivion4:25". Tracks from these EPs not included on the final album were later compiled into the LP Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing×Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing9 March 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks · 2 discsDisc 1A1FlowersA2Scary LoveA3NervousB1VoidB2SoftcoreB3BlueDisc 2C1SadderdazeC2RevengeC3You Get Me So HighD1ReflectionsD2Too SeriousD3Stuck With Me. In 2020, The band's fourth studio album Chip Chrome and the Mono-Tones was released. In February 2022, it was reported that the band was taking an indefinite hiatus, following the removal of lead drummer Brandon Fried, who faced sexual misconduct allegations involving María Zardoya of The Marías. In August 2025, the band posted an Instagram story indicating their return to creating and releasing music, with Fried rejoining the band.
Lead singer Jesse Rutherford began a solo music career in 2016 and signed a solo contract with Atlantic Records in March 2023.

Formation and I Love You. (2011–2013)

The Neighbourhood was formed in August 2011 by lead singer Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Zachary Abels and Jeremiah Freedman, bassist Michael Margott and drummer Bryan 'Olivver The Kid' Sammis. The members of The Neighbourhood chose the British spelling of "neighbourhood" on the advice of their manager, in order to distinguish themselves from a band already using the American spelling; which is why their song titles also use the British spelling.
In early 2012, The Neighbourhood released "Female Robbery×Female Robbery7 August 2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Female Robbery3:27" and "Sweater Weather×Sweater Weather2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sweater Weather (radio edit)3:39". In May 2012, the band unveiled their debut self-released extended play titled I'm Sorry... for free download, produced by Justyn Pilbrow. In December 2012, the Neighbourhood released their second EP, Thank You,×Thank You,18 December 2012 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Let It Go3:172A Little Death3:30.
The band performed at Coachella in 2013, anticipating their debut album I Love You.×I Love You.19 April 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1How5:142Afraid4:113Everybody’s Watching Me (Uh Oh)3:584Sweater Weather4:005Let It Go3:176Alleyways4:277W.D.Y.W.F.M?4:198Flawless4:069Female Robbery3:2910Staying Up4:2811Float4:21, which was premiered on April 16, 2013, via Rolling Stone and officially released on April 23, 2013, via Columbia Records. It debuted at number 39 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 9,000 units in its first week. It was preceded by the lead single "Sweater Weather", which music video was released on March 5, 2013. They made their first televised performance of the song on June 27, 2013, at Jimmy Kimmel Live. "Sweater Weather" reached the top of the charts in early June 2013, hitting number one on Billboard Alternative Songs chart and breaking the top ten on Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart.
The band went on tour opening for Imagine Dragons in July and September 2013. The Neighbourhood also made two appearances in Eastern Canada during the summer of 2013. They played as one of the headliners of Toronto, Canada's Edgefest on July 31, 2013, and then a few days later played at Canada's largest music festival, Osheaga, in Montreal on August 4. The Neighbourhood performed at Atlanta's Music Midtown on September 21, 2013.

#000000 & #FFFFFF and Wiped Out! (2014–2015)

In April 2013, The Neighbourhood announced their summer 2013 tour called The Love Collection Tour along with Lovelife, the 1975, and JMSN. as well as that they were planning the release of a mixtape. On December 10, 2013, they released a new EP called The Love Collection×The Love Collection10 December 2013 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1West Coast4:132No Grey3:263$TING4:42. On January 16, 2014, the band revealed on social media that drummer Bryan Sammis was leaving the band.
On November 28, 2014, the band finally released the project, titled #000000 & #FFFFFF (the hexadecimal color codes for black and white, respectively) for free. It was hosted by DJ Drama and features guest appearances by YG, Dej Loaf, French Montana, Danny Brown, G-Eazy and others. The mixtape was officially released for streaming and download on November 22, 2017.
In August 2015, the band announced the upcoming October 30 release of their second album Wiped Out!×Wiped Out!30 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1A Moment of Silence0:302Prey4:433Cry Baby3:554Wiped Out!6:135The Beach4:156Daddy Issues4:207Baby Came Home 2 / Valentines6:308Greetings From Califournia4:049Ferrari3:0410Single4:2211R.I.P. 2 My Youth3:25. It was preceded by the lead single "R.I.P. 2 My Youth" and reached the number 13 position on the US Billboard 200. The band embarked on a European tour in November 2015 and on an American tour in May and June 2016 to support the album.

Hard to Imagine, album, Self-titled Album, Chip Chrome & the Mono-Tones and hiatus (2017–2025)

On September 21, 2017, the Neighbourhood released the EP Hard, which reached number 183 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Another EP called To Imagine×To Imagine12 January 2018 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Dust3:292Scary Love3:443Heaven3:264Compass2:505Stuck With Me4:19 was released on January 12, 2018. The band later announced their third studio album The Neighbourhood, released March 9, 2018, which included tracks from the previous extended plays, including the lead single "Scary Love×Scary Love5 December 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Scary Love3:44". After the release, the tracks from the extended plays that were not included on the final tracklisting were collected in another EP called Hard to Imagine. The band then released the complete edition of the album, titled Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing×Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing9 March 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks · 2 discsDisc 1A1FlowersA2Scary LoveA3NervousB1VoidB2SoftcoreB3BlueDisc 2C1SadderdazeC2RevengeC3You Get Me So HighD1ReflectionsD2Too SeriousD3Stuck With Me which featured all songs released from Hard, To Imagine, The Neighbourhood, and Ever Changing, except the two tracks "Revenge" and "Too Serious".
On August 16, 2019, they premiered a music video along with their single, "Middle of Somewhere". On October 10, 2019, the Neighbourhood's single, "Yellow Box×Yellow Box12 October 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Yellow Box3:03" was released and featured on an action game, Death Stranding. They released a lyric video for "Yellow Box" on November 7, 2019.
On July 31, 2020, the band announced the September 25 release of their fourth album Chip Chrome & the Mono-Tones. It was preceded by a single "Cherry Flavoured×Cherry Flavoured31 July 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Cherry Flavoured3:28", which they released in a playlist named after the album via various streaming services. The playlist is a compilation of the band's essential songs, plus the single. In description of the playlist was, quote: "Album out 9/25". In late 2020, their songs "Sweater Weather×Sweater Weather2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sweater Weather (radio edit)3:39", from their album I Love You.×I Love You.19 April 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1How5:142Afraid4:113Everybody’s Watching Me (Uh Oh)3:584Sweater Weather4:005Let It Go3:176Alleyways4:277W.D.Y.W.F.M?4:198Flawless4:069Female Robbery3:2910Staying Up4:2811Float4:21 and "Daddy Issues" from their album, Wiped Out!×Wiped Out!30 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1A Moment of Silence0:302Prey4:433Cry Baby3:554Wiped Out!6:135The Beach4:156Daddy Issues4:207Baby Came Home 2 / Valentines6:308Greetings From Califournia4:049Ferrari3:0410Single4:2211R.I.P. 2 My Youth3:25, went viral on TikTok, gaining more streams across platforms.
In February 2022, the band announced that they would be taking a hiatus. On November 13, 2022, the band announced on social media that drummer Brandon Fried would no longer be in the Neighbourhood after Marías lead vocalist María Zardoya accused him of sexual assault.

Return to music and Ultrasound (2025–present)

On August 29, 2025, the official Instagram account of The Neighbourhood posted a story, indicating their return to creating and releasing music. Additionally, they announced drummer Brandon Fried would return to the band. On October 23, 2025, the band released three songs, "OMG", "Lovebomb", and "Private×Private23 October 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Private3:492OMG3:033Lovebomb3:20", from their fifth studio album titled Ultrasound (stylized as (((((ultraSOUND)))))×(((((ultraSOUND)))))14 November 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Hula Girl4:052OMG3:033Lovebomb3:204Private3:495Lil Ol Me3:276Planet4:017Holy Ghost4:308Rabbit4:599Tides4:1610Daisy Chain3:2611Zombie3:1312Mama Drama3:5113Crushed3:1814Mute3:1215Stupid Boy4:3316Start2:3917Good Grief4:2118Lulu3:4019Red Flag3:1120Bed2:28), released on November 14, 2025.

Musical style

The Neighbourhood's musical style has been described as alternative rock, indie rock, and pop rock with elements of electronic, hip hop and R&B.

Members

Lineup

Jesse Rutherford – lead vocals (2011–present)
Zachary Abels – lead and rhythm guitar (2011–present), backing vocals (2015–present)
Jeremiah Freedman – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (2011–present)
Michael Margott – bass guitar (2011–present), backing vocals (2015–present)
Brandon Fried – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2014–2022; 2025–present)
Former members

Bryan "Olivver" Sammis – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2011–2014)
Timeline

Headlining

The Drought Tour (2013)
The Love Collection Tour (2013)
El Tour Blanco (2014)
The Flood Tour (2015)
NU Waves Tour (2016)
The Middle of Somewhere Tour (2019)
Wourld Tour (2026)