Up for auction "Animal" Neon Trees Group Signed CD Cover. This
item is authenticated by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of
Authenticity.
Neon
Trees is an
American 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 studio
album, Habits, in 2010. Their first single, "Animal", climbed to
No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and
No. 1 on the Alternative Songs chart.
Formed initially by childhood friends Tyler Glenn (vocals, keyboards) and Chris Allen
(guitar, vocals) who both grew up in Murrieta, California, the
band made its first home in Provo after Glenn and Allen moved there from
Southern California, 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 coincidence, 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. They released an EP, Becoming
Different People, in 2006 during the time of their first tour through California.
The EP featured promising songs like "Phones", "Sister
Stereo", "Up Against the Glass". 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. |