Climbing Neon Trees

"I think it was a place we didn't expect we'd come so soon," says Glenn, "Our album had only been out for two years in America, and even less internationally, so it came as a nice surprise actually."

 Which brings a twist – Habits is approaching double platinum status, Neon Trees proving a rare exception in the recent record industry slump. But Glenn is quick to acknowledge that the band's future success lies not in the recorded format, but the festival.

[To read more, and watch a video interview, visit Global Times China]

Video: Interview with Neon Trees

Photos: Tyler and Chris from Shanghai

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Neon Trees interview

Neon Trees is the latest band that seem determined to rescue power pop from extinction and they’re showing no sign of quitting the bubblegum pop-sphere. Habits, so far the only studio album from the Utah-based rock quartet peaked on Billboard’s Alternative Rock Chart with the hit single ‘Animal’, also featured in an episode of popular TV series Glee.

[To read the full interview, visit Time Out Beijing]

Photos: Neon Trees in Beijing

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From Murrieta to Beijing

The past few years have been surreal for pop-rock band Neon Trees. They've sold more than 1 million digital copies of their hit single, Animal. They've topped the Billboard and iTunes charts - and now they're here.

[To read more, visit China Daily]

Tango Goes Animal for the Neon Trees

Finally, the Trees themselves hit the stage. Not to be shown up by their opening acts, the band had the crowd cheering from the very start. Striding onstage in a bright red motorcycle jacket and matching sunglasses, lead vocalist Tyler Glenn wasted no time breaking into a spirited rendition of “Your Surrender.” Though the set list consisted primarily of tracks from their only album, Habits, a few extras—“Calling My Name” and “Phones”—slipped their way in. Particularly notable was the spectacular performance of their hit single Animal, which had the crowd just about to slip into an animal frenzy themselves.

[To read the full review, visit The Beijinger]