With their irrepressibly catchy single "Animal," I was psyched to hear that Neon Trees was open for interviews during their tour. I caught up with the warmhearted and down-to-earth Branden Campbell in between show dates and he talked about touring, their current video contest, and going off the beaten path... in more ways than one.[To read the full interview with Branden, visit Culture Brats]
Neon Trees have been a breakout pop success in the past year, even dating back to when Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus wrote about them in his SPIN.com column. Now, they’ve got two new notable projects on the horizon.[To read more of the interview and see other things from Bonnaroo, visit Backstage At Bonnaroo]
Frontman Tyler Glenn worked on a song for Black Cards, the new band featuring Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz. “It’s cool, I’ve heard it, and I don’t know when it’s being released,” he said of the collabo. “I love their jazzy pop thing, and I’m glad he’s working on new music.”
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Neon Trees frontman Tyler Glenn has told Billboard the band is in the process of tweaking their sound. He adds that it has more of a pop and soul flavor than what fans heard on their first record, Habits.[To read more, visit RTT News]
During the interview, Glenn says the band is still touring hard behind their 2010 release but they're also beginning to work on a new album.
The singer-keyboardist tells Billboard.com that the Utah quartet is "doing what we can on the road, 'cause we're still heavily touring off (last year's 'Habits'). I'm the guy in the band that wishes we could be making a new record now. My favorite place to be is playing live, but I'm really, really excited and eager to have new music to perform. And I also realize we made kind of a short first album, so I want to be able to keep providing." He predicts that the next album "probably won't be (released) 'til early next year," however.[To read more, visit Billboard.com]
