I Love You.

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Too peppy to be goth, too dark to be pop, too guitar-based to be synth-pop, and too atmospheric to be straight-up rock, The Neighbourhood’s 2013 full-length debut, <i>I Love You.</i>, didn’t quite seem to fit into any convenient pigeonhole. But with its electronic-tinged production, downcast lyrical mood, muscular groove, and intense, foreboding melodic feel, the band hit upon a signature sound that connected in a big way, suggesting that young alternative audiences were eager to embrace a dark icon retooled for their own generation. The Neighbourhood (The California band adopted a UK spelling to separate itself from a similarly named group) doesn’t really sound like any Gen X alternative heroe, though some trace elements can be identified in the DNA of <i>I Love You.</i> But its first album set the band up to occupy a similar place in the hearts of young (or young-at-heart) listeners lugging around a load of angst with a need for a compellingly moody musical avatar. .

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