The Districts are an American
rock band originally from
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of the city of Lancaster. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,370.
History
Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named a ...
. The group formed in 2009 while members Rob Grote, Mark Larson, Connor Jacobus, and Braden Lawrence were all still in high school.
History
The Districts were formed in 2009 by four high schoolers from Lititz, a small town in central Pennsylvania. The group self-released two EPs and a full-length album, ''Telephone,'' over the course of 2011 and 2012. Late in 2013, after a stint in viral success from a live studio session, The Districts signed with
Fat Possum Records
Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Water Valley and Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording previously unknown Mississippi blues artists (typically from Oxford or Holly Sprin ...
, and released an EP in early 2014 consisting of three remastered tracks from their previous releases and two new songs. By 2014 the group had relocated from Lititz to
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
. In February 2015, the group's second full-length album, ''A Flourish and a Spoil,'' produced by
John Congleton
John Congleton is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, engineer, mixer, writer and musician.
In addition to his production work, Congleton has fronted the alternative rock band the Paper Chase, and writes music for a newer project e ...
, also appeared on the Fat Possum label. This album peaked at #7 on the
Billboard Heatseekers chart and #28 on the Top Independent Albums chart. In August 2017, the band released their third full length album, ''Popular Manipulations,'' once again under the Fat Possum label.
Members
;Current
*Rob Grote - vocals, guitar
*Braden Lawrence - drums
*Pat Cassidy - guitar
File:The Districts am Haldern Pop Festival 2019 - 07 - Foto Alexander Kellner.jpg, Rob Grote
File:The Districts am Haldern Pop Festival 2019 - 17 - Foto Alexander Kellner.jpg, Pat Cassidy
File:The Districts am Haldern Pop Festival 2019 - 03 - Foto Alexander Kellner.jpg, Connor Jacobus
;Former
*Mark Larson - guitar
*Josh Sunseri
*Connor Jacobus
Discography
;Albums
*''Telephone'' (2012)
*''A Flourish and a Spoil'' (2015)
*''
Popular Manipulations'' (2017)
* ''
You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere'' (2020)
* ''Great American Painting'' (2022)
;EPs
*''Kitchen Songs'' (2011)
*''While You Were in Honesdale'' (2012)
*''The Districts'' (2014)
References
External links
Official website
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Fat Possum Records artists
Indie rock musical groups from Pennsylvania
Musical groups from Philadelphia