The Districts are an American

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band originally from

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. 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 borough in

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. 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

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, 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

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. In February 2015, the group's second full-length album, ''A Flourish and a Spoil,'' produced by

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, also appeared on the Fat Possum label. This album peaked at #7 on the

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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 RobGroteDC9

*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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