Rick Nelson, who plays violin, viola, cello and keyboards in the band, is a longtime member of the Polyphonic Spree and St. Vincent.
[3] My Jerusalem's grand introduction was at SXSW 2009, in what band members considered their "opening night.
"[4] My Jerusalem's debut EP, Without Feathers, was released March 10, 2010, consists of five tracks: Sweet Chariot, Under Your Skin, Heroin(e), Turtledove, and Remember Everything, through 2:59 Records.
In October 2009 My Jerusalem embarked on a US tour with Har Mar Superstar and also played the CMJ Music Festival [8] In late 2010, the band released their debut album Gone For Good and received mostly positive reception.
The band quickly gained support from well respected outlets such as BBC 6Music which hosted a live session on Marc Rileys show [9] and NPR featuring them on All Songs Considered.
[16] Produced by Jim Eno of Spoon (band) and recorded in under three weeks in Public Hi-Fi studio with Jon Merz on guitar, keyboards, and horns, Michael St Clair on violin, keyboards, and horns, Cully Symington on Drums, and Ashley Dzerigian on bass,[17] On October 9, 2012, the band released their second studio album, Preachers.
The album received generally favorable reviews, with many noting that the record sounded much darker than the band's previous work.
"[18] A remix of the track Death Valley (by Jason Sebastian Russo and Chuck Davis of the band Guiding Light [19]) was featured on the soundtrack to the show Suits (U.S. TV series) for the episode My Jerusalem performed at SXSW Festival in 2013.
[23] My Jerusalem's third studio album was released June 24, 2016, on cd and vinyl through Washington Square Music.
I suppose I used it as a self-help thing, because I was in a really dark place and I felt if I went back to writing songs as medication, it would help.
[28] My Jerusalem also toured with several bands throughout the year including Elliot Summer, with The Psychedelic Furs,[29] Against Me!,[30] Hamilton Leithauser, and The Sounds.