Since their formation, Neon Trees has released five studio albums: Habits (2010), Picture Show (2012), Pop Psychology (2014), I Can Feel You Forgetting Me (2020), and Sink Your Teeth (2024).

[4] They first started playing under the name Neon Trees in late 2005 with five original members, Tyler Glenn and Chris Allen from California, and three veterans of the Utah music scene, bass player Mike Liechty, drummer Jason Gibbons and keyboardist Nathan Evans.

The band's name originates from the lighted trees on the In-N-Out Burger signs, which inspired Tyler Glenn.

The band's lineup soon narrowed down to four members with Branden Campbell and Elaine Bradley joining the group on bass and drums, respectively.

Shortly thereafter, The Killers' drummer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., went to watch the band play at a small club in Las Vegas as he had been in a Ska band called "Attaboy Skip" with Neon Trees bassist Branden Campbell prior to joining The Killers.

Ronnie was impressed, and as a result they were chosen to open for The Killers for a string of dates on their 2008 North American tour.

They performed a second single 1983 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on January 13, 2011 and another stint on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Jan 18, 2011.

[9] Throughout early 2010 the band, along with Mutemath and Street Drum Corps, opened for the Thirty Seconds to Mars tour Into the Wild.

[citation needed] From March 31, 2011, to April 23, 2011, they also opened for My Chemical Romance during the North American leg of their World Contamination Tour.

[citation needed] The band's song "Animal" was also performed by the cast of Glee in the 15th episode of Season 2 entitled "Sexy".

[citation needed] On December 7, 2011, an article published by Rolling Stone's website streamed the band's new song "Everybody Talks".

[citation needed] Neon Trees' second studio album Picture Show was released on April 17, 2012.

[citation needed] On August 29, 2012, Neon Trees performed "Everybody Talks" on the America's Got Talent live results show.

[citation needed] The second single from the album is the track "Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night)" with the collaboration of American record producer and D.J.

[23][24] "First Things First" is the end credit song for the 2016 Netflix Original series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

[25][26][27][28][29][30] On May 5, 2015, the band released a non-album single entitled "Songs I Can't Listen To"[31] and an accompanying music video on June 3, 2015, featuring Dustin Lance Black.

[48] When describing the band's sound, Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote "Neon Trees blend new wave, dance, and indie into smart, catchy pop.