The Districts

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| name = The Districts

| image = File:The Districts Melt! 2015 10.jpg

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| caption = The Districts at Melt! Festival in 2015

| origin = Lititz, Pennsylvania

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| years_active = 2009–present

| label = Fat Possum

| associated_acts =

| current_members = Rob Grote
Braden Lawrence
Pat Cassidy

| past_members = Mark Larson
Josh Sunseri
Connor Jacobus

| website = {{Official URL}}

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File:The Districts Melt! 2015 09.jpg

The Districts are an American rock band originally from Lititz, Pennsylvania. 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.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-districts-mn0002742344/biography The Districts] at Allmusic 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, and released an EP in early 2014 consisting of three remastered tracks from their previous releases and two new songs.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-districts-are-set-to-go-national-ep-premiere-20140123 The Districts Are Set to Go National - EP Premiere ]. Rolling Stone, January 23, 2014. By 2014 the group had relocated from Lititz to Philadelphia.[http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147798-the-districts-wolf-alice-lana-del-rey-dis-does-singles-27-05-14 Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920051755/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147798-the-districts-wolf-alice-lana-del-rey-dis-does-singles-27-05-14 |date=2015-09-20 }}, Drowned in Sound In February 2015, the group's second full-length album, A Flourish and a Spoil, produced by John Congleton, also appeared on the Fat Possum label.[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20142-a-flourish-and-a-spoil/ Review], Pitchfork Media[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/05/the-districts-a-flourish-and-a-spoil-review Review], The Guardian[https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-districts/15906 Review], NME This album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #28 on the Top Independent Albums chart.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-districts-mn0002742344/awards Awards], Allmusic In August 2017, the band released their third full length album, Popular Manipulations, once again under the Fat Possum label.{{cite web|last1=Geslani|first1=Michelle|title=The Districts release new album Popular Manipulations: Stream|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/08/the-districts-release-new-album-popular-manipulations-stream/|website=Consequence of Sound|date=11 August 2017 |accessdate=22 February 2018}}