The Neighbourhood’s Jesse Rutherford has launched music along with his model new hardcore band Valley Woman.

On January 18, Valley Woman uploaded their 4-track demo to YouTube with out sharing any particulars as to who they had been. The one particulars that had been posted within the video’s caption had been credit that exposed the demo was produced by bigwig hardcore producer/musician Taylor Younger (Nails, Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate) and featured drums from his brother/frequent collaborator Colin.

Valley Woman’s first efficiency was on Saturday (January 27), opening a six-band invoice at Midnight Hour in San Fernando, CA. It was then revealed that the band’s frontman was Rutherford himself. The singer is greatest recognized for the viral hit ‘Sweater Climate’ and being the previous ex of Billie Eilish.

Followers of the brand new hardcore group took to social media to precise their shock to study that the ‘Daddy Points’ singer was the frontman of Valley Woman. “I like how everybody favored the Valley Woman launch till they discovered Jesse Rutherford was doing the vocals lmaooo,” mentioned one X/Twitter person whereas one other wrote: “Think about how superior the hardcore scene could be with out all of the offended gatekeepers within the feedback making an attempt to destroy every thing within the scene. I believe that is superior having new of us like Jesse get in and make noise like we’d like extra of this.”

Cosmic Joke’s frontman Mac Miller – to not be confused with the late rapper and was one of many different bands that carried out alongside Valley Woman on Saturday – took to his X/Twitter account to defend Rutherford.

“Maaaan I actually didn’t wanna get into this shit but- 1. Jess began going to exhibits with me over 15 years in the past and had performed it low key as a result of he didn’t wish to be taking consideration. 2. Affordable to hate on any band for the music however insane to make it private with a stranger. 3. Valley Woman moved quietly and introduced on the present anonymously so folks would come out strictly for the music. They opened a 6 band invoice and supported each different act. On the finish of the day I simply needed to have my mates play our present, and I’m glad I did. They belong right here.”

In different information, again in 2022, The Neighbourhood lower ties with drummer Brandon Fried, following accusations that he sexually assaulted singer María Zardoya.

Zardoya, who serves because the lead singer of indie pop band The Marías, raised the allegation on November 14, 2022 in a message posted to her Instagram Story.  Hours after elevating the accusation, The Neighbourhood responded to Zardoya’s claims through social media, starting a press release by writing that they had been “grateful to Maria for coming ahead.” The band – which additionally consists of guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, bassist Mikey Margot and vocalist Jesse Rutherford – then declared they “have zero tolerance for any sort of inappropriate behaviour in direction of girls”.

The band concluded the assertion by confirming Fried’s departure: “Because of Brandon’s actions, he’ll not be a member of The Neighbourhood.”