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Good Neighbours' debut single, the early-2000s indie rock-inspired “Home,” reached number four on Billboard’s TikTok chart and crossed over into the Hot 100 in 2024. It paved the way for their debut EP, Good Neighbours.

Essex singer/songwriter Oli Fox and South London-born musician Scott Verrill followed their own paths to become artists in the mid- to late 2010s. Fox made a living as a songwriter for acts like electronic duo Gorgon City and as a support act for Norwegian singer/songwriter Sigrid, earning attention for a pair of lo-fi EPs. Verrill, meanwhile, had been performing since he was a teenager -- his first band, the Theory of 6 Degrees, was the youngest to play the Glastonbury Festival -- and issued music under the names Kyko, Kwassa, and Good Scott.

With neighboring studios in East London, Fox and Verrill began collaborating informally in 2023, eventually deciding to make their partnership official with music that recalled the sonic textures of indie rock in the early 21st century. A snippet of their first track as Good Neighbours, “Home,” went viral on TikTok before their distributor, Universal Music Group, pulled all of their music from the app in early 2024. Nonetheless, fans were quick to flock to the full-length version, giving the pair their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. In October 2024, they delivered their debut EP, the eponymously titled Good Neighbours. It featured "Home," along with the single "Bloom." ~ Mike Duquette