The Districts

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The Districts
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The Districts at Melt! Festival in 2015
Background information
Origin Lititz, Pennsylvania
Genres
Years active2009–2022
Labels Fat Possum
MembersRob Grote
Braden Lawrence
Pat Cassidy
Past membersMark Larson
Josh Sunseri
Connor Jacobus
Alex Held
Website www.thedistrictsband.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Rob Grote

The Districts was 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.

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History

The Districts were formed in 2009 by four high schoolers from Lititz, a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [1] 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. [2] By 2014 the group had relocated from Lititz to Philadelphia. [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] This album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #28 on the Top Independent Albums chart. [7] In August 2017, the band released their third full-length album, Popular Manipulations, once again under the Fat Possum label. [8] In March 2019, the band released their fourth full-length album, You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere and in March 2022 they released their last full-length album, Great American Painting. Both of the albums were under Fat Possum Label. [9]

As of now, all members of the band have gone their separate ways. Lead vocalist Rob Grote has continued his solo career under the name Super Infinity, releasing four albums since 2023. Rhythm guitarist Pat Cassidy has also pursued a solo path, releasing one full-length album and one extended play, with no further releases since 2023. Drummer Braden Lawrence initially launched a solo project and released one album in 2023; in 2025, he formed a duo called Beaming with musician Derek Ted.

In October 2025, the band announced on social media that their first EP, Kitchen Songs, was returning to Spotify and Bandcamp.

Members

Current
Former

Discography

Albums
EPs

References

  1. ↑ The Districts at Allmusic
  2. ↑ The Districts Are Set to Go National - EP Premiere . Rolling Stone , January 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ Interview Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine , Drowned in Sound
  4. ↑ Review, Pitchfork Media
  5. ↑ Review, The Guardian
  6. ↑ Review, NME
  7. ↑ Awards, Allmusic
  8. ↑ Geslani, Michelle (August 11, 2017). "The Districts release new album Popular Manipulations: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  9. ↑ Great American Painting set to release
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