Famed for hit singles like “Animal” and “Everybody Talks,’ Neon Trees will be playing at The Orange County Obsevatory in Santa Ana on Tuesday as part of their “First Things First” tour. The tour is promoting their third studio album Pop Psychology, which features the song “Sleeping with a Friend.”
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Orange County is about to get a dose of energy this Tuesday.

Neon Trees is continuing their “First Things First” tour in Santa Ana at the OC Observatory to promote their new album, Pop Psychology.
If the band doesn’t sound familiar, they should. Currently, the band’s two most popular songs seem to be heard everywhere.
“Animal,” their first big hit, reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs Chart and No. 2 on its Rock Songs’ Chart.
The song was also featured on the hit show Glee. The band’s other hit, “Everybody Talks,” was a double platinum single by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The latest and greatest song from the band is “Sleeping with a Friend,” which was certified Gold by the RIAA.
This song is said to embody all that the Neon Trees are with its upbeat, modern alternative pop. However, the roots of this song go deep.
Tyler Glenn, the band’s lead vocalist and songwriter, has been in the news recently for something other than his music.
Earlier this year, Glenn came out of the closet and announced to the world that he’s gay.
Now, normally this wouldn’t be so unusual, but there’s a twist—he’s Mormon.

All of the band members were raised Mormon, and none of them have any ill feelings toward the church.
In fact, all four members credit The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for their success.
The group chooses not to drink alcohol or to do drugs, and they attribute their rise to fame to the church’s doctrine of staying away from such substances.

It seems there would be a conflict for Glenn, but he assures there is none.
“I don’t know what the rumors are, but we’re not taught that ‘homos are going to hell’ on Sunday in church,” he said in an interview with Rolling Stone.“Mostly it’s just about Christ and his teachings.”

This inner struggle with his sexuality is what has in- spired Glenn to write these songs.
“Sleeping with a Friend” is really about an attraction he had for a straight friend of his.
In fact, most of the songs he’s written have an under- lying tone about his anxiety and depression as a younger man.
Despite the controversy, Neon Trees are on their way to the top, and they are moving fast.
They made their first appearance in 2008 when they opened for The Killers.
After that, they signed a contract with Mercury Records.

Pop Psychology is their third album after Habits (2010) and Picture Show (2012).

Students should expect a lot of energy and audience interactions at the concert, and also some bubbly-colorful music.

The Neon Trees will be at the OC Observatory on Tuesday, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are $25.

For more information or to order tickets, go to the OC Observatory’s website. For more information on the band or to listen to their music, go to fameisdead.com.