They (stylised THEY.) is an American R&B duo from Los Angeles, California, consisting of Dante Jones and Andrew "Drew Love" Neely. The duo started their career in 2015, releasing the debut extended play Nü Religion, which received critical acclaim. That year, they released the commercially successful single "Working for It" in collaboration with Zhu and Skrillex. In 2016, they began touring with singer Bryson Tiller. The following year, the duo released their debut studio album, Nü Religion: Hyena. In 2020, They signed to Avant Garden Records under Island Records and released their second studio album, The Amanda Tape, on October 23, 2020.
Career 2015: Formation and Nü Religion Dante Jones was born in Denver, Colorado, while Andrew Neely was born in Washington, D.C. The duo was formed in Los Angeles, California in 2015. On October 13, 2015, the duo released their debut extended play, Nü Religion, through Mind of a Genius Records and Warner Bros. Records. The project, which includes three songs in its track listing, received favorable reviews from music critics. Additionally, the duo began gaining support from record producer Timbaland. While talking about the project in an interview with The Fader magazine, Drew said; "Nü Religion is a new way of thinking. As individuals the way we have approached life and the art of music has always been left of center; even from youth. It's been all about finding a way to incorporate that into a cohesive musical project that we are proud of and that people enjoy. We think we've done that." On October 22, 2015, "Working for It", a collaboration single by They, Zhu and Skrillex, was released. The song peaked at number 30 in Australia and number 71 in the United Kingdom. The song appeared in Zhu's EP, Genesis Series and debut studio album, Generationwhy.
2016–2018: Nü Religion: Hyena In early 2016, the duo joined singer Bryson Tiller as opening act for his Trapsoul Tour. In summer 2016, the duo released the singles, "Say When" and "Deep End", both of which managed to enter the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart. On August 8, 2016, THEY. was named "New band of the week" by The Guardian newspaper. In October 2016, the duo was included in Complex magazine's "Best New Musicians in 2016 Across America" list. On February 24, 2017, the duo released their debut studio album, Nü Religion: Hyena. Following the release of their album, They solidified their breakthrough year by performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
2018–2019: Fireside EP In 2018, the duo also joined Grammy-nominated artist 6LACK as an opening act for his From East Atlanta with Love tour. They also released their collaborative EP Fireside in 2018, which features Wiz Khalifa, Jessie Reyez, Jeremih, Vic Mensa, Ty Dolla Sign, and Gallant. This project was influenced by 90s R&B, soul music, trap music, and a recent genre of hip hop known as emo rap, in which the instrumental is guitar-driven.
2020–present: The Amanda Tape They signed to Avant Garden Records and in June 2020, the duo returned for the release of their new single "Count Me In" from their forthcoming album, The Amanda Tape, marking their first official release of 2020. They and Tinashe linked up in July for the throwback R&B jam "Play Fight" as the second single from The Amanda Tape.
Influences The duo is influenced by artists like Taking Back Sunday, New Edition, Babyface and Kurt Cobain.
Their 2018 EP Fireside, which features Wiz Khalifa, Jessie Reyez, Jeremih, Vic Mensa, Ty Dolla Sign, and Gallant has been influenced by 90s R&B, soul music, trap music, and a recent genre of hip hop known as emo rap, in which the instrumental is guitar-driven.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Details Nü Religion: Hyena Released: February 24, 2017 Label: Mind of a Genius, Warner Bros. Format: LP, digital download The Amanda Tape Released: October 23, 2020 Label: Avant Garden, Island Format: LP, digital download Nü Moon Released: April 7, 2023 Label: Avant Garden, Island Format: LP, digital download Love.Jones Released: February 14, 2025 Label: Drink Sum Wtr Format: LP, digital download
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details Nü Religion Released: October 13, 2015 Label: Mind of a Genius, Warner Bros. Format: Digital download Fireside Released: November 9, 2018 Label: Mind of a Genius Format: Digital download
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS FRA UK NZ Hot "Play Fight": "Working for It" 2015 30 122 71 — ARIA: Gold Genesis Series / Generationwhy "Say When" 2016 — — — — Nü Religion: Hyena "Deep End" — — — — "What You Want" — — — — "U-Rite" 2017 — — — — "Thrive" 2018 — — — — rowspan="3" "Ain't the Same" — — — — "Pops" — — — — "What I Know Now" — — — — Fireside "Broken" — — — — "Til I Die" 2019 — — — — rowspan="3" "Stop Playin'" — — — — "Red Light Green Light" — — — — "Count Me In" 2020 — — — — The Amanda Tape "Play Fight" — — — 22 "All Mine" — — — — "STCU" — — — — "Losing Focus" — — — — "Blü Moon" 2022 — — — — Nü Moon "Comfortable" — — — — "Lonely" — — — — "Set Me Free" — — — — "In the Mood" 2023 — — — — "Riptide" — — — "Diamonds and Pearls" 2024 — — — — Love.Jones "Straight Up" — — — — "Choosin'" 2025 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Album "Not Enough" 2017 rowspan="4" "Problems (Rework)" 2018 "Must've Been" (Remix) "Hopscotch" (Remix) 2020 "What You Need" 2021 And Friends "Lock It Up" The Juicebox
Guest appearances +List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Boys" (Remix) 2017 "G2G TTYL"Cybersex "1000 Women" 2022 Multiverse "Goyard Bags" "Surrender" 2023 I Thought It'd Be Different
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