Good Neighbours Have a ‘Blue Sky Mentality’

Before Good Neighbours’ Oli Fox and Scott Verrill arrive at their “Burgers + Bangers” album listening party at Clark Street Diner in Hollywood—dubbed “Blue Sky Café” for the evening in honor of their upcoming album Blue Sky Mentality—the mood is already set by the select group of fans in attendance. Attendees recognize one another and cluster in small groups, trading casual commentary on Good Neighbours with concentrated nonchalance. They perch atop a banquette, heads bobbing, eyes downcast, as songs from Blue Sky Mentality begin to play, interjecting comments about their creation in between. In under two years since “Home,” Good Neighbours have evolved five to 10 years artistically. He’s really good at elevating, or taking us in a little different direction.