The quartet behind 'That Girl' and 'Jump Jump' made a splash before fading from view.
For the NLT sound, 'That Girl' is the obvious hit, but 'Jump Jump' holds up as a solid snapshot of their style. 'So Sensational' from their top songs list has that same polished, upbeat feel.
NLT's name stood for 'Not Like Them,' and their sound captured that early 2000s pop-R&B crossover energy. Songs like 'Jump Jump' and their debut single 'That Girl' had a clean, youthful drive that fit right into the radio mix of the time. They were part of that wave of boy-band-adjacent groups that came up right before social media changed everything.
They formed as a quartet, signed to Universal Motown, and put out three albums including 'Not Like Them' in 2007. Justin Thorne left in 2010, and the group went on hiatus not long after.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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