O'Connor and Krans began writing and performing together in 1998, when they met in the elevator of their college dorm. They "didn't really think of [them]selves as a band", and thus never gave themselves a name. Friends began referring to them as "Jeneric", a combination of their first names, which later morphed into "We are Jeneric", after their website's url. After spending time living abroad, the couple moved into O'Connor's family estate in
Altamont, NY, converting it back into a working farm. They set up a recording space in the house's parlor, from which they derived their name. They formally changed their name to The Parlor in 2011 leading to an evolution of style. By the time they released their second album as The Parlor, 2015's
Wahzu Wahzu, they had "developed an ever-evolving world of
art-pop". The band's third album,
Kiku, will be released in April 2018. identified by
NPR as a band to watch at
South by Southwest 2009. == Discography ==