Sprout, Spero and Hesta Prynn attended
Half Hollow Hills High School West and graduated in the 1990s. For their second album,
All City, the group worked with
Pete Rock,
Questlove from
the Roots,
Har Mar Superstar, and
DJ Muggs of
Cypress Hill. It was released on
Columbia/
SME Records, but because of disagreements, the group left the label thereafter. The band appeared on an episode of Washington-based television show
Pancake Mountain alongside
Tegan and Sara. Northern State covered "
No Surprises" for
Stereogum Presents... OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer, a tribute album to
OK Computer by
Radiohead. ==Discography==