Neon Trees’ third studio album “Pop Psychology” was almost never made.

Lead singer Tyler Glenn had many ill feelings about himself and music after a tour with The Offspring. At the end of the tour, the band cancelled its events for the rest of 2012 so Glenn could mend himself with therapy for the first time. After getting the help he needed, the band set out to work on the album.

Now that the band is back on stage, its members are feeling better than ever. The emotion that went into the album is present on stage as they perform guitarist Chris Allen said.

“Tyler is a lot more open about himself, and he likes to share that kind of message. He talks quite a bit about accepting yourself, and not waiting” Allen said. “Tyler waited 30 years to accept himself until he realized there wasn’t much to be afraid of. Now in our society, so many people have talked about not bullying and loving yourself, and I think it’s a really good time for that.”

Allen said when the band’s released its most recent album the guys were going crazy with all the extra time they had. They decided a tour would be the next best step.

“We just felt like we were wasting time,” Allen said.

The tour stops in Baton Rouge for the group to play a show at Blue Bayou. The band as a whole prefers venues to be a size of 1,500 attendees maximum. Allen said the intimate setting gives fans a chance to be up close and personal with the band, something not possible with bigger

venues.

“Since we weren’t pushing anything too big, we wanted to go out and do smaller shows to give our true fans something to remember,” Allen said. “There is just a better connection with the audience.”

You can catch Neon Trees June 20 at 7 p.m., and the show is free to all who pay admission to the park.