November 22, 2023 — Los Angeles-based duo NEIL FRANCES launches CLUB NF, a new moniker that reimagines both their catalog and live performances. While their full-band shows as NEIL FRANCES explore soulful electro-indie rock, CLUB NF focuses on reworked, club-driven versions of their tracks, brought to life with live synthesizers, sequencers, drum machines, and samplers. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Soulwax’s Nite Versions and BICEP’s Chroma, CLUB NF will offer fans an immersive “club” experience featuring all-new sound, lighting, and stage production. The duo will tour select venues globally throughout 2025. Today, to celebrate the launch, they share VOL. 1, featuring new club-ready takes on their fan-favorite tracks, “dancing,” “Dumb Love,” and their Platinum-certified cover of “Music Sounds Better With You.” Jordan Feller and Marc Gilfry explain, “Club culture and dance music have always been at the heart of NEIL FRANCES. Club music and the spaces that it exists in continue to be one of our primary sources of inspiration. We’ve always wanted to create an ‘offshoot’ so that our music can exist in those spaces and present a live show that makes use of only our analog gear, such as sequencers, drum machines, synths, live instrumentation, and sampling. So, with that in mind, we have started CLUB NF and reimagined some of our old songs into a more club-focused format. We’ve loved making VOLUME 1 in what’s going to be an ongoing series of releases under the CLUB NF moniker.” |
Next up for the band, they will support Empire Of The Sun at the Hollywood Bowl tomorrow night. The show caps off a busy year, which included performances at Red Rocks, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Portola, CRSSED, Life is Beautiful, Electric Forest, SZIGET Festival (Hungary), Frequency Festival (Austria), Cabaret Vert Festival (France), Lost Village Festival (UK), opening dates for JUNGLE, and sold-out headline shows in Berlin, Amsterdam, London, and more. Next year, the band is already confirmed for Lollapalooza Brazil and to support RÜFÜS DU SOL on their North American Spring tour. A full list of dates can be found below. The duo first gained global attention when their cover of Stardust’s "Music Sounds Better With You” went viral, earning Platinum Certification in Australia and Gold in Canada. Their catalog has since been streamed over 600 million times. Known not only for their recording prowess but also as dance-floor sociologists, NEIL FRANCES has become celebrated for their captivating stage presence. They have sold-out numerous North American tours, including headline shows at Brooklyn Steel and The Novo, opened for acts like Jungle, Odesza, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and have evolved into a staple in the festival circuit, having graced the stages of almost every renowned North American festival. This past summer, they released their deluxe album, It’s All A Bit Fuzzier, featuring six remixes by artists like Poolside and Alan Braxe of singles from their October 2023 record, It’s All a Bit Fuzzy. The collab-heavy record refines NEIL FRANCES’ natural, club-ready groove with sonic influences ranging from ‘80s/’90s rave culture, ‘70s funk and soul, yacht rock, and classic hip-hop. Alluding to a dizzy night out, followed by a pleasantly woozy morning after, it is “an ode to house music,” featuring rising talents such as dreamcastmoe, St. Panther, PawPaw Rod, and DRAMA. The record was supported by the likes of KCRW, BBC6, Travis Mills, This Song Is Sick, SPIN, Rolling Stone, and NME. More to come from NEIL FRANCES and CLUB NF soon. |
CLUB NF VOL.1 TRACKLISTING: dancing (CLUB NF Version) Dumb Love (CLUB NF Version) Music Sounds Better With You (CLUB NF VERSION) |
NEIL FRANCE TOUR DATES: + with RÜFÜS DU SOL 23/11 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA 12/3 Guadalajara, Mexico Estadio 3 De Marzo U.A.G + 14/3 Monterrey, Mexico Estadio Banorte + 27/3-30/3 Bogotá, Colombia Estereo Picnic 28/3-30/3 São Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza Brazil 30/3 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre + 1/5 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre + 3/5 Miami, FL Bayfront Park + 6/5 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheatre + 8/5 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion + 9/5 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park At Walnut Creek + 10/5 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre + |
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