NEIL FRANCES Announce Debut Performance of CLUB NF To Benefit LA Wildfire Relief

NEIL FRANCES are excited to announce the live debut of CLUB NF at Don Quixote in Los Angeles on March 8th to benefit Fireaid. CLUB NF houses the club spirit of NEIL FRANCES, the long-running, globe-spanning project of Los Angeles-based artists Jordan Feller and Marc Gilfry. If NEIL FRANCES is the duo’s HQ for soulful electro-indie rock, then CLUB NF presents the recreational retreat: a shared space, mentally and physically, to celebrate the dance music that drives their craft. The distinction merits the moniker; these are different yet complementary, cross-pollinated musical outlets.  The show will offer fans an immersive club experience featuring all-new continuous sound, lighting, and stage production. Tickets and an exclusive t-shirt with all proceeds benefiting fire victims are on sale now.

As the stage show has grown, they’ve become more aware of the audience/performer dynamic, the rituals of song, applause, and so on, from which came a curiosity to design a streamlined set where the focal point shifts, fusing key NF moments with sounds beyond their catalog. “One that is seamless and can also utilize the benefits of a DJ set…you can insert other people’s songs into the story you’re telling,” explains Gilfry. They cite LCD Soundsystem, Soulwax, and Chemical Brothers as north stars who’ve been able to shape-shift their iterations and straddle multiple worlds. Together they build CLUB NF tracks with this setting in mind, instinctually applying what they’ve learned from touring the music, bouncing ideas back and forth on their rigs in the studio, and assembling in real-time within the parameters of performance. “It’s a different way of writing. Because we have to be able to do it more or less live, we have to keep it simple,” says Feller. “But within that simplicity, you can really boil down and distill what the real best bit of the song is, whether it’s the bass line or the vocal stuff or the sample or whatever.” Having the material deconstructed and “DAWless” (without a computer) gives them more freedom to improvise live and read the room sonically.

Tomorrow, the duo will drop the CLUB NF version of their popular cover “Teardrops” by Womack & Womack. The dancey reimagined track follows the November release of the EP, CLUB NF VOL. 1, which featured new club-ready takes on fan-favorite songs, “dancing,” “Dumb Love,” and their Platinum-certified cover of “Music Sounds Better With You.”

Following CLUB NF in LA, the group will head to South America as a full band to play Lollapalooza Brazil and then will support RÜFÜS DU SOL on their North American Spring tour.  Then, they will head to Europe as a the CLUB NF duo this summer to do Lollapalooza Paris, Lido Festival (UK), Wilde Wiede Festival (Netherlands), and Electric Castle (Romania). More European dates will be announced soon.

2024 was the biggest year to date for NEIL FRANCES; following the release of It’s All A Bit Fuzzier, the group toured extensively as a full band, including appearances at Coachella, Electric Forest, Red Rocks, The Hollywood Bowl, and Bonnaroo. 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 opened for acts like Jungle, Odesza, Empire Of The Sun, SG Lewis, 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. The record was supported by the likes of KCRW, BBC6, Travis Mills, Flaunt, Grammy, This Song Is Sick, SPIN, Rolling Stone, and NME.

More to come from NEIL FRANCES and CLUB NF soon.

TOUR DATES:

+ with RÜFÜS DU SOL

3/8                   Los Angeles, CA                     Don Quixote (CLUB NF)

3/12                 Guadalajara, Mexico              Estadio 3 De Marzo U.A.G +

3/14                 Monterrey, Mexico                  Estadio Banorte +

3/27-3/30         Bogotá, Colombia                   Estereo Picnic

3/28-3/30         São Paulo, Brazil                    Lollapalooza Brazil

4/18                 Edmonton, Canada                The Downtown Defrost (CLUB NF)

4/30                 Atlanta, GA                             Lakewood Amphitheatre +

5/1                   Tampa, FL                              MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre +

5/3                   Miami, FL                                Bayfront Park +

5/6                   Nashville, TN                          Ascend Amphitheatre +

5/8                   Columbia, MD                         Merriweather Post Pavilion +

5/9                   Raleigh, NC                            Coastal Credit Union Music Park At Walnut Creek +

5/10                 Virginia Beach, VA                 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre +

6/15                 London, UK                             Lido Festival (CLUB NF)

7/4-7/6             Kraggenburg, NL                    Wilde Weide Festival (CLUB NF)

7/16-7/20         Bontilda, Romania                  Electric Castle (CLUB NF)

7/18-/720         Paris, France                          Lollapalooza Paris (CLUB NF)