Indie Disco Duo NEIL FRANCES Announce Debut Album ‘There Is No Neil Frances’ and U.S. Tour; Listen To “Be Free”
October 27, 2021 BY Nettwerk
Los Angeles duo Neil Frances (Jordan Feller and Marc Gilfry) are excited to announce their long-awaited debut album, There Is No Neil Frances, will be released on January 28, 2022. While it was recorded by the duo in their Echo Park studio over the past year, the album takes the listener to a heady intergalactic dance party filled with disco beats and hazy 70’s grooves. The band explains, “Our new album is about self-realization and becoming the person that you dream of. The concept is that we are insects on earth who ascend into outer space to become divas at a galactic ball.“
Following a sold-out show with SG Lewis at The Shrine in Los Angeles, the group will be performing at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday at the Panhandle Stage. This week they announced a headlining 2022 US Tour to support, There Is No Neil Frances, which goes on sale tomorrow. The tour launches in Pomona, CA on January 23rd and includes stops in SF, LA, Austin, DC, NYC, Chicago, and more before ending in Portland, OR on February 26th. Putting special emphasis on their enthralling live sets and preferring to perform with a multi-piece band, the group has developed a reputation as a must-see stage artist. A complete list of dates is below.
Tomorrow, the duo will share a taste of the upcoming new album with their funky new single, “Be Free.” The track follows, “It’s Like A Dream,” a daytime disco banger that has already become a crowd favorite at rooftop parties around LA.
LISTEN + SHARE “BE FREE”
Neil Frances formed in 2016, having both relocated to LA in pursuit of new projects. With Gilfry’s inherent knack for hooks and melodies and Feller’s encyclopedic sonic recall ability and vast knowledge of production, the pair hit it off and began to develop their brand of beat-driven pop earworms infused with a more organic warmth than most modern electronic dance music. Their 2018 debut EP, Took A While, with its blend of psychedelic rhythms, vibe-y, infectious grooves, and raw, funky spirit put Neil Frances firmly on the map and propelled them to tour slots with Jungle and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Their 2021 EP, Stay Strong Play Long, featured collaborations with Poolside and Raffaella and included their cover of “Music Sounds Better With You,” which has amassed over 60 million streams. They have garnered praise from Under The Radar, KCRW, Magnetic, The Fader, Flood, Brooklyn Vegan, and more.
TOUR DATES (tickets):
10/31/2021 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival (Panhandle Stage @ 1:20pm)
1/23/2022 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse
1/24/2022 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst (Atrium)
1/26/2022 San Francisco, CA The Independent
1/28/2022 Santa Barbara, CA Soho
1/29/2022 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
1/31/2022 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
2/1/2022 Phoenix, AZ Crescent
2/2/2022 Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolf
2/4/2022 Forth Worth, TX Tulips
2/5/2022 Austin, TX Antone’s
2/6/2022 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
2/8/2022 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
2/10/2022 Washington DC Union Stage
2/11/2022 Philadelphia, PA Foundry
2/12/2022 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg
2/15/2022 Boston, MA Sinclair
2/16/2022 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
2/17/2022 Detroit, MI El Club
2/18/2022 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
2/19/2022 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
2/21/2022 Denver, CO Bluebird
2/22/2022 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
2/24/2022 Vancouver, BC Fortune
2/25/2022 Seattle, WA Neumos
2/26/2022 Portland, OR Doug Fir
