Night Club (band)

Night Club
Emily Kavanaugh and Mark Brooks
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Darkwave, Gothpop, electronic
Years active 2012–present
Labels Gato Blanco / AWAL
Website www.nightclubband.com
Members Mark Brooks
Emily Kavanaugh

Night Club is an American electronic band, formed by Mark Brooks (AKA - 3 Kord Scissor King)[1] and Emily Kavanaugh in 2012. The band currently resides in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Career

Night Club released their first single “Lovestruck” in July 2012 and their self-titled debut EP in September 2012. A video for "Lovestruck" was released in September 2012 in conjunction with the release of the EP. Night Club's radio debut occurred on KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer's Rodney on the Roq program on October 22, 2012.[2]

Night Club released a video for their second single "Control" in February 2013.[3]

Night Club released their second EP "Love Casualty" in June 2013.[4] In conjunction with the EP release, the band released three videos: "Poisonous", "Strobe Light" and "Give Yourself Up".

Night Club released their third EP "Black Leather Heart" in September 2014.[5] In conjunction with the EP release, the band released three videos: "Need You Tonight", "She Wants To Play With Fire" and "Not In Love".

The band released their first full-length LP Requiem for Romance in October 2016. The videos for "Bad Girl", "Dear Enemy" and "Show It 2 Me" were released in conjunction with the album. The LP reached #2 on the CMJ RPM chart and was voted best non metal album by Metal Injection in 2016. [6]

The band's second full-length LP Scary World was released in August 2018. The video for "Candy Coated Suicide", was released in conjunction with the album. The LP debuted at #4 US and #8 UK on the iTunes electronic chart upon release. [7]

Television

The band's songs have appeared in multiple television shows. Their song "Do It Again" appeared twice in the final season of MTV's Jersey Shore.[8] The songs "Lovestruck", "Control" and "Another One" appeared in season 3 of MTV's Awkward[9][10] and "Strobe Light" appeared in the season 4 Awkward finale. "Control" appeared in the first season of the Style Network's XOX Betsey Johnson. The songs "Do It Again" and "Lovestruck" appeared in the MTV show Washington Heights. "Give Yourself Up" appeared in the VH1 Mob Wives spin-off, Miami Monkey. "Poisonous" appeared in the MTV show Big Tips Texas. "Poisonous" appeared in the NBC show, The Mysteries of Laura.

In 2013, Night Club composed the music for the Comedy Central television pilot Moonbeam City featuring Rob Lowe. The show was picked up for a first season in 2014 and the band composed the music for all ten episodes. "Moonbeam City" aired in late 2015.[11] Milan Records released the official soundtrack for Moonbeam City in November 2015.

Film

In 2015, Night Club composed the music for the feature film Nerdland which was directed by Chris Prynoski and written by Andrew Kevin Walker.[12] The film features Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, Hannibal Buress, Mike Judge and Paul Scheer. The film was released theatrically on December 6, 2016. The official soundtrack was released by Gato Blanco on December 6, 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

EPs

  • Night Club (2012)[13]
  • Love Casualty (2013)
  • Black Leather Heart (2014)

Singles

  • Lovestruck (2012)
  • Poisonous (2013)
  • Need You Tonight (2014)
  • Bad Girl (2016)
  • Candy Coated Suicide (2018)

Music videos

  • "Lovestruck" (2012)[14]
  • "Control" (2013)
  • "Poisonous" (2013)[15]
  • "Strobe Light" (2013)
  • "Need You Tonight" (2014)[16]
  • "She Wants To Play With Fire" (2014)[17]
  • "Not In Love" (2014)[18]
  • "Give Yourself Up" (2015)
  • "Bad Girl" (2016)
  • "Dear Enemy" (2016)
  • "Show It 2 Me" (2017)
  • "Candy Coated Suicide" (2018)

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Tow | Night Club Tackles Dark Pop". The Nervous Breakdown. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Rodney On The Roq Playlist 10/22/12: Silversun Pickups, Karen O, The Art, And More « The World Famous KROQ". Kroq.cbslocal.com. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ↑ Kevin Bronson (2013-02-15). "Video: Night Club, 'Control' –". Buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  4. ↑ "Night Club: Love Casualty". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  5. ↑ "NIGHT CLUB Black Leather Heart EP". The Electricity Club. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  6. ↑ "Rob's Top 10 Albums of 2016". Metal Injection. 2016-12-23.
  7. ↑ {{https://twitter.com/vitriolpromo/status/1033076525766193158/photo/1}}
  8. ↑ "Music from Jersey Shore Episode 7 Season 6". Soundtrack.mtv.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Music from Awkward Episode 6 Season 3". Soundtrack.mtv.com. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  10. ↑ "Music from Awkward Episode 7 Season 3". Soundtrack.mtv.com. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  11. ↑ "Comedy Central Teases 1980s Crime Show Parody 'Moonbeam City'". Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ "'Night Club' tapped to do music for Nerdland". bubbleblabber.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  13. ↑ "Night Club - EP by Night Club on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  14. ↑ "Synth Wave Revival! New Clips From Czech Act LUS3 + Nightclub". Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Night Club - "Poisonous" (video) (PopMatters Premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  16. ↑ "Night Club Gets Synth Happy with INXS's "Need You Tonight" » Cover Me". Covermesongs.com. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  17. ↑ "PREMIERE VIDEO: Night Club, "She Wants To Play With Fire"". Culture Brats. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  18. ↑ "NIGHT CLUB Interview". The Electricity Club. 2014-10-21. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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