LOS ANGELES INDIE-DANCE DUO NEIL FRANCES
RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO “GIMME” SEPTEMBER 15, ON ALL PLATFORMS
TRACK SET TO APPEAR ON UPCOMING ALBUM IT’S ALL A BIT FUZZY OUT OCTOBER 6 ON NETTWERK COAST-TO-COAST NATIONAL FALL HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF OCTOBER 3
As they prepare for the imminent release of their sophomore album, Los Angeles indie-dance duo NEIL FRANCES–Australian-born Jordan Feller and Southern California native Marc Gilfry–are unveiling their latest single and music video. “Gimme”, September 15 via Nettwerk. The new song, an upbeat, high-tempo house track primed to keep listeners dancing through the late night hours, leads up to the release of their full-length album, It’s All A Bit Fuzzy due out October 6 on Nettwerk and a national headlining tour kicking off October 3.
Listen to “Gimme” here: https://neilfrances.ffm.to/gimme
Reminiscent of 80’s disco hits with Neil Frances’ own flare of funky guitar riffs and a sprinkle of synths, the new single stands out as an instant classic from the upcoming album. The accompanying music video for “Gimme” maintains the vaporwave VHS aesthetic of their previous single and video, “Standing My Ground,” while offering an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the duo’s production on set.
View the video for “Gimme” here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=svl0rLY2CyM
“This tune is inspired by the many great instances in the history of pop music where a song speaks to pure materialism, i.e. The Flying Lizards’ “Money” and Madonna’s “Material Girl,” shares Gilfry. “Just about everything but the kitchen sink was thrown at it sonically. Live and electronic elements were blended into the healthiest materialistic smoothie we could make.”
Following their 2018 EP Took A While and their 2022 debut LP album There Is No Neil Frances, the collab-heavy It’s All A Bit Fuzzy 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.
“The last album we wrote was very concept-driven,” says Feller. “This one, early on, we decided not to go through that again.” Letting the collaborative process guide them, Neil Frances flexed their curatorial muscles and joined forces with rising talent such as DC-based R&B/dance artist dreamcastmoe on “She’s Just the Type of Girl,“ alt-indie singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist St. Panther on “Let’s Break It Down” and “Head Straight,” and rapper/singer PawPaw Rod on “High” to create an adventurous, shape-shifting collection.
As Neil Frances prepare to hit the stage, they call their duo set “an ode to house music.” Indeed, both Feller and Gilfry are not only creators, but they are the sincerest, most dedicated fans of every type of music that has ever made its way to the dance floor. Weaving in and deconstructing classic house tracks into their live set, Neil Frances have written a genuine love letter to house music on It’s All A Bit Fuzzy, which is bound to get audiences moving all around the world.
That live music experience is key to Neil Frances who perform live as a band with Marc Gilfry on vocals and guitar, Jordan Feller on keys and CDJs alongside Rhythm Luna on drums and Greg Cham on bass. When crafting “Gimme,” Feller shares that the group took inspiration from watching the crowd go crazy to fast-paced beats at Portola Festival in San Francisco.
“I just loved the energy in the room,” he says. “I was a DJ before I was in a band. For me it’s always important to feel the audience moving, and I love the energy of a crowd of people getting served by a DJ at that faster tempo. I was like, ‘I want to write a song at that speed for us to play so we can get that feeling from an audience.’”
In a full circle moment, Neil Frances gets that chance to test out the new track with a Portola afterparty DJ set on September 30 before kicking off their coast-to-coast headlining trek on October 3 with a sold-out show in San Diego. The tour stops in major markets before concluding with a special hometown show at Los Angeles’ The Novo on November 4. From there they will make an appearance at Dusk Music Festival on November 10 before heading south to Mexico City for Corona Capital Festival on November 18. A full run of dates is listed below.
Neil Frances Fall Tour Dates:
9/30 San Francisco, CA – Portola Afterparty @ The Midway (DJ set)
10/3 San Diego, CA – Belly Up *Sold Out
10/4 Las Vegas, NV – Ferguson’s
10/6 Denver, CO – Summit
10/7 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
10/9 Ft. Worth, TX – Tannahill’s
10/10 Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
10/11 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
10/13 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/14 Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
10/15 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10/17 Washington, DC – The Atlantis *Sold Out
10/18 Washington, DC – The Atlantis *Sold Out
10/19 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
10/20 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
10/21 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10/22 Montreal, QC – Studio TD
10/24 Toronto, ON – Axis *Sold Out
10/25 Detroit, MI – El Club
10/27 Chicago, IL – Metro
10/28 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
10/31 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/1 Seattle, WA – Neptune
11/3 San Francisco, CA – The Regency
11/4 Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
11/10 Tucson, AZ – Dusk Music Festival
11/18 Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital Festival
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