NIGHTMARE AIR – “Possibly LA’s loudest band” – 1st UK/Euro tour now!
NIGHTMARE AIR is a rock band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by the dynastic duo of Dave Dupuis (guitar, vocals) and Swaan Miller (bass, vocals).
As Nightmare Air, Dupuis, a veteran of L.A. shoegazers Film School (Beggars Banquet) and Miller, whose stark early-2000s acoustic album on Important Records melted hearts and faces everywhere, meticulously layer boy-girl harmonies, psych noise loops, fuzz-ripped bass and howling rock power into a fresh, upbeat sound all their own. With Detroit-raised heavy hitter Jimmy Lucido on drums, Nightmare Air put on a live show that’s earned them heaps of praise at home — “possibly L.A.’s loudest band” (Scott McDonald, Surfing on Steam) — and across the pond — “awesomely epic layered sounds” (ArtRocker magazine, U.K.).
In their many combined years of touring, these road veterans have supported heavyweights from Smashing Pumpkins to The Jesus and Mary Chain,Swervedriver to TV on the Radio. In 2010, Nightmare Air toured North America on the heels of their debut EP — headlining four nights of Toronto’s Canadian Music Week, earning spins on the BBC and holding Top 10 status on college and indie radio. Recently, Nightmare Air opened for Sonic Youth legend Lee Ranaldo, and The Cult at their SXSW 2012 showcase.
Nightmare Air have just completed their debut studio full-length, which was mixed by Dave Schiffman (Nine Inch Nails, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Mars Volta) with mastering by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The White Stripes). The album, still untitled and as-yet-unreleased, has already gotten its first kick of momentum — landing the track “Escape” on Under the Radar’s upcoming spring sampler.
The band is gaining great momentum after just finishing their first major US tour,
Watch the video for “Escape” here:
www.vimeo.com/45454192
Nightmare Air will bring a special tour-edition single of “Escape” with them on the road, featuring the single and brand-new remixes by The Duke Spirit and Math Bishop, who has also remixed fellow Angelinos Silversun Pickups.
Watch the Nightmare Air album trailer here:
https://vimeo.com/38108206
NIGHTMARE AIR 2012 UK/EUROPE – SUMMER/FALL TOUR DATES:
U.K.
Aug 25 Brighton, UK At the Edge of the Sea Festival (feat. The Wedding Present & more)
Aug 26 Holmfirth, UK At the Edge of the Peaks Festival (feat. The Wedding Present & more)
Aug 27 Portsmouth, UK The Cellars ^
Aug 28 Bristol, UK Start The Bus ^
Aug 29 Leeds, UK Santiago Bar^
Aug 30 Manchester, UK Kraak ^
Aug 31 London, UK Old Blue Last ^
Sep 01 London, UK The 1234 Festival London (feat. Arrows of Love, The Duke Spirit & more)
Sep 02 Edingburgh, UK Sneaky Pete’s #
Sep 03 London, UK Bull and Gate#
Sep 05 Basingstoke, UK The Bang Bar #
Sep 06 Leicester, UK The Cookie Jar
EUROPE
Sep 13 Aarhus, Denmark Studenterhusaarhus $
Sep 14 Odense C, Denmark Posten $
Sep 15 Esbjerg, Denmark Huset $
Sep 18 Berlin, Germany Comet Club #
Sep 21 Offenbach, Germany Haffen 2
Sep 22 Roeselare, Belgium INDIE’D 2012 (feat. Addicted Kru Sound & more)
Sep 27 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen $
Sep 28 Leipzig, Germany 0 and Endlich Club $
Sep 29 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Dqliq $
^ w/The Diamond Lights
# w/Amusement Parks on Fire
$ w/The Foreign Resort
Source: Nightmare Air
