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Luxembourg were a British five-piece indie band. For most of their life, the lineup consisted of David Shah (lead singer), Rob Britton (guitar), Alex Potterill (keyboards), Jon Bacon (bass) and Steve Brummell (drums). Bassist Jon left the band at the end of 2006 and was replaced by David Barnett. Luxembourg were most often compared to artists like Pulp, The Smiths and Roxy Music and sometimes described as "pop noir". They released most of their music through their own record label Dogbox Records. == 2001 - 2008 == Born from the band Grosvenor, Luxembourg formed in 2001 and began playing around London. During their early years they issued a number of demo EPs. They were featured on the first two compilations put out by the Angular Recording Corporation - ''The New Cross'' and ''Rip Off Your Labels'' - alongside artists such as Bloc Party, Art Brut and The Long Blondes. This provoked mentions in publications such as the NME. Their debut single proper, "What The Housewives Don't Tell You", was released in September 2004, featuring B-sides "Close-Cropped" and "Pin Me Down". The release failed to break through to the mainstream, although "Close-Cropped" did receive an airing from Radio One's Steve Lamacq. In December 2004, the band released ''Best Kept Secret'', a 14-track compilation featuring tracks from the now deleted demo EPs alongside live recordings and electro reworkings. The album (described as "Not Our Debut Album" on the CD artwork) received 3.5 out of 5 from indie journalism legend Simon Price in the Independent On Sunday. "Luxembourg vs Great Britain" was the next single, released in November 2005, with B-sides "The Exhibitionist" and "About Time". All three songs were produced by Darren Allison, previously involved with artists such as The Divine Comedy. Following the single release, the band went into the studio with producer Brian O'Shaughnessy, to record their debut album. "We Only Stayed Together For The Kids" was released as a single in June 2006, with B-side "A Secret Public". It was the band's first vinyl release, and received exceptional reviews in some quarters, including publications that had previously spurned the band such as Artrocker. Luxembourg finally issued their debut album ''Front'' in late October 2006. Bassist Jon Bacon left the band after their gig on 16 December 2006, for family reasons. The band named Jon's replacement as David Barnett, previously of The Boyfriends, on 12 March 2007. The first gig with the new line-up occurred under the pseudonym The Exhibitionists on 29 March 2007, showcasing a large number of new songs. As well as playing frequent London gigs throughout 2007, the band ran an online fan club called The Bourglar, giving fans access to unreleased recordings, photos, exclusive interviews and other features. Following the band's split, this content is currently unavailable. Luxembourg split in early 2008, citing "musical differences". At the same time, they made available an uncompleted album, ''Last Holiday Before Divorce'', free to download at Last.fm, featuring demos of the songs which might have comprised the second studio album alongside an unreleased single, "Kick Me" / "Not Quite Right/Not Quite Not Right". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luxembourg (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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