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Nightbox are a dance-punk band originally from Wicklow, Ireland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/nightbox-nightbox )〕 The five-piece consists of Toronto-born brothers Jacob Bitove (Vocals) and Nick Bitove (Drums), Andrew Keyes (Bass), James Tebbitt (Lead Guitar) and James Shelly (Synthesizers).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/9765/1/rise-nightbox )〕 The band moved to Toronto, Canada in 2010, where they recorded their self-titled debut EP (released February 2011), produced by MSTRKRFT's Al-P and Death From Above 1979's Sebastien Grainger.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aux.tv/2011/02/download-of-the-week-nightboxs-pyramid/ )〕 == History == Nightbox formed in Wicklow, Ireland after meeting at St. Gerard's School in Bray. The group's brothers, Jacob and Nick formed their first band with classmates James Shelly and James Tebbitt, "The Trotskies"; a project that culminated in their first record of original songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/discovered/artists/nightbox/ )〕 Upon graduating from St. Gerard's, Nick and James Shelly went to study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). During that time, Jacob and James Tebbitt enlisted Andrew Keyes, changed the band's name to Nightbox and continued playing music through secondary school, going through various drummers and arrangements. In July 2009, the band made their debut appearance at Ireland's largest music festival (60,000+ attendees), Oxegen, Ireland. The festival's sponsor, Heineken Music Ireland, ranked Nightbox's performance in the Top-3 of the entire festival,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.heinekenmusic.ie/editorial/189/ )〕 out of hundreds of acts, claiming Nightbox to be their new favourite Irish band.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.heinekenmusic.ie/editorial/191/ )〕 In January 2010, after Nick and James Shelly graduated from UNC and Jacob, James Tebbitt and Andrew graduated from St. Gerard's, the band relocated and reformed in Toronto, Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/music/story.cfm?content=183381 )〕 The five-piece, now based in Toronto's Kensington Market, released their debut EP in February 2011, produced by Sebastien Grainger (Death From Above 1979) and Al–P (MSTRKRFT). Critical and commercial reaction to the band's eponymous debut was noteworthy on a world scale. The music video for single "Pyramid" earned heavy rotation on Canadian music television stations, debuting on MuchMusic's "The Wedge" program.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blog.muchmusic.com/watch-damian-interview-nightbox-on-the-wedge/ )〕 The track was also released as part of French label Kitsuné's Maison No. 11 Compilation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2011/04/music/kitsune-meet-nightbox/ )〕 "Pyramid" was chosen by NME as a Top-10 download, who acclaimed it "takes on a fresh sound of its own".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=122&title=fucked_up_hugh_laurie_cold_cave10_best&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 )〕 UK's Dazed & Confused Magazine said "(Pyramid) takes a hedonistic approach with high energy results on a new breed of dance."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/9765/1/rise-nightbox )〕 The EP was re-released in Japan in September 2011 on Rallye Label,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rallye-label.com/?mode=srh&sort=n&cid=&keyword=Nightbox )〕 selling out 1,000 copies on its initial offering. Prominent Irish blogger, Nialler9, stated "All signs point to Nightbox as the most likely successors to Two Door Cinema Club's worldwide ubiquity".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nialler9.com/10918-introducing-nightbox-door-cinema-club/ )〕 In August 2011, Nightbox made their debut appearance in the UK, with a headlining tour which included plays at Reading & Leeds Festivals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.readingfestival.com/2011/lineup/ )〕 They also earned a slot at Ireland's Electric Picnic Festival where BBC exclaimed, "The glitchy synths and the guitars sound delightful... and by jove do they know how to write a hook", rating the performance an impressive 8/10.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/acrosstheline/2011/09/electric_picnic_2011_-_nightbo.html )〕 Nightbox have directly supported acts including Death From Above 1979 at their reunion, homecoming Toronto show in October 2011; Ellie Goulding; North-by-Northeast Music and Film Festival (NXNE) headliners Devo (July 2011); The Jesus and Mary Chain; Cults and Diamond Rings. From November 2011 – March 2012, Nightbox toured across Canada, Ireland and the UK supporting fellow Canadian artist Lights. Nightbox remixed Lights' single "Toes", released as an official bonus track on the iTunes Deluxe Edition of her second album 'Siberia'. In January 2013, Nightbox remixed Satellite Stories' "Helsinki Art Scene", released as part of the Finnish band's 'Singles Remixed EP'. A debut album slated for Spring 2013 did not materialise. In February 2014, the group announced 'The Panic Sequence' EP would be released on 22 April 2014 on Rare Beef Records. 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「Nightbox」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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