Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux are a young London based band and have a sound that marries all that is good in rock ‘n’ roll; an infectious blend of catchy riffs, banging beats, fuzzy bass and clever changes has started to draw a lot of attention.
The band’s skill and quality shines through when performing live. Their live set is a captivating experience which fuses cabaretesque pop with garagey punk rock; and if pushed to answer the band describe their sound as ‘Fuzzabilly’.
Two years ago whilst still at school under the name ENL the band were getting success first gaining radio play from Steve Lamacq (‘Mrs Madam’ Demo of the week June 08) on Radio 1 and then winning the Metro Unsigned Competition and coming runners up in the Unsigned Heroes Competition. As a result the band went on a UK tour with Indie band Dodgy and gained a single deal through Amazing Tunes and released the track ‘Smile Now Lady’ as a Digital Release.
After a short break to finish school and develop the band’s sound ENL were finally revealed as Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux in Feb 2010, when the band self-released their debut EP ‘Fuzz Candy’ as a physical and digital release, launching at Death2Disco (Notting Hill Arts Club). The band’s efforts were rewarded with a bi monthly residency at Alan McGee’s Death2Disco through to the end of 2010. Danny Watson who runs Deathdisco said “I was seriously blown away. I’ve heard stuff but I didn’t expect them to be that tight and also that diverse; at times it was like Rat Scabies drumming for Roxy Music… loved it, pretty bloody amazing.”
The band supported Deaf School at the end of January on their world tour and have just released their new EP ‘Draw The Curtain’ in Feb 2011, John Kennedy is already playing the lead track ‘Mother of Girl’ on XFM.
