Night Club is an American

electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

band, formed by Mark Brooks (aka 3 Kord Scissor King) and Emily Kavanaugh in 2012. The band is from

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

Career

Night Club released their first single "Lovestruck" in July 2012 and their self-titled debut EP in September 2012. A video for "Lovestruck" was released in September 2012 in conjunction with the release of the EP. Night Club's radio debut occurred on

KROQ KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock"). The st ...

Rodney Bingenheimer Rodney Bingenheimer (born December 15, 1946) is an American radio disc jockey who is best known as the host of ''Rodney on the ROQ'', a radio program that ran on the Los Angeles rock station KROQ from 1976 to 2017. In the early 1970s, he also m ...

's ''Rodney on the Roq'' program on October 22, 2012. Night Club released a video for their second single "Control" in February 2013. Night Club released their second EP ''Love Casualty'' in June 2013. In conjunction with the EP release, the band released three videos: "Poisonous", "Strobe Light" and "Give Yourself Up". Night Club released their third EP ''Black Leather Heart'' in September 2014. In conjunction with the EP release, the band released three videos: "Need You Tonight", "She Wants To Play With Fire" and "Not In Love". In 2013, Night Club composed the music for the

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programmin ...

television pilot ''

Moonbeam City ''Moonbeam City'' is an American adult animated television series that was created by Scott Gairdner, and starred the voices of Elizabeth Banks, Rob Lowe, Kate Mara and Will Forte. It premiered on Comedy Central on September 16, 2015. A paro ...

'' featuring

Rob Lowe Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and podcast host. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom ''A New Kind of Family'' (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in ...

. The show was picked up for a first season in 2014 and the band composed the music for all ten episodes. "Moonbeam City" aired in late 2015. Milan Records released the official soundtrack for ''Moonbeam City'' in November 2015. In 2015, Night Club composed the music for the feature film '' Nerdland'' which was directed by

Chris Prynoski Chris Prynoski (born November 1, 1971) is an American film and television producer, animator, and director, known for his work on TV programs such as ''Downtown'', '' Metalocalypse'', '' Freaknik: The Musical'', ''Motorcity'' and '' Megas XLR'' a ...

and written by

Andrew Kevin Walker Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American screenwriter, producer and script doctor. He is known for having written '' Seven'' (1995), for which he earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as ...

. The film features

Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame i ...

Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...

Kate Micucci Kate Micucci ( ; born March 31, 1980) is an American actress, comedian and musician who is half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Some of her roles include Stephanie Gooch in '' Scrubs'', Ally in '' 'Til Death'', Shelley in '' Rai ...

Riki Lindhome Erika "Riki" Lindhome (born March 5, 1979) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She is best known as a singer and songwriter for the comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates. After making her television debut in 2002 with minor roles in t ...

, Hannibal Buress, Mike Judge and

Paul Scheer Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. Scheer is a SAG award-winning actor known for his roles in Showtime's comedy series '' Black Monday'' and FX/ FXX's '' The ...

. The film was released theatrically on December 6, 2016. The official soundtrack was released by Gato Blanco on the same day. The band released their first LP, '' Requiem for Romance'', in October 2016. The videos for "Bad Girl", "Dear Enemy" and "Show It 2 Me" were released in conjunction with the album. The LP reached #2 on the CMJ RPM chart and was voted best non-

metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ...

album by ''Metal Injection'' in 2016. The band's second LP, '' Scary World'', was released in August 2018. The videos for "Candy Coated Suicide", "Schizophrenic" and "Your Addiction" were released in conjunction with the album. The LP debuted at #4 US, #8 UK and #11 Sweden on the iTunes electronic charts upon release. ''Electrozombies'' named "Scary World" #2 on their best albums of 2018. The song "Scary World" was included in ''The Electricity Club'''s 30 Songs of 2018. ''MXDWN'' named Night Club "Best New Artist of 2018". The band's third LP, ''Die Die Lullaby'', was released in October 2020 and was co-mixed by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie. The first single "Miss Negativity" was accompanied by a music video featuring Kavanaugh as a pageant performer, with references to the film ''Carrie''. The videos for "Gossip" and "Die in the Disco" were released in conjunction with the album. The LP debuted at #1 on the US iTunes electronic chart upon release.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Requiem for Romance'' (2016) * '' Scary World'' (2018) * ''Die Die Lullaby'' (2020)

Soundtrack albums

* ''

Official Soundtrack'' (2015)

EPs

* ''Night Club'' (2012) * ''Love Casualty'' (2013) * ''Black Leather Heart'' (2014)

Singles

* ''Lovestruck'' (2012) * ''Poisonous'' (2013) * ''Need You Tonight'' (2014) * ''Bad Girl'' (2016) * ''Candy Coated Suicide'' (2018) * ''Your Addiction'' (2018) * ''Miss Negativity'' (2020) * ''Gossip'' (2020)

Music videos

* "Lovestruck" (2012) * "Control" (2013) * "Poisonous" (2013) * "Strobe Light" (2013) * "Need You Tonight" (2014) * "She Wants To Play With Fire" (2014) * "Not In Love" (2014) * "Give Yourself Up" (2015) * "Bad Girl" (2016) * "Dear Enemy" (2016) * "Show It 2 Me" (2017) * "Candy Coated Suicide" (2018) * "Schizophrenic" (2018) * "Your Addiction" (2019) * "Miss Negativity" (2020) * "Gossip" (2020) * "Die in the Disco" (2022)

References

{{Reflist American electronic music duos Musical duos from California Musical groups established in 2011 Musical groups from Los Angeles 2011 establishments in California