Nightmare And The Cat

The L.A.-based Nightmare And The Cat formed in 2010, but the musical powerhouses that lead the five-piece group, 23-year-old front man Django Stewart and 26-year-old guitarist Sam Stewart go way back. Growing up in England, Sam watched as his 6-year-old brother Django developed a fanatical love of James Brown. Django saw his older sibling pick up a guitar for the first time at age 12 and immediately master a Nirvana songbook. But while the two pursued parallel musical paths, Sam with Blondelle, Django with Midnight Squires, they didn't contemplate forming a band together until Sam called Django and asked his little brother to join him for a songwriting session in L.A. three years ago.

"He came for 10 days, and we wrote five songs," Sam recalls, joking, "it was probably our most prolific period." The results were too good to ignore, and their new band, their first truly joint effort, was born.

The other members of the band include Claire Acey (vocals), Scott Henson (bass) and Spike Phillips (drums). Nightmare And The Cat built a considerable following on YouTube posting covers and acoustic performances. They self released The Nightmare And The Cat EP and soon garnered the attraction of major management companies and labels.

Nightmare And The Cat released their second EP, Simple, last fall via Capitol Records while touring with label mates Bastille. They collaborated with artist Gary Baseman in their artwork and some live performances. The lead single out now is "Undercover," which will be included on the band's forthcoming debut album due this summer.

Nightmare And The Cat just wrapped up tour dates with Fitz & The Tantrums and will be touring with Neon Trees from May 12th-July 13th. Django and his cohorts are known for being utterly captivating to watch and bring incredible energy to their live show.

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