{"id":34771,"date":"2018-04-10T12:43:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T11:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=34771"},"modified":"2018-04-17T11:25:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T10:25:17","slug":"ep-speaks-to-la-band-nightmare-air-about-fade-out-gary-numan-and-life-in-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/ep-speaks-to-la-band-nightmare-air-about-fade-out-gary-numan-and-life-in-general\/","title":{"rendered":"EP Speaks To LA Band Nightmare Air About &#8216;Fade Out&#8217;, Gary Numan, And Life In General"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34775\" style=\"width: 1890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Nightmare-air.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34775\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/ep-speaks-to-la-band-nightmare-air-about-fade-out-gary-numan-and-life-in-general\/nightmare-air\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Nightmare-air.png?fit=1890%2C1372&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1890,1372\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Nightmare air\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Nightmare-air.png?fit=640%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-34775 size-full\" title=\"Lisa Hafey with Dave Dupuis and Jimmy Lucido from Nightmare Air\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Nightmare-air.png?resize=640%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lisa Hafey with Dave Dupuis and Jimmy Lucido from Nightmare Air\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisa Hafey with Dave Dupuis and Jimmy Lucido from Nightmare Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Nightmare Air comprises Dave Dupuis, Swaan Miller, and Jimmy Lucido. The trio are based in Los Angeles and shred up the stage with guitars, drums, and &#8220;meticulously layered boy-girl harmonies&#8221;. Their studio albums are sublime, their stage performances even more so. Not quite shoegaze, not quite full blown rock, the band&#8217;s music is possibly best described as &#8220;shoegaze with a rocky edge&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34804\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3987.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/ep-speaks-to-la-band-nightmare-air-about-fade-out-gary-numan-and-life-in-general\/img_3987\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3987.jpg?fit=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S9400W S9450W&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1522350180&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.055555555555556&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3987\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3987.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-34804 size-full\" title=\"Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3987.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lisa caught up with Dave and Jimmy ahead of their support performance for Gary Numan, at Dublin&#8217;s historic Olympia Theatre, and was very grateful to them for taking time out from unpacking the van and setting up for the show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_51171\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u6Hu-0eMUXQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Nightmare Air :: Who&#039;s Your Lover (official video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u6Hu-0eMUXQ\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both Dave and Jimmy are also vital members of Gary&#8217;s road crew, with Dave a well-known face at Numan VIP Meet and Greets in his role as Tour Manager.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34792\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3980.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/ep-speaks-to-la-band-nightmare-air-about-fade-out-gary-numan-and-life-in-general\/img_3980\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3980.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.9&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S9400W S9450W&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1522350288&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3980\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3980.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-34792 size-full\" title=\"Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3980.jpg?resize=640%2C1138&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nightmare Air&#8217;s most recent album, &#8216;Fade Out&#8217;, was recorded at the famous Grouse Lodge studios in Ireland, and produced by Dave Dupuis and Doug Romanov. The nine track album is fast paced and furious, and is guaranteed to get you up and out of your chair. If you&#8217;re able to see Nightmare Air live, do so.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34801\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3988.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/ep-speaks-to-la-band-nightmare-air-about-fade-out-gary-numan-and-life-in-general\/img_3988\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3988.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S9400W S9450W&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1522350165&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.022222222222222&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3988\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3988.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-34801 size-full\" title=\"Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3988.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Lisa Hafey. Nightmare Air, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 29 March 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Fade Out&#8217;, was released on 2 March. You can find out more information about Nightmare Air from their official <a href=\"http:\/\/nightmareair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nightmareair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/nightmareairmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. &#8216;Fade Out&#8217; is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/fade-out\/1332282893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B07B61H9KD\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B07B61H9KD&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=essentiallypo-21&amp;linkId=89451c11fcb395eda57cc92cab1b0cdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=essentiallypo-21&amp;l=am2&amp;o=2&amp;a=B07B61H9KD\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6z6P94BF6CW0SxzeN8zKqu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Watch Lisa&#8217;s interview with Dave and Jimmy below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_13230\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TA7X-z_6XQs?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Essentially Pop Meets Nightmare Air\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TA7X-z_6XQs\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nightmare Air comprises Dave Dupuis, Swaan Miller, and Jimmy Lucido. The trio are based in Los Angeles and shred up the stage with guitars, drums, and &#8220;meticulously layered boy-girl harmonies&#8221;. Their studio albums are sublime, their stage performances even more so. Not quite shoegaze, not quite full blown rock, the band&#8217;s music is possibly best described as &#8220;shoegaze with a rocky edge&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":34809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[264,641,9],"tags":[131,251,13674,2096,407,126,11720,27,144,13673,103,81],"class_list":["post-34771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concerts","category-interviews","category-new-releases","tag-concert","tag-dublin","tag-fade-out","tag-gary-numan","tag-interview","tag-ireland","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-los-angeles","tag-new-album","tag-nightmare-air","tag-tour","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-92P","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34713,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/gary-numan-holds-court-in-a-dystopian-world-at-dublins-olympia-theatre-29-march-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":34771,"position":0},"title":"Gary Numan Holds Court In A Dystopian World At Dublin&#8217;s Olympia Theatre 29 March 2018","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"10\/04\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A long time ago Gary Numan asked 'Are 'Friends' Electric'. 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