Luxembourg (band)

Luxembourg
From left to right: Alex Potterill, David Barnett, Steve Brummell, David Shah, Rob Britton
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Pop noir, Indie, Pop
Years active	2001–2008,2016
Labels	Dogbox Records
Associated acts	The Melting Ice Caps, The New Royal Family, Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band
Website	bandcamp
Members	David Shah Rob Britton Steve Brummell Jon Bacon David Barnett
Past members	Alex Potterill

Luxembourg are a British five-piece indie band. For most of their life, the lineup consisted of David Shah (lead singer), Rob Britton (guitar), Alex Potterill (keyboards), Jon Bacon (bass) and Steve Brummell (drums). Bassist Jon left the band at the end of 2006 and was replaced by David Barnett. Luxembourg have been compared to artists like Pulp, The Smiths and Roxy Music and sometimes described as "pop noir".

They released most of their music through their own record label Dogbox Records.

The band broke up in 2008. They reunited on 15 October 2016 to play a gig at the Islington in London.

Luxembourg was formed in 2001 in London. Press interest occurred after two tracks appeared on Angular compilations, The New Cross, and Rip Off Your Labels, alongside artists such as Bloc Party, Art Brut and The Long Blondes.

Their debut single, "What The Housewives Don't Tell You", was released in September 2004. A compilation, Best Kept Secret, featuring tracks from the now deleted demo EPs alongside live recordings and electro reworkings, was released in December 2004. The album (described as "Not Our Debut Album" on the CD artwork) received 3.5 out of 5 from indie journalism legend Simon Price in the Independent On Sunday.

The next single, "Luxembourg vs Great Britain", was released in November 2005, with B-sides "The Exhibitionist" and "About Time". All three songs were produced by Darren Allison, previously involved with artists such as The Divine Comedy.

The band's debut album proper, "Front", was recorded with Brian O'Shaughnessy, and released in late October 2006. This was preceded by the release of "We Only Stayed Together For The Kids" in June 2006, with B-side "A Secret Public". It was the band's first vinyl release, and received exceptional reviews in some quarters, including publications that had previously spurned the band such as Artrocker.