Biography
Nightbox
Effective period / Period of releases: 2014
Members: Jacob Bitove, James Tebbitt, James Shelly, Andrew Keyes, Nick Bitove, Romes
Nightbox were a dance-punk band originally from Wicklow, Ireland. The five-piece consisted of Toronto-born brothers Jacob Bitove (Vocals) and Nicolas Bitove (Drums), and Irishmen Andrew Keyes (Bass), James Tebbitt (Lead Guitar) and James Shelly (Synthesizers).The band recorded their self-titled debut EP (released February 2011), produced by MSTRKRFT's Al-P and Death From Above 1979's Sebastien Grainger. Following the EP's success, they signed with Ryan Gentles of New York's Wiz Kid Management (The Strokes) and began touring in earnest. After James Shelly left the group in 2014 they changed their name to ROMES before releasing their debut album.