Cosmo's Midnight

Cosmo's Midnight are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of twin brothers, Cosmo and Patrick Liney, formed in 2012. Their 2018 debut studio album, What Comes Next, reached the top 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Cosmo's Midnight
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresElectronic
Instruments
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitecosmosmidnight.com
Members
  • Cosmo Liney
  • Patrick Liney

Musical style and influences

Cosmo's Midnight are best known for their use of the vibraslap, a percussive instrument.[1] AllMusic's Marcy Donelson described their music as having "bright keyboard timbres and idiosyncratic beats" and stated that they typically collaborate with acts "from the pop, indie electronica, rap, and EDM realms."[2]

Cosmo's Midnight cite Daft Punk, Chic, Nile Rodgers and West Coast rap as musical influences.[1]

History

Cosmo's Midnight were formed by the twin brothers, Cosmo and Patrick Liney, as a music duo in Sydney in 2012 after graduating from Waverley College.[2] They provide different styles within electronic music often with pop and R&B elements. Their tracks have been included in several compilation albums such as the 2015 Ministry of Sound FUT.UR.ISM 3.0[3] and Chillout Sessions XVIII.[4] Tracks have also been presented on radio stations such as Triple J, FBi Radio, BBC Radio 1, and KEXP. They were signed to Astral People[5] management after winning a Future Classic remix contest for Flume's "Sleepless" in 2012.[2][6]

Cosmo's Midnight released their debut single, "Phantasm" featuring Nicole Millar, followed by their debut extended play, Surge, on indie label, Yes Please, in mid-2013.[2] They remixed other artists including Panama, Indian Summer, Anna Lunoe and AlunaGeorge before signing to Sony Music Australia in 2014.[7] Cosmo's Midnight released singles "Snare" featuring Wild Eyed Boy and "Walk with Me" featuring Kučka as well as their second EP, Moments, in 2015.

They undertook their first tour of North America early in 2017,[2] and followed in August with their next single, "Mind Off" featuring Kudu Blue. The duo released their debut album, What Comes Next, in June 2018, which peaked at No. 36 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[2][8]

In the lead up to the release of their sophomore album, the duo released a string of singles with features by Ruel, Age.Sex.Location, and Matthew Young. Yesteryear was released in October 2020.

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[8]
What Comes Next 36
Yesteryear
  • Released: 2 October 2020[10]
  • Label: Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 42
[11]

Extended plays
List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Surge
  • Released: 7 June 2013
  • Label: Yes Please
  • Formats: Digital download
Moments
  • Released: 4 December 2015[12]
  • Label: Site High, Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles
List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS NZ
Hot
[13]
"Phantasm"
(featuring Nicole Millar)[14]		 2013 —— Surge
"Goodnight" / "Moshi"[15] ——
"Snare"
(featuring Wild Eyed Boy)[16]		 2014 —— Moments
"Walk with Me"
(featuring Kučka)[17]		 2015 ——
"History"[19] 2017 —— What Comes Next
"Mind Off"
(featuring Kudu Blue)[20]		 —— Non-album single
"Get to Know"
(featuring Winston Surfshirt)[21]		 2018 —— What Comes Next
"Talk to Me"
(featuring Tove Styrke)[23]		 ——
"Polarised"[24] ——
"Lowkey"
(featuring Buddy and Jay Prince)[25]		 ——
"C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It)"[26] 2019 —— Yesteryear
"Have It All"
(featuring Age.Sex.Location)[27]		 ——
"It's Love"
(featuring Matthew Young)[28]		 ——
"Down for You"
(with Ruel)[29]		 2020 —9
"Yesteryear"[30] —40
"Idaho"[31] ——

Remixes
List of official remixes, showing year released and artist details
Title Year Artist
"Sleepless" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) 2012 Flume
"Ghost" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) 2013 Snakadaktal
"Destroyer" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) Panama
"Surround Me" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) Jaysways
"Foreign Formula" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) Indian Summer
"Hold Me" ft. Youth (Cosmo's Midnight remix) 2014 Kilter
"Breathe" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) Anna Lunoe
"Superstar" (Cosmo's Midnight x Lido remix) AlunaGeorge
"Sad Machine" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) 2017 Porter Robinson
"Offline" (Cosmo's Midnight remix) 2019 Friendly Fires

References
  1. Marshall, Pat (20 June 2018). "Cosmo's Midnight get deep on the making of their debut album 'What Comes Next'". Stoney Roads. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. Donelson, Marcy. "Cosmo's Midnight | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. Ministry of Sound. "Ministry of Sound Australia". Ministry of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. Ministry of Sound. "Ministry of Sound Australia". Ministry of Sound. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. "Cosmo's Midnight - Astral People". Astral People.
  6. "COSMO'S MIDNIGHT".
  7. "Universal Music Publishing - Australia & New Zealand".
  8. "Discography Cosmo's Midnight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. "What Comes Next by Cosmo's Midnight". iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. "Cosmo's Midnight announce album and share remix of 'Yesteryear'". Astral People. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. "Moments (EP) by Cosmo's Midnight". iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  14. "Phantasm (feat. Nicole Millar) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  15. Baroni, Nastassia (11 December 2013). "Cosmo's Midnight drop free tracks 'Goodnight' and 'Moshi'". Music Feeds. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  16. "Snare (feat. Wild Eyed Boy) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  17. "Walk with Me (feat. Kučka) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". ARIA. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  19. "History – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  20. "Mind Off (feat. Kudu Blue) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  21. "Get to Know (feat. Winston Surfshirt) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  23. "Talk To Me (feat. Tove Styrke) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  24. Smith, Joseph (27 April 2018). "Cosmo's Midnight announce debut album and share new single". Stoney Roads. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  25. "Cosmo's Midnight – Lowkey ft. Buddy, Jay Prince". 27 November 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019 – via YouTube.
  26. "C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  27. "Have It All (feat. Age.Sex.Location) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  28. "Cosmo's Midnight enlist Matthew Young on latest single 'It's Love'". The Partae. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  29. "First Spin: Cosmo's Midnight & Ruel join forces for 'Down For You'". Triple J. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  30. Bracken, Claire (11 June 2020). "First Spin: Cosmo's Midnight sing about 'Yesteryear', accidentally spill about new album". Triple J. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  31. Bruce, Jasper (10 September 2020). "Cosmo's Midnight drop dreamy new track 'Idaho'". NME Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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