The Midnight

The Midnight is a synthwave band composed of Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Jamison Tyler Lyle and Los Angeles-based Danish-born producer, songwriter, and singer Tim Daniel McEwan.[1]

The Midnight
The Midnight live at The Globe Theatre Los Angeles 2017
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active2012–present
LabelsIndependent
Associated actsTyler Lyle, Nikki Flores, FM-84, Timecop1983, Scavenger Hunt, Jesse Molloy, Thomas Edinger, Rupert van E, William Pope, Dr. VE, Jupiter Winter
Websitethemidnightofficial.com
Members
  • Tim Daniel McEwan
  • Jamison Tyler Lyle

The band was formed as a result of Lyle and McEwan meeting during a co-writing workshop in 2012 in North Hollywood, CA.[2][3] Inspired in part by the score for Drive, and the retro synth genre growing around its release,[3] the pair wrote two singles, "WeMoveForward" and "Gloria", that would be released two years later in 2014 as part of their debut EP titled Days of Thunder.[4] In 2016, the duo released a 12 track LP, Endless Summer,[5] followed in 2017 with the release of Nocturnal,[6] which spent several weeks as a best seller on the music distribution website Bandcamp and reached number 17 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic charts October 2017.[7] The band went on to perform their second sell-out concert, taking place at the Globe Theatre on Broadway in Los Angeles in November 2017.[8] The band had multiple collaborations with Timecop1983, another retro synth genre producer. One of the collaborations appears on the album Nocturnal, titled "River of Darkness". The other collaboration between them appears on the album Night Drive of Timecop1983, titled "Static".

The band's motto is "mono no aware" (物の哀れ), a Japanese phrase that loosely translates to "a sense of nostalgic wistfulness and the awareness that nothing lasts forever".[9]

In 2019 McEwan appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths, which explored the origins and growth of the synthwave genre. McEwan appeared alongside various other composers from the scene, including John Carpenter, who also starred in and narrated the film.

Discography

Globe Theatre, November 2017

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[10]
UK
[11]
Endless Summer
  • Released: August 5, 2016
  • Formats: Cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
Kids
  • Released: September 21, 2018
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl
Monsters
  • Released: July 10, 2020
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl
2885

Collaborative albums

Title Details
The Midnight Remixed 01
  • Released: August 14, 2017
  • Formats: Digital download
The Midnight Remixed 02
  • Released: September 27, 2019
  • Formats: Digital download

EPs

Title Details
Days of Thunder
  • Released: July 15, 2014
  • Formats: Cassette, digital download, vinyl
Nocturnal
  • Released: October 13, 2017
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, vinyl
Horror Show
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl

Singles

Title Year Album
"Sunset" 2016 Endless Summer
"Vampires"
"Crystalline" 2017 Nocturnal
"Lost Boy" 2018 Kids
"America 2"
"Arcade Dreams"
"America Online" 2019 Monsters
"Sometimes She Smiles" Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years
"Deep Blue" 2020 Monsters
"Dance with Somebody"
"Prom Night"

Remixes

ArtistTitleRelease date
Tyler Lyle Lost & Found (The Midnight Remix) March 13, 2016
Drake0 To 100 (The Midnight Remix)July 2016
Scavenger HuntNever Enough (The Midnight Remix)November 8, 2016
ARIZONAOceans Away (The Midnight Remix)February 24, 2017
ClubhouseKyra (The Midnight Remix)April 10, 2017
Jon Bellion80's Films (The Midnight Remix)June 25, 2017
The Night GameThe Outfield (The Midnight Remix)April 27, 2018
SYMLClean Eyes (The Midnight Remix)February 8, 2019
The IvyMissing Out (The Midnight Remix)April 21, 2020
LatroitDon't Give Up (The Midnight Remix)September 25, 2020

References

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