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Tyler Lyle
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| Birth name | Jamison Tyler Lyle |
| Born | December 1, 1985 Carrollton, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Jamison Tyler Lyle[1] (born December 1, 1985) is an American musician who is the primary guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist for The Midnight.
Born and raised in rural Georgia, Lyle began his career in music as a young adult and became regionally known after winning a songwriting contest in 2010. This led to the self-release of his debut album, gaining him national exposure, and he also began writing for other artists.
Lyle moved to Los Angeles in 2011, and in 2012 his A&R representative arranged for him to meet Danish producer Tim McEwan for a songwriting session. The two had an instant connection and began making music. Lyle and McEwan became a duo known as The Midnight and self-released their first extended play (EP) in 2014 and have continuously released new music since.
Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to release solo work and regularly tours around the United States. In 2016, he began a semi-regular podcast titled From The Secret Lair that includes music and self-commentary. He is married and has one child.
The Midnight discography
The Midnight performing during the Spring 2019 Tour
| The Midnight discography | |
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The Midnight performing during the Spring 2019 Tour | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 19 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Remix albums | 2 |
| Remix singles | 11 |
| Remixes | 10 |
| Reissues | 1 |
Since forming in 2012, The Midnight have released three EPs, five studio albums, one live album, two remix albums, 18 singles, 10 remix singles, and 10 remixes of songs by other artists. Composed of producer Tim McEwan and singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle, The Midnight debuted in July 2014 with the extended play (EP) Days of Thunder. While the EP did not feature any singles, it gained traction on Reddit and several small music sites throughout 2014 and 2015.[2][3] In August 2016, The Midnight's first album Endless Summer was released, preceded by the release of the singles Sunset and Vampires. Endless Summer firmly established the band as a top artist within the synthwave scene, with songs like Sunset, Vampires, and Los Angeles quickly becoming staples of the genre.[4][5][6]
One year after Endless Summer, The Midnight released their first remix album The Midnight Remixed in August 2017, a collaboration with electronic music label Silk Music. The album was notable as being their first release associated with a label and was also their first release to appear on a Billboard chart, peaking at 22 on the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. In October 2017, Nocturnal was released as the band's second album, supported by the single Crystalline. Embracing a darker sound and receiving positive reviews from critics,[7][8][9][10][11] the album appeared on three Billboard charts: Dance/Electronic, Heatseekers, and Vinyl.
The Midnight released their third album Kids in September 2018. The first entry in a trilogy series of albums, it was described by the band as being "dedicated to the disaffected youth"[12] and featured a lighter, more upbeat sound that channeled an idealized 1980s childhood. Preceded by the singles Lost Boy, America 2, and Arcade Dreams, Kids received more mixed reviews from critics compared to Nocturnal[13][14][15][16][17] but was a success commercially, topping the Billboard Dance/Electronic Sales chart and peaking at number two on the Heatseekers chart. The Midnight's second remix album The Midnight Remixed 02 was released by Silk Music in September 2019 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart.
The Kids trilogy continued in the summer of 2020 with the release of Monsters in July, their debut with the label Counter Records, an imprint of Ninja Tune. Spawning the singles America Online, Deep Blue, Dance With Somebody, and Prom Night, Monsters extended on the thematic elements initially introduced in Kids while venturing into new genres like lo-fi and vaporwave. Commended by critics for expanding The Midnight's horizons,[18][19][20][21][22] the album was their first release to appear on the Billboard 200 chart where it peaked at 134. In October 2020, the Halloween-themed Horror Show was released as the band's second EP. Initially exclusive to Amazon Music, Horror Show was aided in production by electronic musician Essenger and featured a cover of the Patti Smith Group hit song Because The Night. The EP would later receive a full release to all platforms in March 2021.
Summer 2021 saw The Midnight celebrating the fifth anniversary of Endless Summer by reissuing the album with two new bonus tracks, Comet and Bend. This was followed in July by the release of The Rearview Mirror, an EP containing five orchestral arrangements of songs from the album in collaboration with the Magik*Magik Orchestra. The Kids trilogy concluded in September 2022 with the release of Heroes, the band's fifth album. Supported by the singles Change Your Heart or Die, Heartbeat, Avalanche, Brooklyn. Friday. Love., and Heart Worth Breaking, Heroes continued The Midnight's efforts to bend and experiment with different genres. Featuring more rock and Americana influences, critics favorably compared the album to works by Mutt Lange and Giorgio Moroder.[23][24][25] Heroes appeared on a total of seven Billboard charts, the most notable of which was the Billboard 200 where it peaked at 134. In April 2023, The Midnight's first live album Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live was released exclusively to independent record stores as part of Record Store Day 2023, later receiving a full release to all platforms in September 2023.
Outside of their main releases, Tim McEwan has remixed songs for other artists under The Midnight name, beginning in 2015 with a remix of the Tyler Lyle song Lost & Found. Other artists he has remixed include Drake, Scavenger Hunt, Jon Bellion, A R I Z O N A, and The Night Game. The Midnight were a featured artist on the Timecop1983 song Static in May 2018, and in November 2019 they contributed the song Sometimes She Smiles for the compilation album Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years. After streaming the song's creation on Twitch, Cold Pizza was released as a YouTube only song in February 2021 to commemorate National Pizza Day. In February 2024, they were a featured artist on the Essenger song Silence.
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 All charts are from US Billboard<ref>"The Midnight". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ A digital download of Horror Show and its instrumentals was available on release day by pre-ordering a physical copy of the EP.
- ↑ Endless Summer is the only instrumental release to have different album art from the original release, which can be seen here.
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Unofficial remix
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Explorers
News
- 12th February, 2025
- Music - Love is an Ocean is revealed as a single and will be released on February 21, 2025.
- 3rd December, 2024
- Tour - A solo show in Mexico City is announced for April 5, 2025.
- 29th October, 2024
- Tour - The Midnight are announced as part of the lineup for the 2025 Tecate Pal Norte music festival in Monterrey, Mexico. The Midnight will perform on April 4, the first day of the festival.
- 18th October, 2024
- Tour - The Chrome Nights North American Tour concludes in Denver.
- 4th October, 2024
- Music - The Midnight's remix of Lost And Found by Chromeo is released. The remix is included on the deluxe edition of Chromeo's album Adult Contemporary.
- 1st October, 2024
- Merch - The Midnight: Shadows graphic novel is released.
- 6th September, 2024
- Music - Chariot is released as a single.
- 5th September, 2024
- Tour - The Chrome Nights North American Tour begins in Vancouver.
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- ...that Nighthawks and Lonely City were once one combined song?
- ...that The Midnight's first live concert was at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco in July 2017?
- ...that the subject of Nighthawks is a former neighbor of Tyler Lyle?
- ...that Dream Away was described by Tim McEwan as being an ode to "Pure Moods compilations from the 90s"?
- ...that Tim McEwan co-wrote and produced a song for New Kids On The Block?
- ...that for five years Comet was nothing more than a small snippet on Facebook before finally being released in 2021?
- ...that Daytona had a working title of Daytona Beach?
- ...that WeMoveForward was the first song written by the band?
- ...that in 2024 The Midnight performed in India for the first time ever and it was also their Asian debut?
- ...that Brooklyn. Friday. Love. was originally a demo for the Tyler Lyle album Floating Years?
- ↑ "Jamison Tyler Lyle of The Midnight performs during the 2019... News Photo - Getty Images". Getty Images. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ↑ "The Midnight - Days of Thunder (2014) : futuresynth". Reddit. September 2, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ "The Midnight -- Days of Thunder [Synthwave/Synthpop] (2014) : listentothis". Reddit. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ "The Midnight's Endless Summer is 2016's Greatest '80s Soundtrack (Review) - Opus". Opus. August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ "In The Spotlight: The Midnight - "Endless Summer" - New Fury Media". New Fury Media. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Zistler, Andrew (August 29, 2016). "The Midnight - Endless Summer - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Sievers, Alex (October 16, 2017). "Album Review: The Midnight - 'Nocturnal' | KillYourStereo | Australian and International Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Rock and Indie Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Comps". KillYouStereo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ↑ Wilcoxson, Steven (September 17, 2018). "THE MIDNIGHT – Nocturnal - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ↑ Zistler, Andrew (October 23, 2017). "The Midnight - Nocturnal - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (October 31, 2017). "Recommends: The Midnight, Mr. Eff, Nightcrawler, The G". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Virée nocturne avec Nocturnal, le nouvel EP de The Midnight – Synthspiria". Synthspiria. October 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ↑ "The Midnight - Our next album is dedicated to the disaffected... | Facebook". Facebook. March 24, 2018. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Album Review: The Midnight - Kids - Iron Skullet". Iron Skullet. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (September 21, 2018). "The Midnight - Kids • Review • Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Sievers, Alex (September 24, 2018). "Album Review: The Midnight - 'Kids' | KillYourStereo | Australian and International Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Rock and Indie Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Comps". Kill Your Stereo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Treakle, James (July 15, 2019). "[Album Review] Not a Sentimental Age – Kids (2018) by The Midnight — Indie Frontiers". Indie Frontiers. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Zistler, Andrew (September 23, 2018). "The Midnight - Kids - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Crumlish, Callum (July 10, 2020). "The Midnight 'Monsters' album review: L.A. duo deliver most stylish and creative music yet | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk". Express. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (July 10, 2020). "The Midnight - Monsters - REVIEW • Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Yopko, Nick (July 14, 2020). "The Midnight Attain Retrowave Greatness on Nostalgic Third Album "Monsters" - EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists". EDM.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Morawitz, Owen (July 9, 2020). "The Midnight's Nostalgic 'Monsters' Is Tailor-Made for Boomboxes Held Overhead | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Jewers, Sarah (July 15, 2020). "The Midnight - Monsters Album Review | FUZZY". FUZZY. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (September 8, 2022). "The Midnight - Heroes - ALBUM REVIEW • Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ Crumlish, Callum (September 8, 2022). "The Midnight: Heroes review - Saving music with their best album yet". Express.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ Collar, Matt. "The Midnight - Heroes Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography The Midnight". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ Jump up to: 27.0 27.1 "MIDNIGHT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.