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Justin Klunk

Justin Klunk
Klunk performing live with The Midnight in 2022
Klunk performing live with The Midnight in 2022
Background information
Birth nameJustin Hiroshi Klunk
Born (1990-12-01) December 1, 1990 (age 35)
Torrance, California, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
  • Jazz
  • pop
  • funk
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Saxophone
  • flute
  • keys
Years active2009–present
Member ofRAINNE
Websitejustinklunk.com

Justin Hiroshi Klunk (born December 1, 1990)[1] is an American saxophone player and flutist based out of Los Angeles, CA.

A native of Torrance, California, Klunk grew up taking piano lessons. He was introduced to the saxophone prior to beginning middle school. During his eighth grade year, Klunk joined David Benoit's Asian American Youth Orchestra which sparked a desire to become a professional musician. He attended Los Angeles County High School for the Arts before graduating from the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in 2013 with a degree in Popular Music Performance.[2]

In July 2013, Klunk was recruited to play saxophone for Ariana Grande on her first tour and additionally played saxophone during her performances at the 2014 and 2015 American Music Awards (AMAs). Other artists he has worked for include Saint Motel, Lindsey Stirling, Leon Bridges, and David Foster. His flute and saxophone works can be heard in the TV shows WandaVision, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, the reboot of iCarly, Modern Family, and Dr. Ken.[3]

In 2019, Klunk joined with fellow USC alum and singer-songwriter Annie Dingwall to form the music duo RAINNE. RAINNE completed their first US tour in 2019 and later that year opened for headliners Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Jonas Bros, and Billie Eilish at the We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.[2]

Klunk joined the touring lineup of The Midnight during the spring dates of the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Tour[4] and has been the band's primary saxophone player ever since. In addition to saxophone, he also plays synths for the band.

Klunk's debut album, Kindness Is Mandatory, was released on September 8, 2023.[5] In 2025, he made his first contributions to a The Midnight release, playing saxophone on the songs Runaways and Fatal Obsession from Syndicate.

References

  1. ↑ "Justin Klunk on Twitter: "Marking a new year with a new single! 31 was so incredible! Thank you to all the old friends, new friends, & family that made it unforgettable! Here's to 32!!! "Stars In December" is now streaming! Link in my bio :) (📷: @abelr9129)" / Twitter". Twitter. December 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meet Justin Klunk - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". VoyageLA. April 27, 2020. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bio — Justin Klunk". Justin Klunk. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Everyone say 'Hi Justin!' 💜" / Twitter". Twitter. March 10, 2022. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kindness Is Mandatory | Justin Klunk". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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Saturday Mornings (Interlude)

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"Saturday Mornings (Interlude)"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Kids
Released
  • September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
Length0:57
Label
  • The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Kids track listing

Kids

  1. "Youth"
  2. "Wave"
  3. "Kids (Prelude)"
  4. "Lost Boy"
  5. "Saturday Mornings (Interlude)"
  6. "Explorers"
  7. "America 2"
  8. "Arcade Dreams"
  9. "Kids (Reprise)"

Saturday Mornings (Interlude)[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the fifth track from their album Kids.

The track is a short interlude that serves as an intro to the following track, Explorers. It has a running time of 57 seconds. It contains audio samples from several 1980s television adverts. The samples heard in the track are (in order):[2]

A fan-made music video for Saturday Mornings (Interlude) and Explorers was created by Richard Franklin, showing these adverts in their original form.[2]

Load video
YouTube

References

  1. ↑ "Saturday Mornings (Interlude)". Bandcamp. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Midnight - Explorers - YouTube". YouTube. September 29, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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Heroes

This template is about the album. For the song, see Heroes (song).
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Heroes
Album by
The Midnight
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022
Genre
  • Synthwave
  • Electronic
  • Rock
  • Americana
Length56:47
LabelCounter Records
ProducerTim McEwan
The Midnight chronology
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The Rearview Mirror
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Heroes
(2022) 		Red White Bruised - Album.webp
Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live
(2023)
Singles from Heroes
  1. "Change Your Heart or Die"
    Released: April 14, 2022
  2. "Heartbeat"
    Released: June 8, 2022
  3. "Avalanche"
    Released: July 6, 2022
  4. "Brooklyn. Friday. Love."
    Released: August 3, 2022
  5. "Heart Worth Breaking"
    Released: August 24, 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Daily Express[2]

Heroes is the fifth album by The Midnight. It is was released on September 9, 2022.[3][4] Five singles were issued from Heroes prior to the album's release: Change Your Heart or Die, Heartbeat, Avalanche, Brooklyn. Friday. Love., and Heart Worth Breaking.

Background and composition

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Heroes is the culmination of a trilogy that began with Kids and Monsters. The writing sessions during Kids yielded many songs and ideas that did not make the album due to time constraints, so it was decided to extend the story arc of Kids across multiple albums.[5]

In early 2021, Tim McEwan began streaming the creation of new songs on Twitch. Several of the songs previewed during those sessions found their way to Heroes. Aside from Twitch, previews and hints of new material on the band's other social media platforms was minimal compared to previous The Midnight releases.

During the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Tour, The Midnight began playing a new song, Change Your Heart or Die. The song was teased as being on the next record.

Official description

“The last 2 years have been so hard for so many people. ‘Heartbeat’ is a reminder that love and empathy is not a finite resource. There is love enough.” – The Midnight

8th June 2022 – The Midnight are thrilled to be announcing their new full-length studio album Heroes – due out September 9th via Counter Records. Along with the news, the band is releasing the celebratory new single “Heartbeat” – a rousing and electrifying track that helps set the tone for the album, which was written during isolation by the band’s Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle. Heroes represents a clear sonic shift for the duo, who have expanded their lineup to include three live musicians – Lelia Broussard on bass, Royce Whittaker on guitar, and Justin Klunk on saxophone and synth – with both Broussard and Whittaker working alongside them on the new LP which was produced by McEwan and mixed by Ingmar Carlson (Tate McCrae, Disclosure, Carly Rae Jepsen).

Heroes is also the third in a trilogy of albums that started with 2018’s Kids – which reached #1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Chart – and was followed in 2020 with Monsters. “…for me, Kids is self-knowledge, Monsters is self-love, and then Heroes is empathy,” said Lyle. “I got into depth psychology and this idea of etiology, the way a human forms,” he said about Heroes, adding that “the world doesn't get better but we do. We grow into ourselves. We grow into our voice.”

You can hear this shift in the new songs which are more visceral and warmer. For a band that started as a synth-heavy duo, they have come a long way – creating fully realized arena worthy songs. From new single “Heartbeat” with its Van Halen-inspired synth leads, echoing drums, layered vocal chants and an explosive chorus to last month’s single, the propulsive guitar-laden “Change Your Heart or Die” – Heroes ushers in The Midnight’s next era with some of their biggest and boldest songs yet.

While taking a huge sonic step forward on Heroes, the band’s music still possesses the dramatic and nostalgic streak they’ve become known for since their 2014 debut in EP Days of Thunder. The new LP also reflects the confidence they’ve gained in their songwriting thanks in part due to their expanded live lineup. The band’s vivid sound is well-suited to full rock instrumentation, and the five-piece has cemented that in front on massive sold-out crowds this past year in 1-2k-capacity venues, up from 500-capacity clubs in 2019 and looking ahead to selling out London’s 5k-person Brixton Academy and similar sized venues in 2022.

Heroes is an album of songs about togetherness and trials won by love. Listen to both “Heartbeat” and “Change Your Heart or Die” now.

[4]

Singles

Change Your Heart or Die
April 14, 2022
Heartbeat
June 8, 2022
Avalanche
July 6, 2022
Brooklyn. Friday. Love.
August 3, 2022
Heart Worth Breaking
August 24, 2022

Media

Album Trailer

Track listing

Heroes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Golden Gate"
6:04
2."Brooklyn. Friday. Love."
3:52
3."Heartbeat"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
  • Flores
  • Whittaker
3:50
4."A Place of Her Own"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
5:33
5."Heroes"
5:13
6."Heart Worth Breaking"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
  • Broussard
  • Whittaker
5:07
7."Loved By You"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
3:44
8."Aerostar"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
  • Whittaker
4:55
9."Change Your Heart or Die"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
3:31
10."Avalanche"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
  • Jessie Frye
4:27
11."Souvenir"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
  • Whittaker
3:34
12."Photograph"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
2:37
13."Energy Never Dies, It Just Transforms"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
4:20
Total length:56:47


Heroes (Deluxe LP Version)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Golden Gate (Demo)"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
 
15."A Place of Her Own (Demo)"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
 
16."Change Your Heart or Die (Live)"
  • Lyle
  • McEwan
 
17."Souvenir (Tyler's Version - 2019)"Lyle 
Total length:-

Recorded in Atlanta|GA and Los Angeles|CA
Mixed by Ingmar Carlson at The Gift Shop in Los Angeles|CA
Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge in New York|NY

Charts

Chart (2022) Peak position
US Billboard 200 134
US Billboard Album Sales 8
US Billboard Current Album Sales 8
US Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums 3
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums 2
US Billboard Independent Albums 22
US Billboard Vinyl ALbums 4
UK Albums 74

Release history and variants

Digital release history for Heroes
Date Edition
September 9, 2022 Standard
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October 28, 2022 Instrumentals
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Includes both the original and instrumental versions.
Physical release history for Heroes
Year Format Color/Design
2022 Cassette Translucent Blue
Heroes Cass-case-grey.webp

Heroes Cass-jcard-grey.webp
First tape variant. Has fold out J-card insert.
2022 CD -
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2022 LP Translucent Blue
Heroes LP-standard-front-grey.webp
One of the first vinyl variants, alongside the Marbled Violet Deluxe and Spotify Fans First Clear with Splatter variants. This variant was also available to buy signed by Tim and Tyler.
2022 LP Clear with Splatter
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One of the first vinyl variants, alongside the Marbled Violet Deluxe and Translucent Blue variants. Designated as the "Spotify Fans First Edition". Top listeners of The Midnight on Spotify were emailed a link to buy this variant.
2022 LP Marbled Violet
Heroes LP-DLX-front-grey.webp
One of the first vinyl variants, alongside the Translucent Blue and Spotify Fans First Clear with Splatter variants. Designated as the "Deluxe Edition". Additional features of this variant include a third record with four bonus tracks, lenticular cover art, a sticker sheet, and a photo booklet. With the exception of Souvenir (Tyler's Version - 2019), the bonus tracks have not been released outside of this variant.

References

  1. ↑ "The Midnight - Heroes Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ Crumlish, Callum (September 8, 2022). "The Midnight: Heroes review - Saving music with their best album yet". Express.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter". Twitter. June 8, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Heroes | The Midnight". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Laing, Rob (September 1, 2022). "Interview: The Midnight's Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle talk synthwave, soundscaping and new album Heroes | MusicRadar". MusicRadar. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

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