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Jesse Molloy
Jesse Carey Molloy (born April 29, 1975)[1][2][3] is an American saxophone player and music producer originating from Ashland, Oregon. He is currently based in Los Angeles.
At the age of nine, Molloy was at a local church with his family and saw a man playing Amazing Grace on the saxophone. This inspired him to also want to play the instrument, and his parents got him an alto saxophone the following Christmas.[4] Molloy received private lessons and also played in his high school's band.
Molloy graduated from Southern Oregon University in 2001[1] and after college joined a soul-jazz group based in San Diego, California. The group toured frequently and averaged about 150 shows a year. He later relocated to San Diego full time and began playing with several local bands and touring groups before moving to Los Angeles. Molloy did some shows with T-Boz from the group TLC as well as Mike Posner.[4] He was a long time touring member of the group The Pink Floyd Experience. Since 2009, he has been a member of the production duo Crush Effect with David Veith.[5][6][7][8] Molloy began touring with Panic! at the Disco in 2017.[9]
In 2017, Molloy was recruited by The Midnight to play the saxophone at the band's first-ever live show in San Francisco.[10][11] He continued to played saxophone for most of the band's live shows up until the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Tour. Molloy played the saxophone on the song Deep Blue from The Midnight's 2020 album Monsters. This was his first time playing saxophone for the band on a studio release. Later in 2020, he contributed to the band's EP Horror Show, co-writing the song Good in Red and playing the saxophone on Because The Night. In 2022, Molloy played saxophone on the track Brooklyn. Friday. Love. from the album Heroes.[12]
Contributions to songs by The Midnight
- Deep Blue - saxophone
- Good in Red - co-writer
- Because The Night - saxophone
- Brooklyn. Friday. Love. - saxophone
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jesse Molloy | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. January 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Jesse Molloy on Twiiter: "Today is my Birthday and I am so grateful. Thankful for another year around the sun and all of you that have been a part of it. 🖤 This is my wife and I pre-Corona quarantine in palm springs. I love this pic bc it…" / Twitter". Twitter. April 29, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Meet Jesse Molloy - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Voyage LA Magazine. June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Crush Effect". Crush Effect. January 1, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Crush Effect on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Jesse Molloy – Claude Lakey Woodwinds". Claude Lakey Woodwinds. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ Horne, Jackie Moon (March 21, 2014). "Crush Effect - Until The Next [Pay What You Want]". Sensible Reason. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Saxophone sensation: On Tour with Panic! At the Disco - SOU News". Southern Oregon University. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Thanks San Fran! Last Friday! @themidnightofficial 📷 @turbodrivesf #saxophone #themidnight | Instagram". Instagram. July 21, 2017. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Beyond Synth 170 - Soundcloud". Soundcloud. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Jesse Molloy on X: "BTS snap from recording sax for Brooklyn.Friday Love @TheMidnightLA @tylerlyle on FaceTime right side laptop 🎉🎵@TheMidnightLA big love & thanks Tim & Tyler! What a song! #themidnight #saxophone #LA #brooklyn #friday #love" / X". Twitter. August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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Change Your Heart or Die
"Change Your Heart or Die" | ||||
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Single by The Midnight | ||||
from the album Heroes | ||||
Released | April 14, 2022 | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | Counter Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Tim McEwan | |||
Heroes track listing | ||||
The Midnight singles chronology | ||||
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Change Your Heart or Die[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the first single and ninth track from their album Heroes. The single was released on April 14, 2022.[1]
The song was written by band members Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of three minutes and 33 seconds and is in the key of E minor. The guitars on Change Your Heart or Die were performed by Royce Whittaker.
Change Your Heart or Die was promoted with the release of a limited edition vinyl record.[2] Containing the song on side A and the instrumental on side B, a hidden preview of the song Golden Gate can also be found on side B.
Official description
LA-based band The Midnight have unveiled their new single “Change Your Heart Or Die”, out now on Counter Records. Signifying a shift in sonic direction for The Midnight, “Change Your Heart Or Die” combines unashamedly bold guitar licks with infectious vocals - an anthemic jam that leaves a lasting impression.
Speaking on the new single, The Midnight say, “Since we’ve begun touring, our music has continued to be influenced by communal, live experiences. This is something we’ve missed for the last two years. We wanted to write a song that was about having a collective experience with other people and singing something raw at the top of our lungs. This song, when you sing it together, becomes more than the sum of its parts The song started with the track idea for the verses, and Tyler had the lyrics which he had produced himself to a house track, but it wasn’t until we got the call and response chorus that the song took on the life of a metal anthem.”
“Change Your Heart Or Die” comes hot off the heels of an extensive tour across North America. The Midnight’s recent video for “Good In Red (Live)” featured a robust five-piece band, dazzling stage setup, and an impassioned vocal performance from Lyle filmed at multiple stops along the tour. Their captivating performance made rounds in multiple sold out shows in major cities including New York, Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia and Washington DC.
Consisting of Tyler Lyle, a songwriter from the Deep South, and Danish producer Tim McEwan, The Midnight formed in 2012 feeling indebted to Johnny Jewel/Chromatics and Cliff Martinez’s OST Drive and the resurgence of classic synth sounds growing around its release, the pair wrote two singles “WeMoveForward” and “Gloria”, that would later be released as part of their debut EP ‘Days of Thunder’. The band then released 12-track LP ‘Endless Summer’ in 2016 and ‘Nocturnal’ the year after, which spent several weeks as a Bandcamp best-seller. This followed with 2018’s ‘Kids’ that reached #1 on the Billboard ‘Dance/Electronic’ charts. Their most recent album, ‘Monsters’, came last year, an acclaimed LP described by The Express as their “most stylish and creative music yet”.
The band over a few short years of forming, have achieved over 452 million + catalogue streams, while gaining 972K Spotify Monthly reach peak and 70 million + YouTube channel views. They have grown from online cult fascination to international touring band, with sold out multiple worldwide tours from their past two albums. Their 2020 album ‘Monsters’ alone sold over 50,000 equivalent albums worldwide, charting in the US, UK and Australia and sold out in every format amassing 50 million+ streams 18 months after release. Their immersive world-building attracts a rabid fanbase that is now over 1 million strong across profiles and platforms seeing over 16M TikTok video views, over 700K Shazams and 300K Genius page views.
“Change Your Heart Or Die” is out now on Counter Records.
Lyrics
Took a lot of money to look the part
Took a lot of pain to tame a heart
Took a lot of years to lose my fear of flying
Took a lot of time to finally start
Then it took a good day to fall apart
Took a lot of tears to lose my fear of crying
Of crying
Change your heart or die
Fire, ticking like a time bomb
Fire, burning like napalm
Fire, waiting at the crossroads
How will you survive?
Change your heart or die
Took one look to find your mark
Took a rogue wave to blow apart
Took a wrong turn to finally find the yearning
In the burning
Fire, ticking like a time bomb
Fire, burning like napalm
Fire, waiting at the crossroads
How will you survive?
Change your heart or die
Official versions and other media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Change Your Heart or Die | The Midnight". Bandcamp. April 14, 2022. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ "The Midnight - To celebrate the new single while in the UK, we're... | Facebook". Facebook. April 15, 2022. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
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Nocturnal
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Released | October 13, 2017 | |||
Genre | Synthwave | |||
Length | 42:20 | |||
Label | The Midnight Music | |||
Producer | Tim McEwan | |||
The Midnight chronology | ||||
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Singles from Nocturnal | ||||
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Nocturnal is the second album by The Midnight. It was released independently by the band on October 13, 2017.[1] Crystalline was the lone single to release from the album.
Background and composition
The first hint of new music from The Midnight after the August 2016 release of Endless Summer was a snippet Tim McEwan posted to social media in December that same year.[2] The snippet had a title of Comet and featured McEwan as the vocalist, which would have been the first time since Synthetic that a song with his vocals was on a The Midnight release. Ultimately, Comet did not end up making the then-unknown album but was promised by McEwan to be released one day. The song was eventually included on the 5 Year Anniversary Edition reissue of Endless Summer.
In February 2017, a video of Nikki Flores singing to an unidentified song (which would turn out to be Light Years) was shared by the band.[3] McEwan shared in early March that he was en route to New York City to write new songs with Tyler Lyle.[4] The same week, McEwan said that there were some "moody vibes in the studio right now."[5] Also in March, it was posted on social media that a song titled Maniac Cop was being worked on, but no snippet was shared.[6] As no song on Nocturnal has that name, it is not known if the title was later changed or if the song was cut from the album. In late March, continuing production of new material was hinted at with McEwan posting that he was "struggling with the ever elusive kick drum."[7]
More information about new songs and a new album continued to be shared over the first half of 2017. In April, the band shared that the next album "will have a slightly darker tone"[8] and also shared a snippet of a song presumably titled Lone Wolf.[9] This particular song did not make the album but was later confirmed by McEwan to appear on a future album instead.[10] A clip of Collateral was posted in early May.[11] In June, McEwan shared that he was "going through guitar takes for one of our new songs" and further stated that "the lead sound is SO PERFECT. Very 'In The Air Tonight'."[12] In June, the band shared that "there's a track on the new album that'll make your nose bleed."[13] Lyrics from what would end up being the song Crystalline were posted in early July.[14]
On August 9, 2017, The Midnight officially confirmed that a new EP (later regarded as an album) was being released on October 13.[15] About a week later, an upcoming single titled Crystalline was teased and was referred to as a song that "will set the tone for the new EP."[16] Later in August, a clip of Tokyo Night Train was shared. On August 23, the EP's title of Nocturnal was announced alongside a snippet of the title track.[17] A few days later, the artwork for Nocturnal was teased with McEwan saying "if you like movies like Drive, Blade Runner, Thief, Manhunter and The Terminator then you going to love the artwork for Nocturnal."[18] The band said in early September that the new EP "will be slightly more introvert" and "less concerned about big hooks and more about creating mood and vibe."[19] A short clip of Crystalline was shared on September 9 and the single was said to be "coming soon."[20] On September 13, the band said they were "putting the finishing touches to the mix of our first single Crystalline."[21] Two days later, the band referred to Crystalline as being "different, yet still familiar" and stated that they "went off book a little bit" with the song.[22] Another snippet of Crystalline was shared on September 18 and a release date of September 22 was announced.[23] The single artwork was revealed on September 21.[24]
After the single release, more new lyrics (this time from Shadows) were posted towards the end of September.[25] It was also shared in another post that a track from Nocturnal would have a solo "that is a straight up homage to Whitesnake's Is This Love."[26] During an interview with LA Music Blog on the release day of Crystalline, McEwan said the following about Nocturnal:[27]A small snip of the album artwork was shared on October 6, [28] and a collaboration with Timecop1983 was teased on October 7.[29] Names of the tracks from Nocturnal were shared over the following days, and the full artwork was revealed on October 9.[30] A duet with Nikki Flores titled Light Years was revealed on October 11 and was said to be a "spiritual successor to Jason."[31] The complete tracklist was revealed on October 12,[32] and Nocturnal was officially released the following day on October 13.[33]It’ll be more in line with “Vampires” or another track called “Equalizer”. What inspires me is usually movies. The aesthetic I’m going for with this new EP is more older Michael Mann movies like Thief and Heat or James Cameron’s The Terminator from 1984. That kind of nighttime, Los Angeles, cruising around the city, streetlights, neon, maybe a little bit of rain coming down the windscreen. It’ll have more moody, cooler vibe. It’ll be less John Hughes and more Miami Vice at night.
Two days after release, Nocturnal was the top-selling release on Bandcamp and it remained in the top spot for over a week.[34][35][36] The album charted at number seventeen on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums Chart after release and the following year it peaked at number seventeen on the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart.[37][38] Nocturnal received mainly positive reviews from critics, who noted the darker and more mature sound compared to Days of Thunder and Endless Summer.[39][40][41][42][43] It was chosen by NewRetroWave as their top EP of 2017.[44]
Nocturnal contains seven tracks, but there was originally planned to be more, with the band deciding to cut several songs that didn't fit the overall theme of the album.[45] Lyle initially envisioned the album as a "full Halloween/October release that was bit darker than the usual The Midnight fare." The idea of a Halloween-themed EP was later revisited by The Midnight in 2020 with Horror Show. The band said they were inspired by several noir themed shows and films, including Stranger Things, The Terminator, and the movies created by John Carpenter.
Nocturnal sees The Midnight collaborating again with Nikki Flores on the song Light Years. Flores co-wrote the song and provides vocals to accompany those of Lyle. She previously worked with the band on the song Jason from Endless Summer. Additionally, The Midnight also collaborated with popular synthwave artist Timecop1983 on the track River of Darkness.
Singles
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Shadows" | 6:27 |
2. | "Crystalline" | 6:02 |
3. | "Collateral" | 5:46 |
4. | "River of Darkness (feat. Timecop1983)" (Lyle, McEwan and Jordy Leenaerts) | 6:05 |
5. | "Nocturnal" | 7:03 |
6. | "Light Years (feat. Nikki Flores)" (Lyle, McEwan and Nikki Flores) | 5:21 |
7. | "Tokyo Night Train" | 5:36 |
Total length: | 42:20 |
Credits
Additional instrumentation was provided by Thomas Edinger (saxophone), Pelle Hillström (lead guitar on Crystalline & River of Darkness), Mads Storm (synth guitar solo on Collateral), Dan Rockett (guitar harmonics on Collateral), Kristiane (Crystalline whisper) and Nikki Flores (vocals on Light Years).
The album was mixed by Tim McEwan and mastered by Anders Schumann.
Artwork by David Legnon.
Songs that inspired Nocturnal
On January 26, 2018, The Midnight shared a Spotify playlist of songs that inspired the music on Nocturnal.[46][47] The songs on the playlist are:
- "Paint It, Black" (The Rolling Stones)
- "The Terminator Theme (Extended Version)" (Brad Fiedel)
- "Bad As Me" (Tom Waits)
- "In The Air Tonight - 2015 Remastered" (Phil Collins)
- "Red Right Hand - 2011 Remastered Version" (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
- "You Belong To The City" (Glenn Frey)
- "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" (The National)
- "A Thousand Years" (Toto)
- "Waiting Around to Die" (Townes Van Zandt)
- "Theme from "St. Elsewhere"" (Dave Grusin)
- "Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole" (Martha Wainwright)
- "Pretty Pimpin" (Kurt Vile)
- "Is This Love - 2007 Remastered Version" (Whitesnake)
- "The Thunder Rolls - Cover" (All That Remains)
- "Love on a Real Train" (Tangerine Dream)
- "Because the Night" (Patti Smith)
- "Frankfurt" (Pryda)
- "Midnight" (Coldplay)
- "Clean" (The Japanese House)
- "When the City Sleeps" (Voyager 12)
- "Paint It Black" (8-Bit Misfits)
- "Infinite" (Notaker)
Release history and variants
Date | Edition |
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October 13, 2017 | Standard |
December 15, 2017[48] | Instrumentals |
April 2, 2021 | Stems |
Year | Format | Color/Design |
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2018 | Cassette | White |
2018 | Cassette | Blue |
2018 | LP | Blue |
2018 | LP | Pink |
2022 | CD | - |
2024 | LP | Transparent Blue |
References
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