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Nikki Flores

Flores in 2020

Nikki Flores
Flores performing live with The Midnight in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Brandi Nichole Flores
Born	(1988-10-17) October 17, 1988 Fontana, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop R&B Electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals piano keyboards
Years active	2003–present
Website	nikkiflores.com

Nikki Flores (born Brandi Nichole Flores, October 17, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. She has an extensive catalog of credits as a singer and songwriter.

A native of Fontana, California, Flores signed with Epic Records in 2003 and released her first single Strike in 2005. After being dropped from the label in 2009, she signed with Patriot Records in 2010, an imprint of Universal Republic. Her first single with the label, City Lights, was released in September that year.

After a full album failed to materialize on either label, Flores began a career of writing songs for other artists and making appearances as a featured vocalist. Artists she has written for include Christina Aguilera, Jordin Sparks, Nas, and JoJo. Flores has provided backing vocals for the likes of Keyshia Cole, Demi Lovato, and Cher Lloyd. In 2016, she released a six-track EP titled XII XV. She has also collaborated several times with German DJ Markus Schulz as a writer and vocalist. In 2021, she re-released her 2008 single Let It Slide after it began appearing on TikTok. As of 2023, she is working on solo music under the project name Luuna's Room.

Her first collaboration with The Midnight was the song Jason from the album Endless Summer, providing vocals and co-writing the track. Flores worked with the band again on their following release Nocturnal, co-writing and singing vocals on the song Light Years. Her next collaboration with The Midnight was the song Because The Night from their 2020 EP Horror Show, a cover of the 1978 song by Patti Smith. She also provided background vocals on the song Good in Red. While she did not appear as a guest vocalist on any songs, Flores assisted in the writing and production of The Midnight's fifth album Heroes.

Flores has performed live with The Midnight on several occasions, most recently during the 2020 concert special The Midnight Online. She sings vocals for the songs that she was featured in and also sings vocals on the song Sunset.

Contributions to songs by The Midnight

• Jason - co-writer, vocals
• Light Years - co-writer, vocals
• Good in Red - background vocals
• Because The Night - vocals
• Heartbeat - co-writer
• Brooklyn. Friday. Love. - co-writer

References

External links

• Official website
• Twitter
• Instagram‎

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The Years (prologue)

"The Years (Prologue)"
Song by The Midnight
from the EP Days of Thunder
Released	July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)
Length	6:08
Label	The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)	Tim McEwan Tyler Lyle
Producer(s)	Tim McEwan
Days of Thunder track listing
Days of Thunder "The Years (prologue)" "Gloria" "WeMoveForward" "Days of Thunder" "Kick Drums & Red Wine" "Los Angeles"

The Years (prologue) is a song by The Midnight. It is the first track from their EP Days of Thunder.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of six minutes and eight seconds and is in the key of A-flat major.

Lyrics

Shy kid, knees always bruised
The daddy's girl that became you
In the front seat, you pulled me close
Kissed my lips, it tasted like home

Flashes of crosswords and chamomile
The years pass like a Ferris Wheel
The tiny fractures in the form
The days we live are so much more

We got a little place near the beach
We watch the sailboats out at sea
And we ride along the Palisades
Love is just a summer day

If you hold too tight it starts to fade
Let it go then, then it floats away
In time will you remember me
For a second we had everything

Half awake and sunburned...
Searching vines of summer...
Aimless and upwards...

Official versions

The Years (prologue)

from Days of Thunder

The Years (prologue) (instrumental)

from Days of Thunder (the instrumentals)

The Years (Jayeson Andel Remix)

from The Midnight Remixed 02

References

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Kids

This template is about the album. For the songs, see Kids (Prelude) and Kids (Reprise).

Kids
Album by The Midnight
Released	September 21, 2018
Genre	Synthwave
Length	33:51
Label	The Midnight Music
Producer	Tim McEwan
The Midnight chronology
Nocturnal (2017) Kids (2018) The Midnight Remixed 02 (2019)
Singles from Kids
"Lost Boy" Released: July 13, 2018 "America 2" Released: August 3, 2018 "Arcade Dreams" Released: September 7, 2018

Kids is the third album by The Midnight. It was released independently by the band on September 21, 2018, and was preceded by the release of three singles: Lost Boy, America 2, and Arcade Dreams.

Background and composition

The Midnight's previous album Nocturnal featured a distinctive dark and noir sound. For the next album, Tim McEwan expressed a desire to move away from this sound and create music that was more upbeat and happy but still had some hints of sadness. Inspired by the television show Stranger Things and the idea of living in the memories of childhood, McEwan called Tyler Lyle the day after the release of Nocturnal and shared this vision with him. Lyle was receptive to the idea, and thus the process of creating Kids began.

One of the first public mentions of a new release came during a November 2017 interview with Vehlinggo shortly after the release of Nocturnal. McEwan revealed that a new and more "summer feeling" EP was in development and planned for release in the spring or summer of 2018. Giving an early hint at the theme, he stated, “I like to think about it as what the kids from Stranger Things are listening to when they’re not chasing monsters.” The band said on social media in March 2018 that the next album would be "dedicated to the disaffected youth." In May, more info about the new album's direction and theme were shared, with the band stating the "the opening track on our next album is gonna hit you right in the feels" and that it would be their most ambitious album to date - the most challenging so far for McEwan as a producer. They also stated that "A lot of the tracks on our new album are dedicated to late nights on the Internet."

Kids trailer

On July 2, 2018, it was announced on the band's social media that a new single was imminent. On July 6, a small snippet of the single's artwork was shown and a release date of July 13 was given. The next day, the single was confirmed to be Lost Boy and the full artwork was revealed on July 11. On July 28, another single was teased. On August 1, the second single was revealed to be America 2 and was slated for an August 3 release. More songs were hinted at on August 11, and on August 16 Kids was officially revealed with a video trailer. The trailer played a small snippet from Kids (Reprise) and gave a release date of September 21 for the album. On September 5, Arcade Dreams was announced as the third and final single from Kids and was released on September 7.

Kids was officially released on September 21, 2018. Despite receiving more mixed reviews compared to previous The Midnight releases, Kids was a successful release for the band commercially, debuting at number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart with week one sales of 2000 copies. It also charted at number 12 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart, number two on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and number 13 on the Independent Albums chart.

The title Kids was suggested early in development by McEwan, with Lyle also approving of the name. At the time, he and his wife Anna were expecting their first child. The first song created for Kids was Lost Boy, an old track of The Midnight's that had been written back in 2015 with Finnish DJ Lenno Linjama. The song was originally titled In The Dark and had a more house feel compared to the final version. Although the band liked the track, they felt it wouldn't have fit well on Nocturnal and held the song out for a future release instead. Deciding to use the song for Kids, McEwan took the original demo and rebuilt the song, doubling the tempo and running the melody and beats in half-time. In the words of McEwan, Lost Boy would be a table-setter for the rest of Kids, which the band considers to be their first "theme" album. The album was originally planned to be longer with more tracks, but it was decided to shorten the release to reduce Lyle's workload while he was caring for his newborn son. The band eventually decided to make Kids the first release in a trilogy series of albums, which would be followed by Monsters and Heroes.

The artwork for Kids was designed by Aaron Campbell, who also designed all the artwork for the album's singles as well. The date on the album art for Kids, October 18, 1985, is a reference to the North American launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Singles

Lost Boy
July 13, 2018

America 2
August 3, 2018

Arcade Dreams
September 7, 2018

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle except for Lost Boy, which was written by Tyler Lyle, Tim McEwan, and Lenno Linjama.

Kids

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Youth"	3:09
2.	"Wave"	4:31
3.	"Kids (Prelude)"	2:13
4.	"Lost Boy"	4:37
5.	"Saturday Mornings (Interlude)"	0:57
6.	"Explorers"	4:16
7.	"America 2"	4:01
8.	"Arcade Dreams"	4:03
9.	"Kids (Reprise)"	6:04
Total length:		33:51

Release history and variants

Digital release history for Kids

Date	Edition
September 21, 2018	Standard
-
October 30, 2018	Instrumentals
Only includes songs that had vocals on the original release.
April 2, 2021	Stems
Contains the nine songs from the album denoted with BPMs plus 99 stem parts comprising all songs except for Kids (Prelude) and Saturday Mornings (Interlude). The stems are not royalty free but projects and remixes made with them are allowed to be used on non-monetized platforms.

Physical release history for Kids

Year	Format	Color/Design
2018	Cassette	Transparent Purple
First tape variant. Color also referred to as pink.
2018	CD	-
Original release included a set of four postcards of artwork from Kids and its singles. One postcard in each set was signed by Tim and Tyler.
2018	LP	Midnight Magenta
First vinyl variant. Preorders began prior to album release and started shipping in October. Saturday Mornings (Interlude) is not listed on the tracklist but is still present at the beginning of side B. After the initial run sold out, there was not a repress until late 2022.
2022	Cassette	Transparent Green
Second tape variant. Color also referred to as "seafoam green".
2024	LP	Transparent Pink
Second vinyl variant.

References

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