Heroes is the fifth album from The Midnight. It is scheduled to be released on September 9, 2022.[1][2]
Five singles have been released from Heroes: Change Your Heart or Die, which released on April 14, 2022, Heartbeat, which released on June 8, 2022, Avalanche, which released on July 6, 2022, Brooklyn. Friday. Love., which released on August 3, 2022 and Heart Worth Breaking, which released on August 24, 2022.
Background and composition
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.[3]
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.
Track listing
All songs produced by Tim McEwan.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Golden Gate" | Tyler Lyle, Tim McEwan | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Brooklyn. Friday. Love." | Lyle, McEwan, Nikki Flores, Royce Whittaker | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Heartbeat" | Lyle, McEwan, Flores, Whittaker | 3:50 |
| 4. | "A Place of Her Own" | Lyle, McEwan | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Heroes" | Lyle, McEwan, Lelia Broussard, Whittaker | 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 | ||
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
References
- ↑ "ｔｈｅ ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter". Twitter. June 8, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Heroes | The Midnight". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ↑ 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.