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12th February, 2026

Tour - A special performance and conversation at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles has been announced. The event will take place on March 11, 2026.

16th January, 2026

Tour - Boo Seeka is announced as the opener for the Australian dates of the Time Machines tour.

16th January, 2026

Tour - New Constellations is announced as the opener for the North American dates of the Time Machines tour.

14th January, 2026

Music - An official Splice pack of samples and sounds used by The Midnight has been released.

5th January, 2026

Tour - Two shows China have been added to the Time Machines tour. The Midnight will perform in Beijing on January 18, 2026, and Shanghai on January 20, 2026. These are the band's first shows in China.

9th December, 2025

Music - A remix competition for the song Runaways has been launched. The stems are available for download from LabelRadar and participants have until January 15, 2026, to submit their remixes.

5th December, 2025

Music - The instrumental version of Syndicate is released.

6th November, 2025

Tour - During a Reddit AMA, Tyler Lyle announces that Oliver McEwan (Music Director and bass), Rhett Shull (guitar, groove boxes, sound design), and Oblvyn (synths and vocals) have been added to the touring band. They will replace Lelia Broussard and Royce Whittaker.

Archived news

Did You Know?

• ...that an early version of Jason used the backing track from what would become The Equaliser (Not Alone)?
• ...that The Midnight's first live concert was at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco in July 2017?
• ...that Dance With Somebody was once in a different key and had a guitar solo instead of a sax solo?
• ...that in 2024 The Midnight performed in India for the first time ever and it was also their Asian debut?
• ...that Tim McEwan once played drums in the Eurovison Song Contest?
• ...that Nighthawks and Lonely City were once one combined song?
• ...that The Midnight played 77 shows in 2019, which is the most in one year since they began touring?
• ...that Lost Boy was featured in an episode of 13 Reasons Why?
• ...that Daytona had a working title of Daytona Beach?
• ...that the voice in the intro of River of Darkness is from a guy named Eric?

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Tyler Lyle

Lyle in 2022

Tyler Lyle
Lyle performing live with The Midnight in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Jamison Tyler Lyle
Born	(1985-12-01) December 1, 1985 Carrollton, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Folk Americana World Country
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar
Years active	2007–present
Member of	The Midnight Smith, Lyle, and Moore
Website	tylerlyle.com

Jamison Tyler Lyle (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.

Early life

Lyle was born and raised in Carrollton, Georgia, the son of Mark and Deborah Lyle. His father is also a musician and is the house-guitarist for the George Britt Band, who plays at the Lowell Opry House in Carrollton.

Lyle was frequently around music growing up, being exposed to the musical genres of Country, Gospel, Bluegrass, and Classic rock. His dad was the music minister at the family's church, and he grew up singing in the choir. After initially having no interest in a music career as a child, Lyle began playing the guitar in high school, learning tabs from his father and online.

Lyle attended college at Asbury University in Kentucky for one year before transferring to Georgia State University, earning a degree in philosophy in 2008. After college, he used some money from a student loan to move to Prague and got certified to teach English as a foreign language. He then relocated to Paris and began attending Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University to satisfy the requirements for his student visa. When he wasn't working as a teacher or taking classes, Lyle performed at various bars and pubs around the city and began writing more music. He later returned to Georgia in 2009 to begin a music career. To support himself, he worked a variety of odd jobs including roofing, landscaping, food delivery, and advertising.

Career

Beginnings as a solo musician

Lyle performing at home in 2010

Lyle self-released his first album in 2007 and later released an EP in 2009. He would gain larger exposure in June 2010 after winning the Open Mic Shootout at the music club Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia. Previous winners of the contest include John Mayer, Clay Cook, and Jennifer Nettles. Lyle performed four original songs at the event: Closer to Me, Pretty Lady, Nashville, and The Secret. He used the $1000 cash prize from the contest to fund the creation of the album The Golden Age & The Silver Girl, which released the following year in July. The entire album was recorded in just one day and it was later recognized by NPR World Café as one of the top albums of 2011.

Right after he finished making his debut album, Lyle moved to California to be closer to a new manager he had started working with, and he later signed a publishing deal with Pulse Recordings. He lived in an old house in Laurel Canyon that once belonged to Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie before moving to an apartment by the beach in Santa Monica with a roommate from college. Lyle continued self-releasing music throughout 2012 and 2013, and in 2013 he was the recipient of the Harald Adamson Lyric Award for pop music from the ASCAP Foundation. During this time, he continued making occasional appearances at Eddie's Attic and toured throughout the country with other musicians, additionally playing shows at several music festivals including SXSW, Noise Pop, and MusicfestNW.

Lyle has said that his musical influences include Paul Simon, Garth Brooks, and his father Mark.

The Midnight

Lyle performing live with The Midnight

In 2012, Lyle met Tim McEwan at a songwriter’s workshop in North Hollywood arranged by his A&R representative Katie Donovan. Bonding over a mutual love of 80's rock, they began writing songs together and at McEwan’s suggestion based their sound on 80’s synth. The first song they wrote was WeMoveForward, and their first release as a duo under The Midnight moniker came in July 2014 with the extended play Days of Thunder. Lyle serves as the band's primary vocalist and guitarist is credited with writing the majority of the band’s lyrics. He has been the main vocalist in every The Midnight song containing vocals except for Synthetic and Comet, which were sung by McEwan. Many of The Midnight's songs have their roots in songs originally written and released by Lyle on one of his albums or his podcast, From The Secret Lair.

Regarding his approach to writing for The Midnight, Lyle has said:

I write The Midnight lyrically (mostly) as the fantasy that I never experienced. I lean a bit utopian sometimes and let the images get grander than I experienced. I was on the debate team. I had a lisp. I was really into Syphon Filter. The fun is in the make believe.

I write everyday. Some of it goes in The Midnight folder. Some of it goes off into far far away places. It works best when Tim has a cool musical skeleton and I have a cool lyrical skeleton we can smush together and build together.

Continued solo work and other ventures

Lyle performing at a solo show

Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to record and tour as a solo artist. Most recently, he embarked on a four show tour in the US in 2022 and his latest album, The Transcendentalists Part One, was released in June 2023. Not long after his move to Los Angeles, Lyle formed with Andrew Smith and Jack Moore the group Smith, Lyle, and Moore, whose first EP was released in August 2020. In 2012, he co-wrote two songs for Court Yard Hounds that appeared on their album Amelita. His songs have been heard on the US television shows Hart of Dixie, Private Practice, and Gossip Girl.

In January 2016, he began a monthly podcast titled From The Secret Lair. Each episode generally consists of around three to six songs accompanied with commentary by Lyle. The discussions touch on several topics, including his methods as a musician, sources of inspiration, philosophy, literature, and his southern upbringing. The first season featured 23 episodes that were recorded from his apartment in Brooklyn, New York. The second season began in November 2020 and ran for eight episodes, with production moved to his home studio in Atlanta, Georgia. The third season began in April 2023 and had nine episodes.

Personal life

Outside of music, Lyle's interests include books, Tarot card reading, philosophy, and bourbon/whiskey. In September 2014, he married Anna Jimenez. Jimenez contributed backing vocals to The Midnight's song Los Angeles. Previously residing in Southern California and New York City, the Lyles now live in Atlanta, Georgia with their son, Beau.

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External links

• Official website
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Bandcamp

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Comet

"Comet"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition)
Released	June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)
Length	5:17
Label	The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)	Tim McEwan Tyler Lyle
Producer(s)	Tim McEwan
Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition) track listing
Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition) "Endless Summer" "Sunset" "Daytona" "Jason" "Synthetic" "The Equaliser (Not Alone)" "The Comeback Kid" "Vampires" "Crockett's Revenge" "Nighthawks" "Lonely City" "Memories" "Comet" "Bend"

Comet is a song by The Midnight. It is the thirteenth track from the 5 Year Anniversary Edition reissue of Endless Summer.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of five minutes and 17 seconds and is in the key of F major. It is one of only two The Midnight songs with vocals by McEwan, the other one being Synthetic.

The song was originally teased on Facebook on December 3, 2016. It was then teased again roughly a month before the song released, on McEwan's Instagram on May 29, 2021, with the caption "This will finally see the light of day #Comet".

Lyrics

2016 preview clip of Comet from Facebook. The song was not released until 2021.

If the sun's not up
I'll bring it to you
And if my mind says stop
My heart will know what to do

And if the stars are faded
I'll blow the sun to pieces
Make it rain
Then the loneliness is gone

We could roll back time
Before we were broken inside
And leave it all behind
And forget the world for a while

Or maybe we'd be strangers
And we'd never needed fixing
We'll be okay
Cause we never met at all

I could be a comet
Floating through space
Cause being lost in you
Is the best place

Let's go back to where we started
I'll be right here
Just follow the light
Let me burn through your atmosphere
I'll burn for you

When the day turns night
You know where to go.
You see the light in the sky
You know you're not alone

Maybe we could make it
Out here where the air is clearer
In the blue
Far away from gravity

I could be a comet
Floating through space
Cause being lost in you
Is the best place

Let's go back to where we started
I'll be right here
Just follow the light
Let me burn through your atmosphere
I'll burn for you

I'll be like a comet
Floating in your space
Being lost in you
I'll be lost for days

Let's go back to where we started
I'll be right here
Just follow the light
Let me burn through your atmosphere
I'll burn for you

And I keep burning through
Cause I burn for you

Official versions

Comet (Bonus Track)

from Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition)

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The Midnight Remixed 02

The Midnight Remixed 02
Remix album by The Midnight
Released	September 27, 2019
Genre	Synthwave Electronic Progressive House
Length	64:04
Label	Silk Music
The Midnight chronology
Kids (2018) The Midnight Remixed 02 (2019) Monsters (2020)
Singles from The Midnight Remixed 02
"Shadows (Uppermost Remix)" Released: August 23, 2019 "Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)" Released: September 13, 2019 "Kids (PROFF Dub Remix)" Released: September 20, 2019

The Midnight Remixed 02 is the second remix album by The Midnight. It was released through Silk Music on September 27, 2019. The album contains remixes of songs from all previous The Midnight releases.

Prior to the release of The Midnight Remixed 02, Silk Music issued three remix singles: Shadows (Uppermost Remix), Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix), and Kids (PROFF Dub Remix).

Background

Released in 2017 by Silk Music, The Midnight's first remix album The Midnight Remixed was the band and label's biggest commercial success at the time, making an appearance on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. With The Midnight having released Nocturnal and Kids in the time following The Midnight Remixed, there were many new songs with the potential to be reimagined, and this led Silk Music and The Midnight to collaborate once again for The Midnight Remixed 02.

The first single from The Midnight Remixed 02 was Shadows (Uppermost Remix), announced by Silk Music on August 13, 2019, for an August 23 release. The album's artwork, tracklist, and release date were revealed on August 27. On September 9, Silk Music announced two more singles from the album: Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix) and Kids (PROFF Dub Remix), to be released on September 20 and 27 respectively.

Peaking at number eight on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and number one on the USA iTunes Dance Top Albums Chart, The Midnight Remixed 02 proved to be another winner for Silk Music and The Midnight.

Official description

Since the August 2017 release of "The Midnight Remixed," one of the most thrilling and spiritually rewarding endeavors in our label's history, Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle, better known as The Midnight, have released a #1 Billboard Dance album ("Kids") and toured much of North America, Europe, and Australia. It is safe to say that the acclaimed discography and global popularity of the Los Angeles and Atlanta-based duo have both grown dramatically, since we at Silk Music last had the privilege of developing and releasing new remixes of their indelible tunes. Indeed, The Midnight is currently in the midst of another world tour, which will take them through the United States, Europe, and ultimately, Mexico, near the end of this year.

Flash forward to today, as we joyously announce the sequel, "The Midnight Remixed 02," featuring brand new remixes of more favorites by The Midnight, from "The Years" (off their debut EP, "Days Of Thunder") to "Lost Boy" (the first single from their most recent LP, "Kids"). This time around, we have recruited a cast of (almost) entirely fresh faces on remix detail, including legendary synthwave artist Timecop1983, indie-electronic phenom Uppermost, acclaimed retro-tinged act ERKKA, and deep-and-dark-progressive maestro Nox Vahn. Russian sensation PROFF, the only artist to appear on both 'Remixed' editions, offers a visionary take on "Kids" that brims with creativity, power, and musicality alike. Rounding out the extraordinary roster of remix artists, Silk Music veterans Claes Rosen, Dan Sieg, Kobana, Blood Groove & Kikis, Jayeson Andel, and A.M.R all deliver emotive and inspired renderings, ranging in style from introspective deep house cuts to cinematic-electronic power ballads. We are truly overjoyed to finally reveal these emotive and intelligent new takes on eleven more of The Midnight's celebrated classics, all of which have never been remixed before.

Singles

Shadows (Uppermost Remix)
August 23, 2019

Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)
September 13, 2019

Kids (PROFF Dub Remix)
September 20, 2019

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)"	5:33
2.	"Crystalline (Dan Sieg Remix)"	6:26
3.	"Kids (PROFF Dub Remix)"	6:09
4.	"Nocturnal (Nox Vahn Remix)"	8:13
5.	"Collateral (Kobana Remix)"	4:41
6.	"Lonely City (ERKKA Remix)"	4:55
7.	"Daytona (Blood Grove & Kikis Remix)"	6:58
8.	"Tokyo Night Train (Claes Rosen Remix)"	5:36
9.	"Lost Boy (A.M.R Remix)"	5:58
10.	"Shadows (Uppermost Remix)"	4:10
11.	"The Years (Jayeson Andel Remix)"	5:25
Total length:		64:04

Promotional artwork

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