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Tour - The Midnight are announced as part of the lineup for the 2025 Tecate Pal Norte music festival in Monterrey, Mexico. The Midnight will perform on April 4, the first day of the festival.
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Tour - The Chrome Nights North American Tour concludes in Denver.
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Music - The Midnight's remix of Lost And Found by Chromeo is released. The remix is included on the deluxe edition of Chromeo's album Adult Contemporary.
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Music - Chariot is released as a single.
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Tour - The Chrome Nights North American Tour begins in Vancouver.
15th July, 2024
Music - Days of Thunder was released 10 years ago on this day. Happy 10th anniversary to The Midnight!
18th June, 2024
Tour - A London show has been added to the Summer 2024 EU/UK Tour. The show will be at Electric Ballroom on July 22.

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Tyler Lyle

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Tyler Lyle
Lyle performing live with The Midnight in 2022
Lyle performing live with The Midnight in 2022
Background information
Birth nameJamison Tyler Lyle
Born (1985-12-01) December 1, 1985 (age 38)
Carrollton, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
  • Folk
  • Americana
  • World
  • Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2007–present
Member of
Websitetylerlyle.com

Jamison Tyler Lyle[1] (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.[2] 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.[3]

Lyle was frequently around music growing up, being exposed to the musical genres of Country, Gospel, Bluegrass, and Classic rock.[4] His dad was the music minister at the family's church, and he grew up singing in the choir.[5] 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.[6]

Lyle attended college at Asbury University in Kentucky for one year before transferring to Georgia State University, earning a degree in philosophy in 2008.[7][8][9] After college, he used some money from a student loan to move to Prague and got certified to teach English as a foreign language.[10][11][8] He then relocated to Paris and began attending Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University to satisfy the requirements for his student visa.[12][9] 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.[6] He later returned to Georgia in 2009 to begin a music career.[9] To support himself, he worked a variety of odd jobs including roofing, landscaping, food delivery, and advertising.[13][14][15]

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.[16][9] He would gain larger exposure in June 2010 after winning the Open Mic Shootout at the music club Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia.[3][17][18] Previous winners of the contest include John Mayer, Clay Cook, and Jennifer Nettles.[19] Lyle performed four original songs at the event: Closer to Me, Pretty Lady, Nashville, and The Secret.[20][21][22][23] 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.[24] 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.[25][26][27]

Right after he finished making his debut album, Lyle moved to California to be closer to a new manager he had started working with,[28] and he later signed a publishing deal with Pulse Recordings.[10][11][29] 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.[25][11][30] 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.[31] 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.[25]

Lyle has said that his musical influences include Paul Simon, Garth Brooks, and his father Mark.[32]

The Midnight

Lyle performing live with The Midnight

In 2012, Lyle met Tim McEwan at a songwriter’s workshop in North Hollywood [33] arranged by his A&R representative Katie Donovan.[34] Bonding over a mutual love of 80's rock,[35] they began writing songs together and at McEwan’s suggestion based their sound on 80’s synth. The first song they wrote was WeMoveForward,[34][36] 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:[37][38]

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.[39][40] 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.[41] In 2012, he co-wrote two songs for Court Yard Hounds that appeared on their album Amelita.[2][42] His songs have been heard on the US television shows Hart of Dixie, Private Practice, and Gossip Girl.[43][44][45]

In January 2016, he began a monthly podcast titled From The Secret Lair.[46] Each episode generally consists of around three to six songs accompanied with commentary by Lyle.[47] 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.[48] The second season began in November 2020 and ran for eight episodes, with production moved to his home studio in Atlanta, Georgia.[49] The third season began in April 2023 and had nine episodes.[50]

Personal life

Outside of music, Lyle's interests include books, Tarot card reading, philosophy, and bourbon/whiskey. In September 2014, he married Anna Jimenez.[51][52] Jimenez contributed backing vocals to The Midnight's song Los Angeles.[53] Previously residing in Southern California and New York City, the Lyles now live in Atlanta, Georgia with their son, Beau.

References

  1. ↑ "Jamison Tyler Lyle of The Midnight performs during the 2019... News Photo - Getty Images". Getty Images. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "winter is for Kierkegaard and mapping out these shining stars | Fuel/Friends Music Blog". Fuel/Friends Music Blog. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Music + Dance: Tyler Lyle, "Moon Dust" - ARTS ATL". Arts ATL. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Midnight "rock and roll with synthesizers" on Deep Blue | Student Magazine - Student Pages". Student Pages. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; May 15, 2021 suggested (help)
  5. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Interview: Storyteller and Songwriter – Tyler Lyle |". Music for Lunch. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. November 5, 2020. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Singled Out: Tyler Lyle's Winter Is For Kierkegaard | Tyler Lyle News | antiMusic.com". Anti Music. May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Notes From The Parade | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Tyler Lyle Charms with Flannel and Smooth Music - The Student Life". The Student Life. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Thoughts | Tyler Lyle". Tumblr. August 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tyler Lyle - Quora". Quora. April 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. May 21, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017 - YouTube". YouTube. April 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ "Tyler Lyle BTS interview - YouTube". YouTube. October 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube". YouTube. May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; March 24, 2022 suggested (help)
  18. ↑ "Eddie's Attic | Details & Rules - Eddie's Attic". Eddie's Attic. April 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Eddie's Attic | Open Mic - Eddie's Attic". Eddie's Attic. April 1, 2022. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Closer to Me, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube". YouTube. October 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ "Pretty Lady, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube". YouTube. October 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ↑ "Nashville, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube". YouTube. October 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ↑ "The Secret, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube". YouTube. October 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ↑ "The Golden Age & The Silver Girl | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. July 16, 2011. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "Tyler Lyle Shows on San Diego LGBT Pride Community Calendar". San Diego LGBT Pride Community. April 1, 2022. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  26. ↑ "World Cafe: Looking Ahead To 2012 : World Cafe : NPR". NPR. December 30, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. December 30, 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube". YouTube. May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; March 24, 2022 suggested (help)
  29. ↑ "Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube". YouTube. May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; March 24, 2022 suggested (help)
  30. ↑ "Sometimes, for love to come, love has to go | Sounds For The Soul". Sounds For The Soul. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  31. ↑ "The ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Lyric Awards". The ASCAP Foundation. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  32. ↑ "We are The Midnight. Ask us anything. : outrun". Reddit. April 4, 2018. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  33. ↑ "THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing 'Monsters' To Life!". Icon Vision. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia". Vehlinggo. November 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  35. ↑ "The Midnight Biography, Songs, & Albums | AllMusic". AllMusic. January 1, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  36. ↑ "Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube". YouTube. May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; March 24, 2022 suggested (help)
  37. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. July 1, 2020. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  38. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. July 1, 2020. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. June 3, 2022. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  40. ↑ "The Transcendentalists | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. June 30, 2023. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; August 22, 2023 suggested (help)
  41. ↑ "Smith, Lyle & Moore Unravel the Makings of Debut 'EP1,' Release "Werewolf" - American Songwriter". American Songwriter. August 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  42. ↑ "Amelita - Court Yard Hounds | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  43. ↑ "My song "Anyhow" is going to be featured on the CW... | Tyler Lyle". Tumblr. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  44. ↑ "Hey! What'dya know? "I Will Follow Love All The... | Tyler Lyle". Tumblr. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  45. ↑ "tyler lyle | Cause A Scene Music". Cause A Scene Music. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  46. ↑ "Tyler Lyle- From The Secret Lair (podcast) - Tyler Lyle | Listen Notes". Listen Notes. July 20, 2017.
  47. ↑ "Music | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  48. ↑ "23. My Ideal Bookshelf | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. November 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  49. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. October 31, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  50. ↑ "Episode 1: The Grail King | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. April 2, 2023. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  51. ↑ "Tyler Lyle marries Anna Jimenez under the Golden Gate Bridge in the Golden State with Sharon Jimenez and Bob... - Bring Hollywood Home Foundation fighting for California's Creative economy | Facebook". Facebook. September 20, 2014. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  52. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. September 5, 2020. Archived from the original on September 5, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  53. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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Los Angeles

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"Los Angeles"
Song by The Midnight
from the EP Days of Thunder
ReleasedJuly 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)
Length6:29
LabelThe Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Days of Thunder track listing

Days of Thunder

  1. "The Years (prologue)"
  2. "Gloria"
  3. "WeMoveForward"
  4. "Days of Thunder"
  5. "Kick Drums & Red Wine"
  6. "Los Angeles"

Los Angeles[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the sixth and final track from their EP Days of Thunder.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. Lyle's wife Anna sings backing vocals on the song's final chorus, in an uncredited appearance.[2] It has a running time of six minutes and 29 seconds and is in the key of A major.

According to McEwan, the lyrics for Los Angeles were written by Lyle as a tribute to the city itself when Lyle moved from the area to New York City.[3] Los Angeles is where McEwan and Lyle first met prior to becoming The Midnight.[4] The song is frequently performed towards or at the end of the band's setlist when they perform live.

Los Angeles was one of the four songs whose stems were made available to download during the first The Midnight Remix Radio competition.

Lyrics

Fire on the beach
Face to the sky
The stars dance around like gods in disguise
The gold silhouette
You take off your clothes
And my heart feels the weight of all I don't know

Memories and mountain tops
Drunk on Sunset Boulevard
With the city of angels singing on
Maybe this is just a dream
And maybe we are still asleep
But I, I will miss you when I'm gone

Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight
Helicopters against the moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Tomorrow we'll go
Back to our lives
With sand in our skin and sun in our eyes
But I know the truth
I've seen the signs
And I've seen the golden gods in disguise

Memories and mountain tops
Drunk on Sunset Boulevard
With the city of angels singing on
Maybe this is just a dream
And maybe we are still asleep
But I, I will miss you when I'm gone

Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight
Helicopters against the moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight
Helicopters against the moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight
Helicopters against the moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Official versions

Los Angeles

from Days of Thunder

Los Angeles (instrumental)

from Days of Thunder (the instrumentals)

Los Angeles (Live)

from Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live

References

  1. ↑ "Los Angeles | The Midnight". Bandcamp. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Midnight // Interview by (( URY Music )) | Mixcloud". MixCloud. August 23, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 3, 2022 suggested (help)
  4. ↑ "Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia". Vehlinggo. November 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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Kids

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This template is about the album. For the songs, see Kids (Prelude) and Kids (Reprise).
Kids
Album by
The Midnight
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
GenreSynthwave
Length33:51
LabelThe Midnight Music
ProducerTim McEwan
The Midnight chronology
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Nocturnal
(2017) 		Kids - album.jpg
Kids
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The Midnight Remixed 02
(2019)
Singles from Kids
  1. "Lost Boy"
    Released: July 13, 2018
  2. "America 2"
    Released: August 3, 2018
  3. "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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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."[4] 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.[5] They also stated that "A lot of the tracks on our new album are dedicated to late nights on the Internet."[6]

Kids trailer

On July 2, 2018, it was announced on the band's social media that a new single was imminent.[7] On July 6, a small snippet of the single's artwork was shown and a release date of July 13 was given.[8] The next day, the single was confirmed to be Lost Boy[9] and the full artwork was revealed on July 11.[10] On July 28, another single was teased.[11] On August 1, the second single was revealed to be America 2 and was slated for an August 3 release.[12] More songs were hinted at on August 11,[13] and on August 16 Kids was officially revealed with a video trailer.[14] 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.[15]

Kids was officially released on September 21, 2018.[1] Despite receiving more mixed reviews compared to previous The Midnight releases,[16][17][18][19][20] 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.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26] 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.TitleLength
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
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October 30, 2018[27] Instrumentals
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Only includes songs that had vocals on the original release.
April 2, 2021 Stems
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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
The-Midnight Casette Kids-Pink 1024x1024.webp
First tape variant. Color also referred to as pink.
2018 CD -
TM Web Music Kids CD.webp
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
TM Web Music Kids LP Pink.webp
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
TM Web Music Kids Casette Sea-Green.webp
Second tape variant. Color also referred to as "seafoam green".
2024 LP Transparent Pink
TM Web Music Kids LP Pink - 2.webp
Second vinyl variant.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kids | The Midnight". Bandcamp. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/beyond-synth/170-themidnight%7CAt 1:49:55|
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