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2023-08-03

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Wave

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"Wave"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Kids
Released
  • September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
Length4:31
Label
  • The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Kids track listing

Kids

  1. "Youth"
  2. "Wave"
  3. "Kids (Prelude)"
  4. "Lost Boy"
  5. "Saturday Mornings (Interlude)"
  6. "Explorers"
  7. "America 2"
  8. "Arcade Dreams"
  9. "Kids (Reprise)"

Wave[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the second track from their album Kids.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and 31 seconds and is in the key of F-sharp major.

Wave contains spoken word samples from two 1980s news reports about video games. The first is a 1982 report by Dixie Whatley and Ron Hendren from Entertainment This Week (now known as Entertainment Tonight),[2] and the second one is a 1981 report by Christopher Glenn from the former CBS program 30 Minutes.[3]

According to McEwan, the "I will keep dreaming" vocal bit heard after the chorus was made from an online voice generator with the notes manipulated.[4]

Demo version

An early demo of Wave was released as a prize during the Fall 2020 ARG. Titled Wave Demo, it is a stripped-down, acoustic version of the song that has no instrumentation other than Tyler Lyle's vocals and guitar. This particular version of Wave was originally released under the name North Shore Wave as part of an episode from Lyle's From The Secret Lair podcast.[5] The notable difference here is a change in the lyrics of the first verse - instead of "We don't want our parent's china or their ticker tape parade", in this demo it is "We don't want our parent's china or their rosary to pray."

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Lyrics

We are not a sentimental age
We don’t want our parent’s china or their ticker tape parade
We are not a sentimental age
We’re out getting high on fire escapes
We are hooking up with strangers we will never see again
We are not a sentimental age

But when I dream, we’re all melting together
Synchronized in a mass embrace
Beads of water folding together
Like a north shore wave
How strange
We’re parts of each other how strange
I’ll never even know your name

We are not a sentimental age
On our shoulders is a boulder of a debt we cannot pay
We are not a sentimental age
Diagnosis says I tend to disengage
I’d rather have my privacy, I’d rather have my space
These are just the pills I have to take
We are not a sentimental age

But when I dream, we’re all melting together
Synchronized in a mass embrace
Beads of water folding together
Like a north shore wave
How strange
We’re parts of each other how strange
I’ll never even know your name

Lyrics source[1]

Official versions

Wave

from Kids

Wave (Instrumental)

from Kids (The Instrumentals)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wave | The Midnight". Bandcamp. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Video Game History: ET 1982 on the "new fad" - YouTube". YouTube. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1981 SPECIAL REPORT: "VIDEO GAMES" - YouTube". YouTube. March 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "25. The Starter Home #1: The Car That Ate Downtown | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live

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Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live
Live album by
The Midnight
Released
  • April 22, 2023 (Record Store Day)
  • September 1, 2023
Recorded2022
Genre
  • Synthwave
  • Electronic
  • Rock
Length
  • 39:22 (Vinyl edition)
  • 81:57 (Expanded edition)
LabelCounter Records
ProducerRoyce Whittaker
The Midnight chronology
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Heroes
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Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live
(2023)
Singles from Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live
  1. "Heroes"
    Released: August 15, 2023

Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live is the first live album by The Midnight. It was initially released on April 22, 2023, exclusively to independent record stores as part of Record Store Day 2023[1] before getting a widespread release on September 1, 2023.[2]

Background

Album trailer

On February 13, 2023, a short soundbite of Tyler Lyle from a live show was shared to the band's socials, with a cryptic date of February 16 given.[3] On that day, Red, White, and Bruised: The Midnight Live was officially announced with a small trailer and was slated for release on April 22, exclusively on vinyl through independent record stores as part of Record Store Day 2023.[4] The songs on the record were recorded throughout various shows during The Midnight's 2022 tours in North America and Europe.

Lyle performing on RSD 2023

1300 copies of Red, White, and Bruised: The Midnight Live were pressed across three different colors - red, white, and blue - with the color not being known until opening the record.[5][6] The album was promoted with a live acoustic performance by Lyle at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA on the day of release.[7][8] It was hinted that the album would be made available again at some point in the future.[8][9]

On August 15, 2023, it was revealed that Red, White, and Bruised: The Midnight Live would have a full release on all platforms on September 1.[2] Heroes was released as a single from the album on the same day and was accompanied by a corresponding live music video. In addition to vinyl, the album was also available in cassette form for the first time. The digital and cassette versions contain eight new tracks in addition to the eight included on the original vinyl release.

Singles

Heroes
August 15, 2023

Tracklist

Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live
No.TitleLength
1."Neon Medusa (Live)"4:19
2."Days of Thunder (Live)"4:14
3."Lost Boy (Live)"4:23
4."Deep Blue (Live)"4:52
5."Heart Worth Breaking (Live)"5:12
6."Good in Red (Live)"4:55
7."Vampires (Live)"4:38
8."Sunset (Live)"6:49
Total length:39:22
Expanded edition - digital and cassette
No.TitleLength
9."Heroes (Live)"6:11
10."Change Your Heart or Die (Live)"3:13
11."Brooklyn. Friday. Love. (Live)"4:08
12."Gloria (Live)"4:39
13."The Comeback Kid (Live)"5:38
14."Heartbeat (Live)"4:33
15."Shadows (Live)"6:37
16."Los Angeles (Live)"7:36
Total length:81:57

Release history and variants

Digital release history for Red, White, and Bruised: The Midnight Live
Date Edition
September 1, 2023 Expanded
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Contains an additional eight songs that were not present on the original Record Store Day release.
Physical release history for Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live
Year Format Color/Design
2023 LP Red, White, or Blue
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First vinyl variants, initially available to buy only at independent record stores starting April 22 as part of Record Store Day 2023. 1300 copies were pressed for the RSD release, with the color being either red, white, or blue. The color is not known until removing the record from the sleeve. Additional copies were available beginning in September 2023 as part of the wider release of the album.
2023 Cassette Red, White, or Blue
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COUNTCAS253-MUP-RED.webp

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First cassette variants, which released in September 2023. Like the vinyl version, the tape color is random and will be either red, white, or blue. Contains the expanded edition of the album.

References

  1. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Announcing 'Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live! Available April 22nd exclusively as part of this year's @recordstoreday in the US and the UK! Our first ever live album was recorded over the course of our 2022 tours in the US, Canada and the UK." / Twitter". Twitter. February 16, 2023. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Our live record is available to preorder today on LP and cassette, out on September 1st in case you missed out on the RSD release! "Heroes (Live)" is also out today along with a live video you can watch here: " / X". Twitter. August 15, 2023. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Something's happening… " / Twitter". Twitter. February 13, 2023. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Announcing 'Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live! Available April 22nd exclusively as part of this year's @recordstoreday in the US and the UK! Our first ever live album was recorded over the course of our 2022 tours in the US, Canada and the UK." / Twitter". Twitter. February 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "SpecialRelease | RECORD STORE DAY". Record Store Day. April 22, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Our live album Red, White & Bruised is out tomorrow exclusively at indie record stores for @recordstoreday. Each copy was randomly pressed on red, blue or clear vinyl w/ foil covers & gatefold packaging. We hope you love it as much as we did playing for all of you & making it. " / Twitter". Twitter. April 21, 2023. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Hey Atlanta! I'm (Tyler) playing a Midnight solo set at @CriminalRecords for Record Store Day! I'll bring some sharpies, you buy our new live record, we'll take selfies and wait for Ben Folds. It'll be a blast❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥" / Twitter". Twitter. April 7, 2023. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "Thank you to everyone who picked up a copy of Red, White and Bruised this weekend, and to those who came out to @criminalrecords on Saturday! The LP is sold out, but please don't buy copies from eBay or Discogs if you missed out — more will be available soon 👀💜" / Twitter". Twitter. April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter: "No one buy this on eBay (please). These copies will be available post RSD. Also, if you come to our VIP in the fall and want this record signed, Tim and I will gladly do it. We aim to make autograph abundant bc this sucks for fans & it sucks for us." / Twitter". Twitter. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

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