The Midnight

The Midnight
The Midnight
	The Midnight in 2022. From left to right: Tyler Lyle, Royce Whittaker, Tim McEwan, Lelia Broussard, and Justin Klunk.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Synthwave; futuresynth; electronic; chillwave;
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Independent; Counter; Ultra;
Members	Tim McEwan; Tyler Lyle;
Website	themidnightofficial.com

The Midnight is an American synthwave band composed of Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and Los Angeles–based Danish producer, songwriter, and singer Tim McEwan.^[1]

Origins

The band was formed as a result of Lyle and McEwan meeting during a co-writing workshop in 2012 in North Hollywood, CA.^[2]^[3] Inspired in part by the score for Drive, and the retro synth genre growing around its release,^[3] the pair wrote two singles, "WeMoveForward" and "Gloria", that would be released two years later in 2014 as part of their debut EP titled Days of Thunder.^[4]

Career

In 2016, the duo released a 12 track LP, Endless Summer,^[5] followed in 2017 with the release of Nocturnal,^[6] which spent several weeks as a best seller on the music distribution website Bandcamp and reached number 17 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic charts in October 2017.^[7] The band went on to perform their second sell-out concert, taking place at the Globe Theatre on Broadway in Los Angeles in November 2017.^[8] The band had multiple collaborations with Timecop1983, another retro synth genre producer. One of the collaborations appears on the album Nocturnal, titled "River of Darkness". The other collaboration between them appears on the album Night Drive of Timecop1983, titled "Static".

The band's motto is "mono no aware" (物の哀れ), a Japanese phrase that loosely translates to "a sense of nostalgic wistfulness and the awareness that nothing lasts forever".^[9]

In 2019 McEwan appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths, which explored the origins and growth of the synthwave genre. McEwan appeared alongside various other composers from the scene, including John Carpenter, who also starred in and narrated the film.

During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, The Midnight hosted a remix competition called Remix Radio, providing the stems of multiple songs they had produced on their website for free. On April 3, 2020, the livestream premiered on YouTube for one hour and thirty minutes.

In 2024 the band announced McEwan would step away from touring to focus on producing new music.

Personal lives

Tim McEwan's parents are Tom McEwan and Terese Damsholt.^[10]

Band members

Current members

Tyler Lyle – lead vocals, guitar, synths (since 2012)
Tim McEwan – producer, percussion, synths, vocals (since 2012)

Touring musicians

Lelia Broussard – vocals, guitar, bass, synths (since 2019)
Royce Whittaker – guitar, synths (since 2020)
Justin Klunk – saxophone, synths (since 2022)
Kwesi Robinson – percussion (since 2024)

Former touring musicians

Nikki Flores – vocals
Thomas Edinger – saxophone
Jacob Scesney – saxophone
Jesse Molloy – saxophone, synths (2017–2021)
Alekos "Kosie" Syropoulos – saxophone, synths (2018–2019)
Lito Hernandez – saxophone (2019)
Chris Kuffner – guitar, synths (2022)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US ^[11]	AUS ^[12]	UK ^[13]
Endless Summer	Released: August 5, 2016 Formats: Cassette, CD Re-issue, digital download, streaming, vinyl	—	—	—
Nocturnal	Released: October 13, 2017 Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl	—	—	—
Kids	Released: September 21, 2018 Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl	—	—	—
Monsters	Released: July 10, 2020 Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl	134	28	85
Heroes	Released: September 9, 2022 Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl	167	66	74

Live albums

Title	Details
Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live	Released: September 1, 2023 Formats: Vinyl, cassette, digital download, streaming

Collaborative albums

Title	Details
The Midnight Remixed 01	Released: August 14, 2017 Formats: Digital download, streaming
The Midnight Remixed 02	Released: September 27, 2019 Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title	Details
Days of Thunder	Released: July 15, 2014 Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl
Horror Show^[14]	Released: October 16, 2020 Formats: Cassette, Digital download, streaming, vinyl
The Rearview Mirror (with Magik*Magik)^[15]	Released: July 23, 2021 Formats: digital download, streaming, vinyl

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Sunset"	2016	Endless Summer
"Vampires"	2016	Endless Summer
"Crystalline"	2017	Nocturnal
"Lost Boy"	2018	Kids
"America 2"
"Arcade Dreams"
"America Online"	2019	Monsters
"Sometimes She Smiles"	2019	Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years
"Deep Blue"	2020	Monsters
"Dance with Somebody"
"Prom Night"
"C O L D P I Z Z A"	2021	-
"Neon Medusa"		Horror Show
"Good in Red"
"Ghost in Your Stereo"
"Change Your Heart or Die"	2022	Heroes
"Heartbeat"
"Avalanche"
"Brooklyn. Friday. Love"
"Heart Worth Breaking"
"Land Locked Heart"	2023	Road 96: Mile 0 (Video Game Soundtrack)
"Chariot"	2024	-

Remixes

Artist	Title	Release date
Tyler Lyle	"Lost & Found (The Midnight Remix)"	March 13, 2016
Drake	"0 to 100 (The Midnight Remix)"	July 2016
Scavenger Hunt	"Never Enough (The Midnight Remix)"	November 8, 2016
ARIZONA	"Oceans Away (The Midnight Remix)"	February 24, 2017
Clubhouse	"Kyra (The Midnight Remix)"	April 10, 2017
Jon Bellion	"80's Films (The Midnight Remix)"	June 25, 2017
The Night Game	"The Outfield (The Midnight Remix)"	April 27, 2018
SYML	"Clean Eyes (The Midnight Remix)"	February 8, 2019
The Ivy	"Missing Out (The Midnight Remix)"	April 21, 2020
Latroit	"Don't Give Up (The Midnight Remix)"	September 25, 2020
Chromeo	"Lost and Found (The Midnight Remix)"	October 4, 2024

References

^ "The Midnight". The Midnight.
^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
^ ^a ^b Tausi New VHS Technologist (20 April 2017). "The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017" – via YouTube.
^ "Days of Thunder, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
^ "Endless Summer, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
^ "Nocturnal, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
^ "Reliving the Past with The Midnight: An In-Depth Interview". 12 November 2017.
^ "FM-84 and The Midnight @ The Globe Theatre - LA Music Blog". lamusicblog.com.
^ Dexter, Robyn (2019). "The Midnight paint with vibrant sonic colors as they prepare their new LP, tour the world [Interview]". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ "The Midnight Interview". gaffa.dk.
^ "The Midnight Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^
Peaks in Australia:
- Monsters: "Discography The Midnight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- Heroes: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1698. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 19, 2022. p. 6.
^ "Midnight | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^ "Horror Show - EP by The Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 March 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "The Rearview Mirror - EP by The Midnight,Magik*Magik on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 July 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[1] "The Midnight". The Midnight.

[2] "- YouTube". YouTube.

[auto-3] Tausi New VHS Technologist (20 April 2017). "The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017" – via YouTube.

[4] "Days of Thunder, by The Midnight". The Midnight.

[5] "Endless Summer, by The Midnight". The Midnight.

[6] "Nocturnal, by The Midnight". The Midnight.

[7] "Reliving the Past with The Midnight: An In-Depth Interview". 12 November 2017.

[lamusicblog.com-8] "FM-84 and The Midnight @ The Globe Theatre - LA Music Blog". lamusicblog.com.

[Mono_No_Aware-9] Dexter, Robyn (2019). "The Midnight paint with vibrant sonic colors as they prepare their new LP, tour the world [Interview]". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[10] "The Midnight Interview". gaffa.dk.

[11] "The Midnight Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

[12] Peaks in Australia:
Monsters: "Discography The Midnight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

Heroes: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1698. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 19, 2022. p. 6.

[13] Monsters: "Discography The Midnight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

[14] Heroes: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1698. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 19, 2022. p. 6.

[13] "Midnight | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

[14] "Horror Show - EP by The Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 March 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[15] "The Rearview Mirror - EP by The Midnight,Magik*Magik on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 July 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

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