LAM has gained a large and loyal following all over the world, from the USA to Europe to Latin America (where the live band has toured extensively), and beyond. LAM has headlined and co-headlined concerts and major festivals with bands like The Cure, Green Day, HIM (HIM has cited LAM a favorite artist), Rammstein, Soft Cell and many more. LAM has performed to crowds of over 30,000 people as headliner and co-headliner on major music festivals around the world. However, London After Midnight maintains a strong underground and independent "personality" despite being a top seller (charting in the top 10 and top 20 German DAC, and other European independent charts, with each of 4 CDs released) and a major draw at music festivals year after year.
Songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and founder Sean Brennan is known for his strong stances in favor of animal rights, pro-environmental and human rights issues, anti-corporate control of media, and support for progressive and liberal political and social causes. Whatever the approach or subject matter, the music of London After Midnight is deeply touching, powerful, socially aware, romantic, emotional, disturbing, haunting, moving, and often exhibits a morbid wit with its sardonic humor (listen to the tongue-in-cheek "Your Best Nightmare" and try not to think of an Edward Gorey story).
LAM is all this, while at the same time appealing to a wide variety of people. There really is no classification that fits London After Midnight (despite LAM's "dark" image) because the music is so varied and the lyrical content (and even LAM's personality and causes) are unique and uncommon in today's music scene (often breaking boundaries- much to the outrage of people who live and die by genre labels). Sean Brennan shuns all labels (as any artist worth their salt will do) and the music he creates can really only be classified as "London After Midnight".
From 2015-2019 LAM headlined major festivals around the world, including Wave Gotik Treffen multiple times, and many other events. In 2019 Sean Brennan started his own record label, Darkride Records, and released "Selected Scenes from the End of the World: 9119", the original 1991 album remixed from the original master tapes (it is NOT A REMASTER- it's completely remixed from the multi-track master tapes). This new mix restored missing audio tracks and includes a never before released song from the 1991 sessions. Darkride Records released the "Oddities Too", similar in theme to the 1998 album "Oddities" with unreleased music, new music and much more. The all new un-named LAM album and a complete remix of "Psycho Magnet", remixed from the original master tapes, is also underway.
Main discography:
-Selected Scenes from the End of the World, 1995 CD (originally released as a cassette in 1991)
-Psycho Magnet, 1995 cassette, 1996 CD
-Oddities, 1998 cassette, 1998 CD
-Violent Acts of Beauty, 2007 CD
-Selected Scenes from the End of the World: 9119, 2019 CD (remixed from original multi-track master tapes)
- Live From Isolation, 2021 CD.
- Oddities Too, 2022 CD
Permanent line-up:
Sean Brennan: music, lyrics, vocals, most of the instruments.
Current live line-up:
Jeremy Kohnmann: guitar
Michael Areklett: bass
Pete Pace: drums.
Spider & The Fly
London After Midnight Lyrics
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I close my eyes and I keep on stalking
My love
My love
No one's aware of the hunger I feel
It's something you or time cannot heal
I need someone to help me rise above
Eternal bliss is something I can show you
Spread your arms and let my wings enfold you
My love
In the darkness shades of crimson rapture
The world is ours alone to capture
My love
Come over here and let me tell you something
Nothing ever comes of nothing
We pay a price for all our choices made
Come along now and take my hand
I'll lead you to a promised land
The morning after it may never come again,
Never be the same
The lyrics to London After Midnight's song Spider & The Fly evoke a sense of longing and desperation for human connection. The singer speaks of their "empty heart" and the "hunger" they feel, which they cannot heal alone. They continue to "stalk" in hopes of finding someone who can help them "rise above" their loneliness. The offer to show someone "eternal bliss" through their love is a way to entice someone to come closer and take a chance on them, saying the world is "theirs alone to capture". But the singer knows that nothing ever comes for free, and that each choice comes with a price to pay. Despite this, they still beckon the listener to take their hand and come with them to the "promised land", admitting that once the night is over, it may never be the same again.
The overall message in the song is the desire to find someone to connect with on a deep, meaningful level, but also the fear of what that connection may cost. It highlights the struggles of many individuals who feel isolated and long for love, but fear the unknowns and potential consequences that come with it. The lyrics are particularly moving due to the poetic approach and the haunting melody, making it a standout song in London After Midnight's discography.
Line by Line Meaning
Empty hearts I can hear them talking
I hear conversations from people with hollow souls
I close my eyes and I keep on stalking
I continue with my obsession despite knowing the truth
My love
Repeated reference to the subject of obsession
No one's aware of the hunger I feel
My desires are hidden from the world
It's something you or time cannot heal
Neither intervention nor time can cure me
I need someone to help me rise above
To remedy this, I require assistance
Eternal bliss is something I can show you
The promise of a blissful existence is my gift to you
Spread your arms and let my wings enfold you
Just trust me and let me embrace you
My love
There is only one love that matters
In the darkness shades of crimson rapture
We can indulge ourselves in carnal pleasures during the dark hours
The world is ours alone to capture
We can have it all if we play our cards right
My love
The aforementioned love again
Come over here and let me tell you something
Listen closely, I have something to say
Nothing ever comes of nothing
Everything comes at a cost
We pay a price for all our choices made
We must bear the consequences of all our decisions
Come along now and take my hand
It's time to take the plunge, let me guide you
I'll lead you to a promised land
A paradise awaits us
The morning after it may never come again,
We must seize the moment, it might never come back
Never be the same
The experience will be life-changing
Lyrics © THINGMAKER MUSIC
Written by: SEAN BRENNAN
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