The Midnight is an American synthwave band originating from Los Angeles, CA… Read Full Bio ↴The Midnight is an American synthwave band originating from Los Angeles, CA, composed of producer Tim McEwan and vocalist/guitarist Tyler Lyle.
Prior to forming The Midnight, Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan were both established musicians. Lyle was an indie-folk singer-songwriter based in the state of Georgia and gained initial notability with several self-released titles, becoming regionally and nationally known. McEwan was a drummer and producer based in Denmark, later becoming a member of the Danish production group Deekay who has written and produced songs for many popular artists.
The pair met for the first time in 2012 at a songwriter’s workshop in North Hollywood organized by Katie Donovan, Lyle’s A&R representative at the time. Prior to meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. Despite differing musical backgrounds, they bonded over a mutual love of 80s rock and began to write songs together. After initially struggling to define their sound, McEwan suggested that they compose songs in the synthwave style. McEwan had prior exposure to the burgeoning genre and was inspired by the movie Drive. The first song they wrote together as a duo was WeMoveForward, which was included on their debut EP Days of Thunder.
STYLE AND WORKFLOW
For most of their career, The Midnight has created a strong and distinct synthwave sound in their music - Tim McEwan once described the band's early albums “as if Miami Vice had a baby with a John Hughes movie”. However, McEwan has continuously expressed a desire to evolve the synthwave genre and not be confined by it. Tyler Lyle has stated several times that the band's philosophy when composing is “combine, not confine”. Influences of genres such as lo-fi, soft rock, trance, and vaporwave can be heard on Monsters, and Lyle's musical background has brought influences of indie folk and Americana to the band's sound as well. Regarding the merging of their individual talents and styles, Lyle has said:
It’s rock and roll with synthesizers. Tim has a keen ear for production, and I can write songs that fit comfortably within the tradition of 20th century classic pop songwriting. Somewhere in the middle things get interesting.
McEwan employs various digital synths in his production, including Serum, Diva, TAL-U-NO-LX, Spire, and Roland Cloud's Jupiter 8 and Juno 106. In mid-2020, he mentioned that his favorite synth to use at the time was U-He's emulation of Prophet-5, known as Repro 5. McEwan has stated that he commonly begins with presets and then tweaks them to his liking. KONTAKT is used for sampling.
Both McEwan and Lyle use Logic Pro on macOS as their primary Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).Universal Audio interfaces are used to capture their sounds, which are then processed using UAD plugins. Using the same utilities makes it easier for them to share session files as a significant amount of their work is done remotely, due to living in different areas of the US. However, they will usually get together in the same room a few times during a release's production and will often write and record together while on tour. A release's sound and overall direction are generally created by the two bouncing ideas off each other - McEwan will send Lyle a rough track or beat, which Lyle will then think of lyrics and a title that would go good with the beat, after which McEwan will further build and produce the track. McEwan has stated that the production of a typical The Midnight album takes around three to six months, “from the early gestating part to finish”.
Production and drums are handled by McEwan, with Lyle providing guitar, lyrics, and vocals. Lyle has stated that he writes on a daily basis, and many lyrics come from a large number of fragments he keeps stored in Evernote. Most of the remaining instrumentation is digital, but on occasion songs (including most with saxophone and guitar solos) will at first have digital instruments that are then outsourced to other musicians to play live on the track. Thomas Edinger has been the primary saxophone player for The Midnight's releases, and McEwan's brother Oliver has frequently played bass for the band as well.
For live performances, various setups have been used by the band. Lyle stated that the Spring 2019 tour utilized an Ableton rig, with McEwan using an SPD SX sampling pad and MIDI controller. Lyle ran his guitars through a Kemper profiling amp, and he also used an OP1 for certain synth moments and pads.
Prior to forming The Midnight, Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan were both established musicians. Lyle was an indie-folk singer-songwriter based in the state of Georgia and gained initial notability with several self-released titles, becoming regionally and nationally known. McEwan was a drummer and producer based in Denmark, later becoming a member of the Danish production group Deekay who has written and produced songs for many popular artists.
The pair met for the first time in 2012 at a songwriter’s workshop in North Hollywood organized by Katie Donovan, Lyle’s A&R representative at the time. Prior to meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. Despite differing musical backgrounds, they bonded over a mutual love of 80s rock and began to write songs together. After initially struggling to define their sound, McEwan suggested that they compose songs in the synthwave style. McEwan had prior exposure to the burgeoning genre and was inspired by the movie Drive. The first song they wrote together as a duo was WeMoveForward, which was included on their debut EP Days of Thunder.
STYLE AND WORKFLOW
For most of their career, The Midnight has created a strong and distinct synthwave sound in their music - Tim McEwan once described the band's early albums “as if Miami Vice had a baby with a John Hughes movie”. However, McEwan has continuously expressed a desire to evolve the synthwave genre and not be confined by it. Tyler Lyle has stated several times that the band's philosophy when composing is “combine, not confine”. Influences of genres such as lo-fi, soft rock, trance, and vaporwave can be heard on Monsters, and Lyle's musical background has brought influences of indie folk and Americana to the band's sound as well. Regarding the merging of their individual talents and styles, Lyle has said:
It’s rock and roll with synthesizers. Tim has a keen ear for production, and I can write songs that fit comfortably within the tradition of 20th century classic pop songwriting. Somewhere in the middle things get interesting.
McEwan employs various digital synths in his production, including Serum, Diva, TAL-U-NO-LX, Spire, and Roland Cloud's Jupiter 8 and Juno 106. In mid-2020, he mentioned that his favorite synth to use at the time was U-He's emulation of Prophet-5, known as Repro 5. McEwan has stated that he commonly begins with presets and then tweaks them to his liking. KONTAKT is used for sampling.
Both McEwan and Lyle use Logic Pro on macOS as their primary Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).Universal Audio interfaces are used to capture their sounds, which are then processed using UAD plugins. Using the same utilities makes it easier for them to share session files as a significant amount of their work is done remotely, due to living in different areas of the US. However, they will usually get together in the same room a few times during a release's production and will often write and record together while on tour. A release's sound and overall direction are generally created by the two bouncing ideas off each other - McEwan will send Lyle a rough track or beat, which Lyle will then think of lyrics and a title that would go good with the beat, after which McEwan will further build and produce the track. McEwan has stated that the production of a typical The Midnight album takes around three to six months, “from the early gestating part to finish”.
Production and drums are handled by McEwan, with Lyle providing guitar, lyrics, and vocals. Lyle has stated that he writes on a daily basis, and many lyrics come from a large number of fragments he keeps stored in Evernote. Most of the remaining instrumentation is digital, but on occasion songs (including most with saxophone and guitar solos) will at first have digital instruments that are then outsourced to other musicians to play live on the track. Thomas Edinger has been the primary saxophone player for The Midnight's releases, and McEwan's brother Oliver has frequently played bass for the band as well.
For live performances, various setups have been used by the band. Lyle stated that the Spring 2019 tour utilized an Ableton rig, with McEwan using an SPD SX sampling pad and MIDI controller. Lyle ran his guitars through a Kemper profiling amp, and he also used an OP1 for certain synth moments and pads.
Nocturnal
The Midnight Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Nocturnal' by these artists:
7xvn Sometimes it's hard to Know where to find love In a place…
Aida Shamlou یله بر نازکای چمن رها شده باشی پا در خنکای شوخ چشمهئی، و زنج…
Alejandro Marcovich A través de las palmas Que duermen tranquilas La luna de pla…
Alfredo Sadel NOCTURNAL-ALFREDO SADEL A traves de las palmas que duermen t…
ALI PROJECT 夜は静かに聞きいらん 天鵞絨の声 衣擦れの囁き そっと夢を織り紡ぐ様 目を閉じて 記憶の指を愛惜しむ 過ぎ行…
Amaral Primera norma nocturnal: no me mires así Nada te puedo dar,…
Amaral (www.DESCARGASMIX.com) Primera norma nocturnal: no me mires así Nada te puedo dar,…
Amaran These bodies all contain your souls And are lighten by your…
Ariel Nan I'm gonna love you When the sun goes down I'm gonna please…
C-POT In an ice-capped fire Of burning wood In our world of wire I…
Colony 5 I'm getting up, it's oh so cold Come over here and…
Crushed Take a number, have a seat and dust the covers…
D Born enslaved at the hands of false gods Forced to serve…
D.P.Kash I gave you my heart You gave me heartache I gave you…
D.R.N.D.Y Born enslaved at the hands of false gods Forced to serve…
Disclosure Street lights, turn on one by one My hope is, descending…
Disclosure ( Street lights, turn on one by one My hope is, descending…
Disclosure feat. The Weeknd Street lights, turn on one by one My hope is, descending…
Disclosure; The Weeknd Street lights, turn on one by one My hope is, descending…
Disclosure;The Weeknd Street lights, turn on one by one My hope is, descending…
Edge of Sanity [Intro: A hymn to the nightly] (Preserve, preserve) Preserv…
Ego and the Maniacs We have been fading And I feel the splitting Sometimes it fe…
eksperimentoj a cloud of words for now start again with lies it drives…
Elle Vee High on adrenaline, you swing a pendulum I sleep away to…
Eqnx I'm floating in the space between Dreams and reality Infinit…
EVE 6 Well she's lying in our bed sweating staring at the…
Flower Eyes 2 AM once again I hear crickets in my yard I'll fall…
Fools and Foes Under the streetlights I've been followed back home Ho…
Frontstreet I think, I wanna leave my day job Fuck that shit,…
G.S.O.M I gave you my heart You gave me heartache I gave you…
G.SOM Мне не понятно где Но ты сияешь Мне не подвластны все Твои ж…
G.T.F.I. Huh Yeah yeah Creatures of the night Yeah the creepy crawlie…
Gemello Further than we′ve gone The stars sing a song Together that …
Girl Friend At night, When most have gone to bed I come alive (Nocturn-N…
God Dethroned There's movement in the night. Shades are dancing in a…
Gutterboysouz Throwin on the thermal Bitch I'm fucking hot like the infern…
Ils & G-Force Мне не понятно где Но ты сияешь Мне не подвластны все Твои ж…
Infante A través de las palmas Que duermen tranquilas La luna…
Just-1 We in that hellcat demon with the top down Lil bitch…
K-Mac Night-loving beings Intertwined by the love of light Moving …
Krew On the couch I'll pour my drink Sit and waste my…
Los Tiranos Del Norte A través de las palmas Que duermen tranquilas La luna de pla…
m.0 Ay yo, this is the PM steppin' to the AM. Flippin'…
M.A.K.Z. Night-loving beings Intertwined by the love of light Moving …
Marco Antonio Muñiz A través de las palmas Que duermen tranquilas La luna de pla…
Messiah's Kiss The concrete still glows ashes burn in my eyes Unyielding I…
MGNTA Nocturnal vision You're in a swim Count the birds As the lig…
Mijares A través de las palmas Que duermen tranquilas La luna…
Mister and Mississippi I'm numb in my head And my eyes they look red I…
mnmlst Drunken thoughts Lead me to the darkest place That I never t…
Mortification Nocturnal Creatures of the night Nocturnal Creatures of the …
mothica Tried self-destruction 'til I couldn't function I hurt mysel…
Neurotic Machinery I don't like the voices fighting in my head I need…
Nic Scarlet Animated thoughts filled with gore haunt my mind when alone…
No Motiv I had a dream last night about the distant past…
Nocturnal Is love... so rare Call on my old phone, it's you Are…
OmenXIII See me coming out the house Just 'cause the sun down I'm…
Osada Vida I saw you dancing around Caught a glimpse of your eye Wonder…
Palm Village Baby, get lost in this moment Burning bright in the night…
Paul & The Microcosm I wake up When the night crawls I only feel good in…
Pedro Infante A través de las palmas Que duermen tranquilas La luna…
Prada-G Мне не понятно где Но ты сияешь Мне не подвластны все Твои ж…
Punch Buggy Tried again Reaching you but did you laugh, Turn it off, and…
R.U.G Мне не понятно где Но ты сияешь Мне не подвластны все Твои ж…
R.U.G. Lying on my back, staring up to the sky, Thunder black…
Redemption [m. Versailles/Roy/van Dyk: l. Roy/van Dyk] When we enter i…
Ryuryu feat. Hatsune Miku 夜が来た 静けさに包まれて どんな夢を君と語り合おうか 星を結ぶ 光と光の束 暗い闇を深い蒼色に変える 想いを紡いで 言…
Sergiodeartist Take my shoes off Hop on a train You just left my…
Shaun 난 가끔 뜬 눈으로 밤을 지새우곤 해 이렇게 달궈진 커튼 위로 내 하루가…
Sleepwalker Sun In a flash of mild lucidity I remember I've forgotten all…
The Black Dahlia Murder Between the lines of dead language tongues, before the dawn…
The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal Is love... so rare Call on my old phone, it's you Are…
The Membranes The birds and the bees The flowers and the trees Dark summer…
The Unknownn Close my eyes And I wont open them Taste my cherry lips And…
The Weeknd Disclosure Street lights, turn on one by one My hope is, descending…
Theo Virgo The sun goes down and you arise Fog is in the…
Tiger Army You have ignored us We've become nocturnal Pushed out of the…
TMTTMF & White Punk Nocturnal You can not throw Shade on me For the last de cade…
TOM ZANETTI & K.O KANE Night-loving beings Intertwined by the love of light Moving …
True North Sleeping through the noise Pillow over head She’s blocking o…
Vyces My demons whisper in the dark (but I fight) I toss and…
White Punk & Tmttmf Nocturnal You can not throw Shade on me For the last de cade…
Za-Virtual-Beat N…
Ziyon I feel way way more alive In the night Nocturnal Nocturnal …
Ｄ Born enslaved at the hands of false gods Forced to serve…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Midnight:
1000 - It's been too long since the last time I…
A Place of Her Own She got a job at a diner in the South…
America 2 I made my home in a ten-ton bomb And I was…
America Online If I love you, will you love me? If I want…
Avalanche You were a whisper in the night And I loved you…
Brooklyn There's traffic on the bridge But the skyline shines with a…
Change Your Heart or Die Took a lot of money to look the part Took a…
City Dreams Fantastic fall fashion (?) You can choose from our Hunter's …
Crystalline Rush hour On an uptown train Doors open As she walks in She'…
Dance With Somebody Take off your armor Friend of mine I have no arrows But I…
Days of Thunder Love is a setting sun Is a smoking gun Is a 4…
Daytona Sitting in the classroom, rather be a dropout Riding in a…
Deep Blue I wasn't looking for action Just some distraction Just a lit…
Dream Away I was busy dreamin', buildin' us a world They dreamin' up…
Endless summer Should have known at the end of summer The innocence fades…
Explorers To the freedom fighters To the Everest climbers To the casta…
Fire In The Sky I wasn't lookin' for forever or a one night stand I…
Ghost in Your Stereo Tombstones climbing up the sky To claim the boredom of the…
Gloria Oh, Gloria I feel so much better I feel so much better…
Golden Gate When we got married under the Golden Gate Then we got…
Good in Red Called a curse in the cradle Loving mother, unstable Daddy g…
Heartbeat If the world is made out of love Then the pain…
Kick Drums & Red Wine Some look to the sky for truth I look across the…
Kids Kids are sad the sky is blue their monsters in…
Last Train The top shelf tumbles and the world clocks run The west…
Light Years I fell in love with the feeling I didn't fall in…
Los Angeles Fire on the beach Face to the sky The stars dance around…
Lost We were the monsters and fire-breathers We were the quiet su…
Lost & Found When you find your love, you'll find your song Even though…
Lost Boy We were the monsters and fire-breathers We were the quiet su…
Loved By You Keep a dream in my suitcase heart I sleep where I…
Memories Waking up Saturday morning Sneaking out before mom and dad T…
Monsters Put two beating hearts together Stitched the seams and pull …
Neon Medusa Don’t fall in love with the man on stage I’ll be…
Night Skies Your house is on fire, won't you let me in? Your…
Nighthawks All alone late at night Looking for you to get it…
Photograph Take a picture of your life Put it on your bedroom…
Prom Night There's an open wound Now an open door And a pretty girl…
Saturday Mornings The big question about new Nerds cereal is which side…
Seventeen Seventeen, seventeen Seventeen, seventeen Seventeen, sevente…
Shadows They'll be hiding in the shadows They'll be hiding in the…
Souvenir Souvenirs of pioneers Proof that the West was won These rott…
Sunset Faked our deaths Lit a match Closed the door Waited for the …
Synthetic Been trying to move on Been black and blue Trying to turn…
The Comeback Kid I been so low Felt the wind blow Like I was a…
The Equaliser You're not alone You're not alone You're not alone You're…
The Midnight Dead of night on the highway, wheels turn relentless Running…
The Stranger Just have a drink or two it's up to you It's…
The Years I'm thinking about blue sky And blonde hair Washing mom and …
The Years (Prologue) Shy kid, knees always bruised The daddy's girl that because …
Vampires Strangers in a dark room, laughing at jokes they didn't…
Wave Get inside the suicide You can't deny You can't deny You try…
WeMoveForward Sun in my eyes and the gold coast shining And the…
Where Were You I'm a boy and you're a girl And my dream's about…
Youth A computer is an educational device It's in fact a direct…
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NewRetroWave
The Midnight does it again and delivers another ground breaking album. Another one to add to your collection. Enjoy!
https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal
Tracklistings:
1. Shadows 00:00
2. Crystalline 06:27
3. Collateral 12:31
4. River of Darkness (feat. Timecop1983) 18:17
5. Nocturnal 24:22
6. Light Years (feat. Nikki Flores) 31:26
7. Tokyo Night Train 36:49
Kundan
For the mobile people:
1. Shadows 00:00
2. Crystalline 06:27
3. Collateral 12:31
4. River of Darkness (feat. Timecop1983) 18:17
5. Nocturnal 24:22
6. Light Years (feat. Nikki Flores) 31:26
7. Tokyo Night Train 36:49
Enjoy
NewRetroWave
The Midnight does it again and delivers another ground breaking album. Another one to add to your collection. Enjoy!
https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal
Tracklistings:
1. Shadows 00:00
2. Crystalline 06:27
3. Collateral 12:31
4. River of Darkness (feat. Timecop1983) 18:17
5. Nocturnal 24:22
6. Light Years (feat. Nikki Flores) 31:26
7. Tokyo Night Train 36:49
Blazed Reaper
NewRetroWave I came out my ear holes.
Jabs !
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NewRetroWave This is one reason why I subscribed to your channel.
K.I.D96
Nocturnal is the best song of The Midnight imo
Henry Castillo
These guys are awesome! I bought the last album... I'm buying this one as well!
Lurch685
I instantly feel a connection to anyone who loves this style of music as much as I do. We can put absolutely everything else aside and just vibe to this together.
S T
Best music ever, that 80s vibe just incredible
SlyApex
What a cool thing to say haha. Cheers 🥂
Nicole Cañete
would really love that slow smile