2LP – Limited Edition 140g Purple Splatter Vinyl Repress
(Housed in a Gatefold Sleeve with Printed Inners.)
Monsters is the new album from US-based duo The Midnight. Having gone from online cult fascination to selling out London’s Roundhouse in 2019 the album finds the duo (lyricist, guitarist Tyler Lyle and instrumentalist and producer Tim McEwan) creating a sweeping sound that fuses Americana archetypes with an evocative electronic palette referencing synth-driven film scores, deep house, pop, and rock.
Monsters (released via Counter Records – Maribou State, ODESZA, Chrome Sparks) sees a continuation of The Midnight’s immersive world-building that has attracted a rabid fanbase. From the album artwork to the song titles, the record excavates teenage emotions through nostalgic touchstones — the early internet, VHS tapes, Playstations, movie posters — to recreate the thrilling and crushing experiences of those tumultuous years.
Recommended if you like… Kyle Dixon (Stranger Things OST), The 1975, M83, Kavinsky, Chromatics, Hot Chip, Gesaffelstein, Chvrches.
* actual vinyl colour may differ to the one shown in gallery image.
Tracklisting:
1991 (Intro)
America Online
Dance With Somebody
Seventeen
Dream Away
The Search For Ecco
Prom Night
Fire In The Sky
Monsters (Feat. Jupiter Winter)
Helvetica
Brooklyn
Deep Blue
Night Skies
City Dreams (Interlude)
Last Train