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THE MIDNIGHT
Future Nostalgia
FUTURE NOSTALGIA
There is a Japanese term: Mono no aware. In short, it encapsulates the sad beauty of seeing time pass – the aching awareness of impermanence. These are the days that we will return to one day in the future, only in memories. For L.A.-based band, The Midnight, capturing the essence of a gentle wistfulness and a nostalgia for the past has taken the form of a body of work of modern-sounding synth wave music, which has seen the duo
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grow an online cult fascination to a legion of dedicated fans over the short space of a few years. And the ‘80s pastiche doesn’t just apply to their music: take a glance at their Instagram account and it’s all neon pinks and blues, retro fonts, classic arcade games, floppy discs, cassette tapes and old school Nintendos – basically it’s everything from your childhood bedroom. Making up The Midnight are Tyler Lyle (a songwriter from the Deep South) and Tim McEwan (a producer from Denmark), who join Headliner on a call from their homes in Atlanta and L.A., respectively.
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The Midnight have got love for you if you were born in the ‘80s. But even if you weren’t, there’s more than enough nostalgia to go around.
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