How do we capture them? How could we possibly be able to fully appreciate them in the present? This project is our attempt to put time under glass.
These are the days that we will return to one day in the future only in memories. It means basically, the sad beauty of seeing time pass - the aching awareness of impermanence. The band's sound and philosophy were self-described as follows: 13) 12) The EP contains six tracks and was entirely written, produced, and mastered by Lyle and McEwan, with additional instrumentation provided by Thomas Edinger (saxophone) and Oliver McEwan (synths). 11) Other band names that they considered were “Lightyears”, “Temporary Tigers”, and “The Midnight Tigers.”Īfter the initial meeting in 2012, Lyle and McEwan continued writing together over the next two years and independently released their debut EP Days of Thunder on July 15, 2014. The first song they wrote together was WeMoveForward, 9) 10) which was included on their debut EP Days of Thunder.Īccording to Lyle, the name “The Midnight” came from McEwan and himself throwing out random names until they found one that stuck.
McEwan had previous exposure to the burgeoning genre and was inspired by the movie Drive. After initially struggling to define their sound, McEwan suggested that they compose songs in the synthwave style. Despite differing musical backgrounds, they bonded over a mutual love of 80s rock and began to write songs together. 8) Before meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. 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. 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. 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. Prior to forming The Midnight, Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan were both established musicians.