Midnight Lion new EP, ‘Sleeping In The Woods’ & Live Dates


Following the release of their debut single, ‘All Greatness Stands Firm’, last Summer, Glasgow based two-piece Midnight Lion remain an enigmatic entity. Their music is at once full of the melodies and huge choruses found in the studio pop bands of the 80s, yet it maintains an art-house leaning that evokes the dark, subtle moments of artists akin to Talk Talk. It’s a sound that imbues the influence of living and creating music in the forward thinking city they call home. ‘Sleeping In The Woods’ was penned in the East End of Glasgow, in Lewis Gardner’s bedroom. Gardner, as one half of the band, is the man responsible for the band’s production sound, reflecting Glasgow’s progressive musical present as much as it does its past. Stewart Brock, the lyricist and vocalist, resides in the West End and heads over to Lewis’ home to lay down his powerful vocals and bounce ideas off each other within the makeshift studio. Sleeping In The Woods is a dark, brooding and evocative pop tune, and as assured and powerful as their debut. Synth-and-beats loaded, it quickly re-asserts the confidence in Gardner and Brock’s songwriting. The EP also features a remix of its lead track by the band themselves, and an intensely simmering re-working of Prince’s ‘When Doves Cry’. A second introductory step for Midnight Lion, and another fascinating statement of intent.
EP Tracklisting: Sleeping In The Woods/In Too Deep/When Doves Cry (Prince cover)/Sleeping In The Woods (Midnight Lion Remix)
Midnight Lion Live:
  • 9th February – London, Cargo
  • 14th February – Manchester, Castle Hotel
  • 15th February – Glasgow, The Arches
  • 16th February – Bristol, Thekla
Midnight Lion release their new EP, ‘Sleeping In The Woods’, on the 13th February 2012 through Locks & Keys/Island Records. - www.midnightlion.co.uk
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
“There is something wonderfully bracing about coming across a new band prepared to paint in big, bold colours – and Midnight Lion certainly do that” – Sunday Times Culture
“building-shaking stuff that demands attention” - Abeano

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