Midnight (Tor Miller song)

"Midnight"
Single by Tor Miller
from the album Headlights EP
Released February 2, 2015
Format Digital download
Genre Pop
Length 4:13
Label Glassnote

"Midnight" is a song by the indie pop artist, Tor Miller, on his debut extended play, Headlights EP.[1]

Background and composition

When asked about "Midnight", Miller said that, "When I wrote 'Midnight...I had just flown to London for a long period of recording. During that time I was getting very into all these biographies and autobiographies about the '70s punk scene... 'Midnight' was almost like a love note for the city and in a strange way an homage to a bygone era."[2] This track is a gospel-like, piano-driven song that lyrically touches about Miller's hometown, New York City.[3][4] The song starts acoustically with piano, played by Tor Miller himself, before it slowly builds with background guitar, group harmonies, percussion, a string section, and falsetto by Miller.[2] "Midnight" clocks at 4 minutes 13 seconds.

Reception

The song has been positively by critics, with Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 announcing it to be the "Hottest Record In The World" for the week.[5][6] Miller's husky, distinctive vocals is regarded as the highlight of the song, while the lyrics are also praise for its vivid and poetic description of the city.[7][2][4]

Music video

The music video for "Midnight" premiered on 9 March 2015. It is a black-and-white video in which Miller, wearing a long coat and neck scarf, is seen walking through New York City, featuring its traffic jams, stores, and subway during a cold midnight.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Headlights - EP by Tor Miller". Itunes.apple.com. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tor Miller Ballad Midnight Premiere". Billboard. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  3. ↑ Catalano, Rhiannon (2015-02-09). "Headlights, Tor Miller | WGTB". Georgetown Radio. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Single Review: Tor Miller shines with Midnight. "Single Review: Tor Miller shines with Midnight". The Spark Newspaper. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Tor Miller on Twitter: "Big news! My new single Midnight is @zanelowe's Hottest Record In The World on @BBCR1 tonight! Tune in from 7:30pm http://t.co/U4EFvUgCRJ"". Twitter.com. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - Zane Lowe, Enter Shikari Session + Tor Miller, Tor Miller - Midnight". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  7. ↑ Paul Lester. "New band of the week: Tor Miller (No 38) | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Premiere: Tor Miller reveals atmospheric 'Midnight' video". Gigwise. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-03-16.