See L.A. duo’s “Over Again” video from critically
praised “The Fire Is Gone” streaming now via Wondering Sound.
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Midnight
Faces (L-R): Matt Doty, Phil Stancil. Photo Credit: Greer K. Bratschie.
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“Crisp,
synth-lined pop drama.” – SPIN
“This record
is solid from start to finish.” – Nylon
“Full of air
and catchiness.” – The Onion
“Rollicking,
danceable pop.” – Wondering
Sound
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“Over Again” is the first single and
latest video from “The Fire Is Gone” by Midnight Faces
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See the “Over Again” video by Midnight
Faces via Wondering
Sound
See the “Hold Tight” video by Midnight
Faces via Team
Coco
“Just what L.A. needs –another fucking 80’s new wave
band, right?” joked Matt Doty, the composing
half of the L.A.-based duo Midnight
Faces upon the release of The Fire Is Gone, the band’s latest
album.
Apparently the press didn’t mind, as Midnight
Faces has been received fondly since the release of its debut album Fornication
in 2013, drawing the attention of MTV, SPIN
and The
Onion among others. The new Midnight Faces video for its “Over Again” single can now be seen via
newly minted music discovery website Wondering
Sound.
Now, Doty
and his bandmate, vocalist Phil Stancil,
will hit the road to play out tunes from both albums in November when Midnight Faces supports new Secretly Canadian – Last Gang signings Electric Youth on that band’s North
American tour. See below for complete
itinerary.
Barely into his teens, Matt Doty began making music with childhood friend Jonny Pierce (of The Drums), resulting in a full-length album released by Columbia Records. At age twenty, he
went on to co-found post-rock instrumental giants Saxon Shore with Josh
Tillman (aka Father John Misty),
releasing three EPs, and two albums produced by Dave Fridmann (MGMT, Tame Impala, Flaming Lips.)
“I had been writing new music during Saxon Shore’s hiatus, with no idea as
to where the songs would end up,” Doty
says of the beginnings of Midnight Faces. “Towards the end of 2012, I asked Phil to take a shot at adding vocals to
a couple of the tunes and that’s when things started to fall into place.”
“To better understand what The Fire Is Gone is,
please understand what it isn’t,” Doty
explains of the new Midnight Faces
album. “No fancy producers, no big name special guests, no one wearing robot
costumes, no all-analog studio, and no songs recorded live to tape. We made
this album by ourselves and for ourselves.
We made it in my apartment on a computer one track at a time.”
Matt Doty
and Phil Stancil of Midnight Faces are available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for
more information.
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Midnight Faces Fall Tour
(* = w/ Electric Youth)
11/03 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy *
11/04 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
11/05 Portland, OR @ TBA
11/06 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
11/07 Victoria, BC @ Victoria Event Centre *
11/08 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret *
11/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
11/13 Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
11/14 Philadelphia, PA @ District N9NE *
11/15 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
11/16 Oneonta, NY @ SUNY Oneonta
11/18 Toronto, ON @ Hoxton *
11/19 Detroit, MI @ TBA
11/20 Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College
11/21 Chicago, IL @ TBA
11/23 Denver, CO @ Lions Lair
11/04 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
11/05 Portland, OR @ TBA
11/06 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
11/07 Victoria, BC @ Victoria Event Centre *
11/08 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret *
11/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
11/13 Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
11/14 Philadelphia, PA @ District N9NE *
11/15 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
11/16 Oneonta, NY @ SUNY Oneonta
11/18 Toronto, ON @ Hoxton *
11/19 Detroit, MI @ TBA
11/20 Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College
11/21 Chicago, IL @ TBA
11/23 Denver, CO @ Lions Lair
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Midnight Faces
The Fire Is
Gone
(Broken Factory, Out Now)
1. Wake Me
3. Shadows
5. This Time (STREAM)
6. Give It Up
7. Animal
8. The Fire Is Gone
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Midnight Faces Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
