EP23 - Shadows by The Midnight - Reaction + Lyric and Production Breakdown

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We start off season 3 with a certified banger: Shadows. This song brings us into the new world ‪@themidnightofficial‬ has built for Nocturnal, and it's dark! We hear from Tim McEwan on this new sound coming off of Endless Summer, explore the lyrical meaning, break down the production and of course hear from fans like you. Oh and there's an exclusive giveaway!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Listening to Shadows by ‪@themidnightofficial‬
6:35 - Post episode discussion
7:28 - Isolating the vocals and breaking down the lyrics
9:56 - Tim talks about showing Shadows to Tyler
11:49 - Isolating instruments and discussing the song production
14:03 - How Tim made the "Neon On The City" drop
14:50 - Tim talks about the drop
15:46 - Shadows demo from 2020 ARG
16:25 - Fan thoughts
21:08 - Outro
Listen to Shadows: • Shadows
Interview Snippets from Silent Studios Podcast (which appears to no longer be available).
Demo from The Midnight Wiki: themidnight.wiki/wiki/Shadows
Neon Highways by ‪@madebyskovie‬ featuring ‪@timwoodruff‬ : open.spotify.com/track/7cmtEw...
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EP 20 - Bend: • EP20 - Bend by The Mid...
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@TiffanyLynnBlews Жыл бұрын

No one skips Shadows. No one!

@Guimaster127 Жыл бұрын

"Kissed you when I saw you Stared deep into your eyes I meant to say 'I love you' But instead I said goodbye" There's so much meaning behind those lines. My favourite lyric of Shadows by far. Great video, as always! :)

@nensha90 Жыл бұрын

Shadows was the song that got me into The Midnight, really. I was listening to random synthwave songs on youtube a few years ago, they were playing in the background but when I heard the first sounds of Shadows I was like "NOW HOLD ON FOR A SEC". Everything about this wonderful song is perfect, I love that how that combination of ambient sounds at the beginning, the music, Tyler's voice, the lyrics, the drop and the sax solo work together so well! The mood of being lost and alone on a rainy night in a big city full of shadows it creates is incredible. I've listened to Shadows hundreds of times already and I doubt I'll ever get tired of it :D I can't even describe how I felt when I heard it live last week in Berlin for the first time and was able to sing it with Tyler. It was a truly magical experience. Thanks for this video and this channel, guys!

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Thanks for finding us!

@TheHipOneMusic Жыл бұрын

"Up from the dirty black water A shadow void of form Raised itself out of the river And it climbed upon the shore" I love this part because it's so descriptive and moody, it shows off Tyler's lyrical abilities really well.

@keiths1 Жыл бұрын

My favorite line from the song: “ The shadow pooling underneath me as it follows on the ground”. This gives such a sense of a dark wet road with light coming down from above, and the shadows shifting as the water trickles along. I just love how patient this song is as it develops. So many artists have so much to say and try to cram it in with 1000 words in a song. This has words, gaps, and building energy through the whole record that says so much more!!

@timwoodruff Жыл бұрын

Dudes, thanks for the shoutout. Zach is a super talented producer. Stoked that I got to play guitar on it!

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tim! It was awesome having you on the track, and we so appreciate you watching! 💜

@sWagonRX Жыл бұрын

“Shadows” is the first song I heard from The Midnight, and it remains my all-time favorite to this day 💜 “I’m a stranger to myself, on these streets I’m someone else” is my favorite lyric from the song. I can relate to this especially when I’m walking around downtown San Francisco, I feel like I need to be a totally different person to “blend in.” Looking forward to the rest of Nocturnal!

@idonthaveahandle2000 3 ай бұрын

Loved this analysis of one of my most favorite songs, thank you!!

@FriendlyKat Жыл бұрын

Shadows is my ALL TIME fave song of The Midnight. It INSTANTLY relaxes me and is really nice to chill out to. Thanks for covering my fave song by them!

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ethanrom22 3 ай бұрын

Been a casual fan of their music and just recently came upon this Gem! Synthwave Forever

@tell83beckham83 23 күн бұрын

Play in in you car and let the bass go trough your body. The song gets even better. Drive by night. The start of this song is acctually 10 of 10. Highest raiting music!

@olevet75 Жыл бұрын

this track so powerful, it laterally makes me cry sometimes

@dereklentz1150 Жыл бұрын

“I’m a stranger to myself On these streets I’m someone else” These lyrics resonate with me as being in a new environment after moving recently. Great video as always.

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Hey, Derek! We wanted to let you know that you are the winner of the NEON ON THE CITY T Shirt! Please DM us your contact info on Twitter on Instagram within 48 hours. Twitter: @afterthemidnite Instagram: @afterthemidnightpod

@g33kph4c3 Жыл бұрын

“I meant to say "I love you" But instead I said goodbye” Oops! Hate when that happens! This song is an absolute gem. Nocturnal is underrated.

@buff7879 Жыл бұрын

Quite possibly the best work by The Midnight on this album, love the deep dives you guys take into these songs

@olevet75 Жыл бұрын

yeah, vaporware at its very finest, checkout night drive by timecop1983 ...very close stylistically

@luisilva7468 Жыл бұрын

“I don't know why I do it I apologize but it's too Late A single tear and you leave me here and Shadow slips away” These are my favorite just because at this point in the story the damage of hurting someone you love, the realization kicks in and it’s too late to fix it

@ashmidnightbeats2621 Жыл бұрын

People who never listened to this song are really unfortunate. 2 min of silence

@ShadesInTheBlue Жыл бұрын

Love your guys podcast, love how you guys help bring a new perspective to the songs we know and love, but neon on the city is my favorite lyric, the drop is killer!

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this comment! It means the world to us. 💜

@ehuntley83 Жыл бұрын

“For all my good intentions There's a shadow in the dark He comes to me infrequently And breaks your perfect heart I don't know why I do it Apologized but it's too late…” Oof. If that doesn’t speak to anyone honest with themselves, I don’t know what will. Amazing song. Keep up the great work, guys! Always a pleasure 🤙😎

@Sunsetdriver85 Жыл бұрын

My favorite line has gotta be the opening line "The City carved a silhouette, on the ocean after dark" So glad your back for season 3. Love listening (and watching) your podcast!

@naveenprakash2470 Жыл бұрын

The music is best. I always listen in morning to make my day good.

@MrCooperstown5 Жыл бұрын

Neon on the blacktop, there's a gentle rain downtown

@spaceDJ_11 Жыл бұрын

"Neon on the city" WHAT!?!?! I always thought it was Tim saying "I feel real pretty" Man, i've been hearing it wrong for so long. ;p

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

We are glad you learned something new! And thank you so much for watching!

@its_davidserret Жыл бұрын

What I like about The Midnight is they're a full band, not just a dude and a computer, I've seen some videos/shorts on KZfaq and Instagram, and I got to say they're electric!! That demo though, could be a good slight return track!?

@projectapocalypse8274 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing my comment on the show guys. Big fan.

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sending in your thoughts! We appreciate you :)

@sushibagle02 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad a channel like you does this stuff with The Midnight. I can't wait for you guys to review America Online (saved my life) "Shadows in the city I'm stranger to myself On these streets I'm someone else"

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Adam! Happy to have you along for the ride 😊

@NoahSchumerth Жыл бұрын

Got really into this album while I was living alone in the Netherlands through last winter. Shadows was the perfect song for dark, gloomy, foggy nights in Amsterdam. So much storytelling in a single song. I always think of it as a song coming from the loneliness after the dark parts of ourselves rear their ugly heads at the worst times, especially to those we love. "I meant to say I love you but instead I said goodbye." "I don't know why I do it, I apologize but it's too late, a single tear and you leave me here and the shadow slips away." "Like a demon in the dark, come to tear us apart." Awesome visuals, awesome song.

@pashamoon5826 Жыл бұрын

"For all my good intentions there's a shadow in this dark, it comes to me infrequently and breaks your perfect heart" This song and the whole album changed my life. I can't describe how much I love this, all I wanna do is night drive while getting this feeling of nostalgia with a little bit of darkness.

@velinaband Жыл бұрын

It’s sooo cinematic!! 💜

@robh1521 Жыл бұрын

Shadows in the city I'm a stranger to myself On these streets I'm someone else Shadows in the city Like a demon in the dark Come to tear us apart

@cmacbro Жыл бұрын

bout time we review the best album!!!

@bs_blackscout Жыл бұрын

"Shadows in the city I'm a stranger to myself On these streets I'm someone else" Not just the lyrics but the way Tyler sings these lines is amazing! My interpretation of it is that the streets make such a strong impact on him that he becomes... someone else. Lovely stuff!

@Bebealc Жыл бұрын

Awesome video as per usual. My favourite lyrics are definitely "I meant to say I love you but instead I said goodbye" I can't see myself listening to this song without shouting this line !

@Sunsetdriver85 Жыл бұрын

Same here. One of the lines in the song I always shout in my car when I'm jamming to this song!

@finnkafka7444 Жыл бұрын

Dude these music breakdown videos that you guys put out is absolutely amazing. Love both your inputs but specially love when you're bopping to the music haha. Best part of the video for me

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Reynald0Player7 Жыл бұрын

"I'm a stranger to myself On these streets I'm someone else" love this because on the outside your personality is different from the inside.

@sepper707 Жыл бұрын

Music video idea: a midnight concert, but it's just you two airplaying instruments.

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

lmao 🤣

@sepper707 Жыл бұрын

@@AfterTheMidnight it's one of the wholesome things i like about your podcast 😅

@SpicePrincess1890 Жыл бұрын

I found you guys a few weeks ago because of your Owl City reaction videos on your other channel. He's one of my absolutely favorite people. But The Midnight has been one of my top favorites right along with Adam Young. I was listneing to Deep Blue and for funsies I started searching for people reacting to their music (because I've never thought to watch videos of that before). ...Imagine my surprise to see you guys pop up again lol Dunno how I managed to be oblivious to this channel until now, but it's great! You two have excellent taste, if I do say so myself 👀👌🏽 Now I'm imagining a The Midnight remix of an Owl City song lol Or a collab.

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

This is seriously crazy! Happy to have found you through both our channels. A collab of some sort would break our brains! Thanks for sharing this with us!

@NothingXemnas Жыл бұрын

As someome who discovered The Midnight through Vampires, any song from Nocturnal is incredibly nostalgic for me. So glad to see you react to it!

@MoonAtomic7 Жыл бұрын

Shadows took me a minute to get used to. Ironically, I don't live in a city so it's hard to be in the moment for this one. I love the lyric, "Like a demon in the dark. Come to tear us apart." That imagery really elevated this. I always picture a shadow turning into a demon and haunting our protagonist walking at night. Just really cool I think

@AdityaSingh-hs6tg9vu3u Жыл бұрын

Ohh guys!! Now you've got finally deeper into The Midnight with their greatest masterpiece. Here I'm gonna ask you something to throw light upon. So please.. I'm really fascinated by the concept of 'neon city', 'neon signs', 'neon lights' or electric visuals in synthwave. And particularly the neon drenched artwork of this album. I really wanna dig into it. * Can you explain in brief about their relevance with this genre or the 80s? I would love to know from you🙏🏼

@cremium7937 Жыл бұрын

"Shadows in the city / I'm a stranger to myself / On these streets I'm someone else / Shadows in the city / Like a demon in the dark / Come to tear us apart" These lines resonate with me a lot because it's leading up to the drop, and I can relate to them in some aspect: "I'm a stranger to myself" - I am not who I want to be at this time.

@filmkb84 Жыл бұрын

Favorite lyrics in Shadows - I'm a stranger to myself, on these streets I'm someone else. Love the editing and graphics in this episode!

@sirrush47 Жыл бұрын

Lost Boy is my favourite song so I'll go with that - "We were the rebels, lone survivors We were the cult of deep sea divers We were young once then we grew old We were shining, we were fool's gold"

@TheBlackMirror Жыл бұрын

"From the dirty black water, a shadow void of form raised itself out of the river and it climbed upon the shore" Such good scene setting lyrics 👌

@tell83beckham83 23 күн бұрын

Ive benn listening to The Midnight 2012-2013. Nocturnal is the greatest album. Its easier to talk about the songs that arent so good because they are few from The Midnight.

@KB61 Жыл бұрын

This song and "Vampires" are a masterpiece, congratulations guys! Greetings from Uruguay :D

@heatherspohn7575 Жыл бұрын

For all my good intentions There’s a shadow in the dark It comes to me infrequently And breaks your perfect heart Great ep, guys! 💜

@dside87 Жыл бұрын

Aww yeah! After the Midnight is back at it again! Shadows is one of the greats! “I don’t know why I do it, apologize when it’s too late A single tear as you leave me here, and the shadow slips away”. Gets me everytime and reminds me of all the times I had good intentions and still messed it up.

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Stoked to have you along for the ride!

@theafterparty2310 Жыл бұрын

Shadows is fantastic! What a great song, I mean how high can you set the bar for the rest of an album? Although I love this one most, the whole album is an epic masterpiece. The atmosphere is awesome, and the design of the cover is my favorite from The Midnight and is very fitting.

@sepper707 Жыл бұрын

Favourite lyric when i think about it has to be: For all my good intentions There's a shadow in this dark It comes to me infrequently And breaks your perfect heart.

@Zach977 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why I do it I apologize but it's too late A single tear and you leave me here and shadow slips away I was just listening to this song during work when this video uploaded. Great minds think alike!

@redalert33 Жыл бұрын

Great vid guys! Excited for the new season. Had a long day at work and it was nice coming home, turning this on, and feeling like i was hanging w/ my dudes and vibing to the midnight. Easily my fave lyric: I meant to say "I love you" / But instead I said goodbye P.S. If I don’t win can I buy a shirt?

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome that we got to be a part of your day! We’re still trying to figure that out, hopefully we will have more details about it soon!

@modquad18 Жыл бұрын

Dang it, all this time I thought he was saying Cowtown, not Downtown 😫 Great epi guys 👍🏽

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@me007gold2 Жыл бұрын

I meant to say "I love you" But instead I said goodbye

@dizzyupthefool5180 Жыл бұрын

"Neon on the city?" - that's not what I hear. It's more like "Beyond our city", no? That aside, this is the greatest track The Midnight have ever made. Lyrics and production, untouchable.

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

I (Ryan) thought it was that for so long, but this tweet from a few years ago from The Midnight confirmed it was “Neon On The City”, it’s just so pitch bent it’s hard to hear. Tweet: twitter.com/themidnightla/status/1181148342933262336?s=46&t=P-hI_amyo6Gzcm3MeZ1xiA

@dizzyupthefool5180 Жыл бұрын

@@AfterTheMidnight Thank you for the reply! It's always bugged me 😊 keep up the great work.

@CodyT3212 Жыл бұрын

always thought it was “the unknown city”

@dizzyupthefool5180 Жыл бұрын

@@CodyT3212 Oh man! Now that's what I hear! 😊

@miguelmelvinson Жыл бұрын

Amigos me encantan su contenido pero tengo un problema, no sé inglés y me cuesta entenderlos, me gustaría saber si algún día pueden ponerle subtitulo en español a sus videos para poder entenderlos mejor. Bueno se les quiere mucho. 🔥🙌

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Absolutamente lo haremos mejor con esto. Gracias por ver!

@adamdawson5031 Жыл бұрын

I meant to say I love you, but instead I said goodbye

@AdityaSingh-hs6tg9vu3u Жыл бұрын

I don't know why but unfortunately the silent studios podcast is not playing on my spotify. May be it's expired or so. Corrupted file 🤔🤔

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Aww sorry about that! You may have better luck on KZfaq. We find that many creators will usually share to both platforms. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

@AdityaSingh-hs6tg9vu3u Жыл бұрын

@@AfterTheMidnight well that's fine but I think you forgot or overlooked a question that I've asked you in a previous comment of this video. Please see to it again if you can. Thanks🧡

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

Ah sorry about that! That’s a good question, and is definitely subjective. I think to me neon sort of represents city life at night. A lot of tracks in the synth genre make me feel like I’m driving at night, or I’m in some cyberpunk type future. I’d say that’s my take but that’s a great question. -Zach

@AdityaSingh-hs6tg9vu3u Жыл бұрын

@@AfterTheMidnight Really appreciate your answer sir. But does it mean the album NOCTURNAL is based on cyberpunk or cybernetic themes in your opinion?

@AfterTheMidnight Жыл бұрын

To be honest I think both! It gives me vibes of both genres.

@lauraburnes3857 Жыл бұрын

I often have unpopular opinions from most folks about The Midnight lyrics. They aren't my *favorite* lyrics but when Tyler sings "I don't know why I do it, I apologize but it's too late," I always yell "GO TO THERAPY YOU JERK." Cause the previous lyrics, "It comes to me infrequently and breaks your perfect heart," implies it's happened before. This song makes me so angry (even though I love it). Like man, grow up and leave people alone and work out you shit.