MIDNIGHT RODEO announce debut LP 'Chaos Era' & share lead single 'Dixon'
MIDNIGHT RODEO announces debut LP 'Chaos Era', set for release July 11th via FATCAT RECORDS (Honeyblood, The Twilight Sad)
Lead single 'Dixon' out now
Midnight Rodeo - 'Dixon' (single)
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“Effervescent psychedelia” Clash Magazine
“Spongy cinematic trip…wispy surf rock” So Young Magazine
“A modern day psych-pop classic” Under The Radar
“Now Hear This” The Independent
Nottingham psych-pop experts Midnight Rodeo announce debut LP ‘Chaos Era’ (pre-order here), set for release July 11th via FatCat Records (Sigur Rós, Animal Collective, Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad), and share scintillating lead single ‘Dixon’, out today (April 2nd).
A collective of five close friends who met on the city’s live circuit, Midnight Rodeo have released four singles to date, gaining significant acclaim from the tastemaker community (Brooklyn Vegan, Clash, Dork, Rough Trade, So Young, The Independent, Under The Radar), as well as ticking off countless shows across the UK and Europe (with three sell-out hometown shows) as fanfare continues to grow.
Primed for the release of their debut extended release, the group’s unique sound combines a powerful groove laden rhythm section, alongside jangly guitars, theremin-esque synths and booming organs, all held together with the ethereal, honeyed vocals of enigmatic frontwoman Maddy Chamberlain. Krauty and latin-esque grooves are juxtaposed with powerful psych-pop garage floor-fillers, with their material to date both hypnotic and chaotic in equal measure.
Mixed by Grammy Award-winning mixing engineer Claudius Mittendorfer (Sorry, Temples, Parquet Courts) and mastered by John Webber (David Bowie, Ash, Coach Party, Junodream), Midnight Rodeo’s forthcoming album will be accompanied by a full UK and European tour kicking off in September this year, preceded by several festival appearances.
Detailing their first LP reveal, the band stated: “‘Dixon’ is something of a character study, in the vein of something like Arnold Layne or a track off Murder Ballads. Unlike either example we don’t get into a lot of specifics with Dixon, he’s just this kind of archetypal has-been who’s always trying to outrun commitment and ultimately finds late in life that all his freedom has left him lonely and full of regret. He used to be a bit of a face but the world has turned and left him behind - close your eyes and sprint into a bar, you’ll run through half a dozen of them before you hit the back wall.
Midnight Rodeo’s ‘Dixon’ is out now via Fat Cat Records and available on all digital platforms.
Midnight Rodeo is Maddy Chamberlain (vocals, tambourine), James McBride (guitar, vocals), William Crumpton (guitar, vocals), Harry Taylor (bass), Ferg Moran (drums)
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Live Dates
10th Sept - The Victoria, Birmingham
11th Sept - Le Pub, Newport
12th Sept - Heartbreakers, Southampton
13th Sept - The Grace, London
18th Sept - Voodoo Daddys, Norwich
19th Sept - Moor Brewery, Bristol
20th Sept - Bodega, Nottingham
1st Oct - Oporto, Leeds
3rd Oct - The Garibaldi Hotel, Nottingham
4th Oct - The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
8th Oct - Jokers Pub, Angers (FR)
9th Oct - MOSTÄ, Nantes (FR)
10th Oct - Supersonic, Paris (FR)
