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Midnight Youth
Midnight Youth, a quintet formed in 2006, had their first two singles achieve Top 40 airplay on New Zealand radio and TV and the group was deemed one of the top unsigned bands on MySpace in 2008. Their self-funded efforts were more than enough to get them noticed, with Warners NZ/Australia signing Midnight Youth in September 2008 and subsequently releasing "The Letter," which became the No.1 most played song on New Zealand radio and remained in the Top 10 most played for more than 15 weeks. Their next single release, "All on Our Own," upped the ante, spending 11 weeks as the most played song on New Zealand radio. Debut album The Brave Don't Run was released in spring 2009 and bowed at No.1 on the iTunes album chart and No. 2 on the New Zealand album chart. Midnight Youth closed out 2009 by being nominated for eight New Zealand Music Awards, bringing home the hardware for Best Rock Act, Best Group and Best Engineered Recording. The band spent much of 2011 on the road playing alongside Birds of Tokyo, Opshop, Brooke Fraser, Jimmy Barnes and even supporting Crowded House at the opening of the Rugby World Cup waterfront stadium. Midnight Youth has returned with the sophomore album World Comes Calling and single of the same name, which debuted at No. 4 on the New Zealand National Charts and No. 1 on iTunes New Zealand, quickly approaching Gold status. www.midnightyouth.com |
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