Tyler Lyle of the Midnight talks the apocalypse and embracing the present | HALF / PAST

HALF / PAST is our live interview series held in our Discord. We had the lucky opportunity to sit down with Tyler Lyle of The Midnight before their shows on 4/21–22 at 9:30 Club! To catch these live, join our Discord at   / discord   The Midnight:   / themidnightofficial   Ben:   / pbandzee   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://impconcerts.com/ https://www.930.com/ https://theatlantis.com/ https://theanthemdc.com/ https://merriweathermusic.com/ https://www.thelincolndc.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAPTERS 0:00 - INTRO 0:49 - INTERVIEW START 1:18 - The Midnight's last time with us 2:30 - What's next for The Midnight? 4:45 - How do you keep Synthwave sounding fresh? 6:40 - Tyler's Southern Roots 8:05 - Tyler's feelings about country music 9:45 - How The Midnight formed 13:45 - Keeping music personal while staying relatable 16:30 - Sharing behind the scenes looks 17:45 - What is the Apocalypse to you? 19:30 - The Kids Trilogy & Rebirth 24:10 - Tyler and Aliens 24:50 - Tyler's Voyager Golden Record Picks 27:00 - What to expect from this tour 28:10 - AUDIENCE QUESTIONS 28:12 - What movie would you score/rescore? 29:40 - Favorite collaboration 31:00 - What covers do you want to do? 31:50 - The Midnight's music in Terrifier 2 & Watching scary movies 33:19 - More experimental tracks? 34:20 - Tyler's solo music 35:35 - Choosing what tracks to put on Syndicate 37:25 - Biggest 80s/90s inspirations 40:00 - LAST QUESTIONS 40:12 - Favorite tour snack 41:40 - What have you been listening to recently? 43:20 - What's bringing you joy? 44:32 - LAST CALL