Midland (band)

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Midland at the New York State Fair in 2019
Background information
Origin Dripping Springs, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels Big Machine
Members
Website midlandofficial.com

Midland is an American country music group formed in 2014 in Dripping Springs, Texas. The group members are Mark Wystrach (lead vocals, guitar), Jess Carson (guitar, vocals), and Cameron Duddy (bass guitar, vocals). Through Big Machine Records, the band has released two EPs, their self-titled EP and The Last Resort. They have released four studio albums, On the Rocks , Let It Roll , The Last Resort: Greetings From and Barely Blue, which have accounted for seven charted singles on the Billboard country chart: "Drinkin' Problem", Burn Out", "Make a Little", "Mr. Lonely", "Cheatin' Songs", "Sunrise Tells the Story" and "Longneck Way to Go". Midland's musical style is known as neotraditional country.

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History

Mark Wystrach in 2018 Mark Wystrach.jpg
Mark Wystrach in 2018

The band Midland was formed in Dripping Springs, Texas. The trio met separately around Los Angeles, where Jess Carson and Cameron Duddy were in a number of bands through a number of years. [2] After Carson left L.A., Duddy and Mark Wystrach met and formed a country-rock band called The Young Whiskey. [3] The trio met up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for Duddy's wedding in August 2013; both Wystrach and Carson acted as groomsmen. [4] As Duddy recalls the story, Carson and Wystrach arrived in Jackson Hole for the wedding a week early. After playing songs together on the front porch of Carson's cabin, they proposed starting a project together. Six months later, in January 2014, Duddy called Carson and Wystrach to suggest that they record some songs, [3] and they went to the Sonic Ranch recording studio in El Paso, TX to record for 10 days. As stated by Mark Wystrach, "when we went to the Sonic Ranch, we became a band. We walked away believing in what had happened." [5] [6] Wystrach and Duddy then both moved with their families to Texas where Carson lived. [7] They named the band after a song by Dwight Yoakam that was called "Fair to Midland". [8]

Mark Wystrach grew up surrounded by music as his parents were both fans of live music. His parents owned a country music venue. In addition to being a singer, Wystrach is also an actor and model. Wystrach was signed to IMG Models as a model. [9] [10] [11]

Jess Carson in 2019 Midland in concert - Jess Carson.jpg
Jess Carson in 2019

Jess Carson grew up on a farm in Oregon where the main genre was country music. His sister and father were musicians, so he started playing guitar. Carson is also a singer and prolific songwriter. [12] [11]

Cameron Duddy in 2019 Midland in concert - Cameron Duddy.jpg
Cameron Duddy in 2019

Cameron Duddy started playing music after a difficult situation in his family; he found that music helped to lessen the tension, saying, "Sometimes you don't get to talk about all the things that you maybe want to talk about and the ice breaker started to be music." He got his first guitar from his father; it helped him to find his identity. [11]

Duddy is also a music video director; he won an MTV Video Music Award for the music video "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars. [13]

Midland's first song, "Fourteen Gears", was around 2015. The song, according to Duddy, was "another one of the early moments that defined and solidified the band." [14] [15]

2016–present

On March 9, 2016, the trio signed to Big Machine Records and released the Midland EP featuring their debut single, "Drinkin' Problem", which charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay. The band wrote the song with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, the former of whom also produced it. [16] Duddy directed the song's music video. [17] Their debut album On the Rocks was released in September 22, 2017, produced by Dann Huff, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally. Midland released "Make a Little" as the second single. [18] "Burn Out" as the third single and it was released in late 2018. [19]

Midland was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2018: Grammy Award for Best Country Song and Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, both for "Drinkin’ Problem". [20] Midland won at the 2018 ACM Awards for best New Vocal Group of the year. Midland released the single "Mr. Lonely" in February 2019 as the leadoff single to their second album. [21] Midland released "Cheatin' Songs" in August of 2019 as the second single to the album. The album, Let It Roll, was released on August 23, 2019. [22] The band began a tour in June in support of the album. [23] In 2019 Midland's album On the Rocks was certified Gold by the RIAA. [24] "Drinkin' Problem" is also certified 5x platinum.

In February 2020 Midland launched three expressions of their own tequila, called "insõlito". [25]

In March 2021, Midland released an album titled The Sonic Ranch, which served as the soundtrack for the documentary film on their origin story, focusing on their first recording session at The Sonic Ranch in 2014. [26] [27] On July 16, 2021, Midland released their latest EP, The Last Resort , which hit Number 47 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart. [28] The band followed the EP with their third studio album titled The Last Resort: Greetings From , released on May 6, 2022. [29] They released "Sunrise Tells the Story" as the first single, and the second single was released in late 2022 titled "Longneck Way to Go".

Midland released their fourth studio album on September 20, 2024 titled Barely Blue, the album consist of eight songs and was produced by nine-time Grammy Award winner Dave Cobb.

Band members

Touring musicians

Past touring musicians

Style and influences

Rolling Stone said that "the Texas-based band blend their voices to produce country music that recalls a mix of George Strait, Urban Cowboy and Seventies yacht rock." [30] Billboard describes the band's sound as "a definite George Strait '80s New Traditionalist feel to it, combined with the rich California harmonies that made The Eagles legendary." [31] Midland also is known for their unique dressing style, very similar to the original "Nudie suits" designed by Nudie Cohn. [32] Vogue called Midland both heartthrobs and fashion risk takers." [33]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
US
[34]
US Country
[35]
AUS
[36]
CAN
[37] [38]
UK
[39]
UK Country
On the Rocks 202458
Let It Roll
  • Release date: August 23, 2019
  • Label: Big Machine
1617237751
The Last Resort: Greetings From [42]
  • Release date: May 6, 2022
  • Label: Big Machine
371
Barely Blue
  • Release date: September 20, 2024 [43]
  • Label: Big Machine
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live from the Palomino [44]
  • Release date: February 28, 2020
  • Label: Big Machine

Soundtrack albums

TitleAlbum details
The Sonic Ranch
  • Release date: March 19, 2021 [45]
  • Label: Big Machine

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US Country
[35]
US
Heat

[46]
Midland
  • Release date: October 28, 2016
  • Label: Big Machine
3818
The Last Resort
  • Release date: July 16, 2021
  • Label: Big Machine
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsSales Certifications Album
US
[48]
US
Country

[49]
US
Country
Airplay

[50]
CAN
[51]
CAN
Country

[52]
2017"Drinkin' Problem"4543981On the Rocks
"Make a Little" [upper-alpha 1] 231512
2018"Burn Out"6311329
  • RIAA: Platinum [57]
2019"Mr. Lonely"312332Let It Roll
2020"Cheatin' Songs"412648
2021"Sunrise Tells the Story"42The Last Resort: Greetings From
2022"Longneck Way to Go"
(with Jon Pardi)
52
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

  1. "Make a Little" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on Bubbling Under Hot 100, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100. [55]

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2017"Drinkin' Problem" [17] Cameron Duddy
"Make a Little" [59]
2018"Burn Out" [60] TK McKamy
2019"Mr. Lonely" [61] Cameron Duddy
2022"Sunrise Tells the Story" [62] Cameron Duddy and Harper Duddy
"Longneck Way to Go"Harper Smith

Other appearances

YearSongArtistAlbum
2019"Boot Scootin' Boogie" Brooks & Dunn Reboot [63]
2020"Redneck Girl" Tim McGraw McGraw Machine Hits: 2013–2019 [64]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient/WorkResultRef
2017 CMT Music Awards Group Video of the Year"Drinkin’ Problem"Nominated [65] [66]
2018 Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year MidlandNominated [67]
Vocal Group of the Year Nominated
Single of the Year "Drinkin' Problem"Nominated
Grammy Awards Best Country Duo/Group PerformanceNominated [20]
Best Country SongNominated [20]
ACM Awards New Vocal Duo or Group of the YearMidlandWon [68]
Vocal Group of the YearMidlandNominated
Single Record of the Year"Drinkin' Problem"Nominated
2019 CMT Music Awards Group Video of the Year"Burn Out"Nominated [69]
Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year MidlandNominated [67]
Vocal Group of the Year Nominated
2020Nominated

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