Midnight Kiss (EP)

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Midnight Kiss
Propellers Midnight Kiss.jpg
EP by
Propellers
Released28 January 2013
Genre Indie rock, indie pop, synthpop
Label Propellers Music
Propellers chronology
Midnight Kiss
(2013)		 Black Mascara Eyes
(2013)
Singles from Midnight Kiss
  1. "Midnight Kiss"
    Released: 28 January 2013
  2. "Landslide"
    Released: 24 March 2013

Midnight Kiss is the title of debut EP by English indie rock/synthpop band Propellers. It was released on 28 January 2013. [1]

Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the 1970s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock. As grunge and punk revival bands in the US and Britpop bands in the UK broke into the mainstream in the 1990s, it came to be used to identify those acts that retained an outsider and underground perspective. In the 2000s, as a result of changes in the music industry and the growing importance of the Internet, some indie rock acts began to enjoy commercial success, leading to questions about its meaningfulness as a term.

Propellers are an indie rock/synthpop band from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The band members are Max Davenport, Archie Davenport (guitar), Charlie Simpson, Jimmy Goodwin (keyboards) and Will Wilkinson (drums).

Contents

Promotion

The first single from the EP was the title track "Midnight Kiss". The song was first played by Jacob Rickard on BBC Introducing in Kent at the beginning of January 2013. The band were chosen for daytime plays on BBC Radio 1 shows, including Sara Cox and Scott Mills. [2] A music video for "Midnight Kiss" was released on 28 January 2013 onto YouTube. [3]

BBC Radio 1 British national radio station

BBC Radio 1 is one of the BBC's two flagship radio stations, specialising in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, hip hop and indie. The choice of music and presenting style is entirely that of programme hosts, however those who present in the daytime have to rotate a number of songs a specific number of times per week. It was launched in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population was 27. The BBC claim that they target the 15–29 age group, and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30. BBC Radio 1 started 24-hour broadcasting on 1 May 1991.

Sara Cox English broadcaster

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Scott Mills English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor

Scott Robert Mills is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting his show on BBC Radio 1. Mills has also been a UK commentator for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.

In March 2013, Propellers released the second single from the EP, titled "Landslide". A music video for the track was released onto YouTube on 24 March. [4]

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Midnight Kiss"3:32
2."Landslide"3:21
3."Rattlesnakes"3:00
4."Untouchable"3:46

Personnel

Propellers
Guitar Fretted string instrument

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The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the 1960s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music.

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References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Midnight Kiss - EP by Propellers". iTunes. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  2. ↑ "On the playlist: Propellers - Midnight Kiss". BBC.co.uk . 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  3. ↑ PROPELLERS - Midnight Kiss (Official Video) YouTube
  4. ↑ PROPELLERS - Landslide (Official Video) YouTube
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