Midnight Scorchers

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Midnight Scorchers
Studio album by
Horace Andy
Released16 September 2022 (2022-09-16)
StudioOn-U Soundcastle (Ramsgate, England) [1]
Length39:12
Label On-U Sound
Producer Adrian Sherwood
Horace Andy chronology
Midnight Rocker
(2022)		Midnight Scorchers
(2022)		Timeless Roots
(2024)

Midnight Scorchers is a studio album by Jamaican singer-songwriter Horace Andy. [2] It was released on 16 September 2022 through On-U Sound Records. [3] [4] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [5]

Contents

Background

Midnight Scorchers is a dub version of Midnight Rocker (2022). [2] It contains reworked versions of songs from Midnight Rocker, as well as songs from the Midnight Rocker sessions that did not make it onto the album. [6] It is produced by Adrian Sherwood. [7] It features guest appearances from Daddy Freddy and Lone Ranger on vocals. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut 7/10 [11]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Midnight Scorchers received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 5 critic scores. [5]

Nick Hasted of Uncut commented that Midnight Rocker "reaffirmed Horace Andy's regal reggae status earlier this year, irrespective of his latter-day Massive Attack fame." [11] He added, "Its producer Adrian Sherwood now completes the picture with this sound-system-style refashioning, breaking tracks open, resetting them in eerie dubscapes, as with the title track's rough, warping synths, and adding session off-cuts." [11] Simon McEwen of Mojo stated, "If April's slick Midnight Rocker album was a post-Studio One career high for reggae legend Horace Andy, then this dubbed-up companion LP even takes it up a notch." [9]

Track listing

Midnight Scorchers track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come After Midnight" H. Hinds 4:26
2."Midnight Scorcher"
4:54
3."Away with the Gun and Knife"
3:35
4."Dirty Money Business"
3:43
5."Sleepy's Night Cap"H. Hinds2:59
6."Feverish"H. Hinds4:09
7."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"
  • M. Price
  • D. Walsh
3:35
8."Dub Guidance"
4:30
9."More Bassy"H. Hinds3:34
10."Hell and Back"H. Hinds3:47
Total length:39:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for Midnight Scorchers
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 58
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [13] 15
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14] 17

References

  1. 1 2 Horace Andy (2022). Midnight Scorchers (CD booklet). On-U Sound Records.
  2. 1 2 Dougan, John. "Horace Andy". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "41 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan . 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "33 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan . 24 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Midnight Scorchers by Horace Andy". Metacritic . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 Thomas, Fred. "Midnight Scorchers - Horace Andy". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Carty, Pat (16 September 2022). "Album Review: Horace Andy - Midnight Scorchers". Hot Press . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Pearis, Bill (16 September 2022). "Indie Basement (9/16): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 McEwen, Simon (October 2022). "Mojo Filter". Mojo . p. 82.
  10. ↑ Gentile, John (28 October 2022). "Horace Andy - Midnight Scorchers". Punknews.org. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Hasted, Nick (October 2022). "New Albums". Uncut . p. 25.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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