LA-based trio, Midnight Divide, have announced the release of their third EP, Weapons Grade Amnesia, for this October. The band has released the first single off of the forthcoming EP, entitled, “Who Do You Think That You Are?” which premiered on Buzzbands LA, and is now available across all streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music.
On the track, lead vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist, Austen Moret shares, “Of anything we’ve done to date, this new record has felt like the most unadulterated version of what we want to sound like,” Moret says. “It’s this blend of all our favorite real rock elements (live drums, bass, guitars, etc.), but it’s got this shiny, synthy, almost pop-like sheen over it. … it feels like we’ve pulled off the mask on who we are … and it feels really damn good.”
Crafted in that space between days, Midnight Divide is a cinematic alt-rock group with a magnetically fierce sound that’s been electrifying audiences since late 2015. Based in Los Angeles, the band is comprised of Austen Moret (vocals/guitar/keys), Jace McPartland (bass), Dan Beltran (lead guitar) and Bryan King (drums).
The band’s debut EP Embrace The Wave was released in 2015, charting on the CMJ 200 as high as #149. The follow up EP Dichotomy dropped in 2017, and subsequently caught the ears of major music supervisors, leading to placements and TV syncs of “Torn” and “Animal Eyes” on TNT’s Animal Kingdom. “Fireline,” the lead single off of Dichotomy was placed on season 9 of the critically acclaimed Showtime series Shameless, with the band’s 2018 single “Let It Be Known” featured on the same show in early 2019.
The band is produced and mixed by front man Austen Moret at his Hollywood studio, Silverside Recording. Their 3rd EP, Weapons Grade Amnesia, is set to release in early October of 2019. For more information, please visit https://midnightdivide.com/.
Weapons Grade Amnesia Tracklisting:
- Who Do You Think That You Are
- Inherent Vice
- Blackout
- Say You Believe
Upcoming Tour Date(s):
- Aug 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Madame Siam
Midnight Divide is Austen Moret (vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist), Dan Beltran (guitarist) and Jace McPartland (bassist); joined by live drummer Bryan King.
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