I never really thought about it until now, but when its midnight, it’s also morning, isn’t it? And to delve even deeper, the moment the clock strikes twelve is a clashing point of precarious unknowns, when the night’s reckless adventures meet the inquisitive quietude of morning. Perhaps that’s what drove Morning Midnight to name themselves so. They’re known to strike a balance between intimate and intense, and their new single Hearts A Mess is a straight shot for my own messy heart. It’s a restlessly contemplative beauty that shirks genre classification with modulated vocals and a pensively melancholic tone. Shades of Imogen Heap, The Japanese House, A R I Z O N A, and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) can be found coursing through its sparse soundscape. Hearts A Mess dives headfirst into heavy themes of depression and isolation, familiar ground for night owls who face that midnight moment regularly. It’s a time when past haunts and future looms. Speaking on the track, the band states: “It’s a song that talks about coping with the struggle of doubt and self-preservation that come with trying to pursue your dreams. It's me battling internally with the feelings of isolation from the people I care for and questioning if I can go on. Listening to the verses the words might come across as bleak but the chorus intentionally both asks the question and answers it, ending with a feeling of resolution and hope.” Hearts A Mess follows on the rather mysterious duo’s debut Ancoats Junction, which you’ll find below. Keep up to date with the intriguing new duo, here.
