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from Midnight by Broken Fires

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Midnight has an air of sadness and longing wrapped in nostalgia – the relentless driving groove of early LCD Soundsystem, soaring layered harmonies of Manchester Orchestra and guitar hooks reminiscent of The Cult.

This is a song about regret, about our mistakes and waiting for that moment when we can make amends. Singer and guitarist Tom explains: ‘I wanted to write something that was about that second when, despite everything that has happened in the past we have a chance to change things – to repair. We all make so many mistakes. Screw up friendships. Say stupid things. Midnight – the moment when one day turns to the next – seemed like a neat metaphor for that second when things can change... or not as sometimes happens!’

Written on an old acoustic, the main melody and lyrics were thrown down using Garage Band in a day but this is a track that evolved gradually partly as a result of the weird circumstances surrounding the last two years. The drums, bass and guitars for the track were recorded at Mwnci Studios in West Wales before the pandemic. Produced by the band and Matt Lederman (Rural Alberta Advantage, !!!) who also mixed the record - layers of synth, dreamy arpeggio guitars, glockenspiel and vocals were added remotely from separate bedrooms and home studios across Wales (and Canada) during the UK’s period of intermittent full lockdowns over the last 18 months. The result is a 4-minute tour of the full range of the band’s sound, from a single arpeggiated synth to explosions of overlapping vocals, dreamy guitars and driving sixteenth note drum patterns.

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Soaking to our skins at the funeral,
Seconds catching glimpses in the cold.
A momentary love once lost reappears.

If you stick around could I make amends,
The architect of everything we lost.
But every time we talk I shake and I shiver.

How long to wait til we reach midnight?
I’ve been waiting here just to set things right.
How long to wait til we reach midnight?
I’ve been waiting here.

Yesterday’s mistakes that we buried there,
Under the foundations of our home,
A momentary love collapsed disappeared.

I’m looking for the words in our neighbourhood,
Im searching for the letters in the dark.
But every time we talk shake and I shiver.

Won’t you come home?

Now and then,
Maybe we could make amends,
For the mess we’ve made so far.
Now and then,
If our backbones didn’t bend,
But then that’s not who we are.

Won’t you come home?

credits

from Midnight, released February 23, 2022
Music by Broken Fires
Recorded by Justin Hendy
Mixed by Matt Lederman
Mastered by Ryan Morey

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Broken Fires Swansea, UK

Broken Fires are an alternative pop band. They write simple songs with big melodies and record these in garages, kitchens and other peoples houses.

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