Midnight Television
Sofaburn, 2024
9/10
Listent to Midnight Television
The debut record from Mosant, Chandler Hoffert, Zach Swelbar, Joey Gibson and Nathan Hoeweler bring their soulful, power-pop ways to these 9 timeless songs.
The warm guitar of “Can’t You Tell?” starts the listen, before crisp drums and melodic singing enters the harmonic climate, and “3AM” follows with a scrappy demeanor, as frisky drums guide the more rugged approach.
Deeper into the listen, the sublime intimacy of “Ninety-Five” makes for plenty of dreaminess, while “Whispered Words” is indeed calm, as cozy acoustic strumming is met with strong attention atmosphere and vocal harmonies.
Further still, “Goodbye” recruits plenty of retro-soul ideas amid the playful bass lines and spirited guitar, and “Tangled Affair” exits with a throwback appeal of grit and melody, where the falsetto bouts suit the meticulous instrumentation.
An excellent first outing for the Cincinnati quartet, there’s plenty of hooks, prog-rock nods and buzzing pop-rock that won’t take long to find an affinity for.
Travels well with: Your Heart Breaks- Drone Butch Blues; Shadwick Wilde- Forever Home