Sydney producers Midnight Pool Party make the kind of music you want to play while out on a late night drive or in the club dancing under a disco ball. The pair have released their anticipated debut EP ‘Dalliance’, which sees a playful five-track body of work brought to life through a clear musical objective. Lyrically, the EP draws from the bittersweet emotions of the ups and downs of relationships, but musically expresses an irresistible groove with soulful, feel-good rhythms. So if you’re in need of a pick-me-up post-breakup, this is what just the doctor ordered.
We asked MPP to put together some of their favorite tunes, which includes tracks from fellow Aussies Flight Facilities and Flume, as well as one of the duo’s inspirations, Snakehips.
Cosmos Midnight – History
“Getting drunk and going home with someone shouldn’t. Taking that scenario turning it into a dance song applies to so many people on the dance floor, smart and catchy AF.”
Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos – Slide
“When we read ‘CALVIN + FRANK + MIGOS’ we did know what to expect… until we pressed ‘PLAY’ and it was instant love.”
Kaytranada – Got It Good
“Kaytranada never does anything wrong and pairing up with smooth vocals from Craig David makes this song so smooth and so chill.”
Drake – Take Care
“Drake combined with Jamie xx was unexpected but so cool. It was different from what other hip hop artists were doing at the time. Drake always seems to keep things interesting.”
Banks – Warm Water (Snakehips Remix)
“We loved the original version by Banks, but Snakehips injected so much grove into their remix that we couldn’t stop listening. It’s everything we aimed for when we were making our own music.”
Flight Facilities – Clair de Lune
“FF Boys are gods to us and this song inspired us to write our track ‘collide’, intense, beautiful.”
Young Franco – Drop Your Love (Ja Funk Remix)
“Young Franco is the coolest dudes ever! The original amazing but this funky ass remix just takes it to a different level.”
Flume – Never Be Like You
“There’s a reason why this was #1 on triple j hottest 100! Flume is doing Australia proud.”
Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
“That falsetto! Oooft! Even if you can’t sing, you can’t help but sing along anyway… and cry at the same time haha.”
Chance The Rapper – All Night
“His whole album is amazing and this song is an absolute jam. It doesn’t matter what you are doing, when this song comes on your body just moves to the beat without you knowing it… now THAT is a good song!”
Midnight Pool Party Socials:
Facebook
Twitter
Soundcloud
Instagram