Midnight Breakfast surpass all expectations on groovy self-titled debut album
Released officially in 2021, but still as fantastic and inventive today, we’re loving everything about the debut album from Midnight Breakfast. Keep reading for a closer look into the record, in addition to a background on the band.
Currently based out of Maine, Midnight Breakfast are a 5-piece band specializing in a unique brand of indie soul music. Sprinkled in with plenty of funk, groove, and Jazz, their self-titled debut album Midnight Breakfast has quickly become a repeated listen for us. Bursting with passion and an insane display of talented instrumentals, we’re already patiently waiting for the band’s sophomore follow up. If this happens to be your introduction to their music, there’s no better starting point than here.
What originally started out for the band as covering “standards and funk tunes” eventually turned into the debut you’re about to experience today. Like so much great music, it was born out of quarantine and we’re obviously thrilled it did. Through 9 songs that span right around the 40 minute mark, our initial impression was just how cohesive and complete it feels from start to finish. Truly, there’s a signature essence and wholesome vibe that flows throughout it, slowly transitioning from song to song as you become more immersed into the vibe and atmosphere of it all. Choosing “Cheers to the End” as an opener was a great decision, mainly because we think it embodies everything else you’re going to get as the record plays on.
It’s most likely obvious that we’ve got nothing but stellar things to say about the instrumental portions. Specific tracks like “Hometown”, “Dirty Trick”, and “If You Comfort Me” were standouts, but you’d still be a fool if you didn’t listen front to back though. However, the vocals delivered here were seriously mesmerizing and fit the aura of the music to a tee. The amount of versatility and dynamic range she was able to accomplish through this album was beyond impressive. One of our favorite vocalists of all time is Rachael Price from Lake Street Dive and our immediate impression was how closely this vocalist’s voice resembled hers, but in a way that fits this music so much better.
Considering it’s almost been two years since the release, here’s hoping for more as soon as possible! Go ahead and familiarize yourselves with those links below to listen, follow along, and of course to keep up with all future releases. Enjoy!
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