Midnight Faces (band)

Midnight Faces performing in Los Angeles, 2014

Midnight Faces is an American pop music group originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan and now based in Los Angeles, whose style is influenced by 1980s-era synthpop and post-punk.

Midnight Faces was founded as a duo by composer Matt Doty (a former member of Saxon Shore alongside J. Tillman) and vocalist Philip Stancil.^[1][2][3] The duo initially lived in different cities (Doty in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Stancil in Washington, DC)^[4] and created their music using Internet-enabled file sharing, but by November 2014, both members had moved to Los Angeles.^[5] For their third album, 2016's Heavenly Bodies, the group expanded to a trio, adding drummer Paul Doyle to its lineup.^[6]

Members

• Matthew Doty - guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
• Philip Stancil - vocals, guitar, bass
• Paul Doyle - drums

Discography

• Fornication (Broken Factory Records, 2013)
• The Fire Is Gone (Broken Factory, 2014)
• Heavenly Bodies (Broken Factory, 2016)

References

1. Midnight Faces have Father John Misty connections and a catchy new single. The A.V. Club, April 17, 2014.
2. Hear Midnight Faces’ Triumphant Post-Punk ‘Over Again’. SPIN, March 27, 2014.
3. Stream: Midnight Faces’ driving, cinematic new album Heavenly Bodies. Consequence of Sound, August 24, 2016.
4. Grand Rapids and DC musicians team up to release a new album. Michigan Public Radio, June 17, 2013.
5. Midnight Faces – “Donna” (Stereogum Premiere). Stereogum, November 3, 2014.
6. Hot New Music: Stream Midnight Faces’ new single Heavenly Bodies, June residency at Bootleg Theater. Grimy Goods.