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= Midnight at 6 =

Midnight at 6 are a Liverpool-based four-piece neo-britpop band. Formed in 2018, the band currently consists of Barney Weightman, Luke Chapman, David Jones and Joe Taylor. Their hits include: 'Only Love' and 'Into The Wild'. The band describe themselves as being "all about groovy indie tunes, fast paced shows and huge after-parties" and their key influences being "Arctic Monkeys, Oasis and The Stone Roses". The current line-up is the second iteration of Midnight at 6, the founding line-up included the addition of James "Grey" Talbot.

Pre-Midnight at 6
The group, that would come to be known as Midnight at 6, were all students of the University of Liverpool. As the eldest member of the group, James "Grey" Talbot had the most experience in the music up his sleeve, as, prior to starting the Popular Music undergraduate course at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Popular Music, Talbot was performing in wedding bands and gaining much needed experience in the industry.

Through the undergraduate Popular Music Performance module, lead by Simon Stafford of Longpigs fame and Andy Frizell, Talbot, Chapman, Jones and Taylor all formally met as musicians. After a mix of assessed performances, Talbot, Chapman, Jones and Taylor decided to converge and establish themselves as Midnight at 6.

2018
As aforementioned, the initial founding members created Midnight at 6. This was primarily due to each members similar vested interest in creating nineties and noughties era, britpop-styled music. As they being t perform more, they needed a drummer and so employed Barney Weightman, a friend from their halls of residence, Carnatic Hall.

Whilst working hard on their assesed perofmrnaces, the band decided it was time to perform outside of University lectures. In the performances to comes, they would perform at Parr Street' s Studio 2, the Zanzibar and the Jacaranda. To coincide with these supporting, and occasionally headline, performances, Midnight at 6 self-released singles such as "Only Love" and "Stay Young" to relative success and local acclaim.

2019
2019 saw the release of their first studio recordings at the infamous Parr Street Studios (Coldplay, Black Sabbath and Take That) with producer, Alex Quinn (SPINN and the Letrasets). Subsequently, Midnight at 6 saw a rise in local interest, with a mix of Talbot's industry savvy and the catchiness of 'Stay Young' (2019), the band were performing almost constantly around key Liverpool venues.

It was, however, in 2019 that Barney Weightman had a year-abroad conjoined with his Language Studies course, and was set to leave for an academic year. It was at this point that Sam Taylor, up-and-coming jazz man from the Green Tangerines, took the helm as drummer until Weightman returned.

2020
Whilst Weightman was still on his year abroad, Midnight at 6 continued to perform around Liverpool. However, despite Weightman's distance, Sam Taylor wasn't recorded on their 2020 studio releases. Instead, Taylor would work on their demos and whilst Weightman came back to the UK for holidays, the band would record in the studio.

It was also in 2020 that Midnight at 6 signed a promotional distribution deal in the United States with Brewhouse Music.

However, not long after the international strike of Coronavirus, among creative disputes within the band, James Talbot left the band, leaving the group with no lead guitarist or lead singer.

2021
Whilst in the midst of the pandemic, Midnight at 6 established Barney Weightman as the Lead Singer of the band having been the previous backing vocalist.

"Into the Wild" (2021) is the first studio release without James "Grey" Talbot.

Unreleased Discography
"Only Love" (2018) - it has since been removed from Spotify and streaming platforms.

Current Band Members

 * Barney Weightman - Lead Singer and Rhythm Guitarist
 * Luke Chapman - Keyboard and Production
 * Joe Taylor - Lead Guitarist
 * David Jones - Bassist
 * Sam Taylor - Drummer. Reinstated as full-time drummer since the departure of James "Grey" Talbot.

Previous Band Members

 * James "Grey" Talbot - ex-lead guitarist and lead singer