Syndicate (album)

Syndicate
Syndicate
Studio album by The Midnight
Released	October 3, 2025
Recorded	2024–2025
Studio	Honeymoon Suite (Los Angeles); Gatos Trails (Yucca Valley); The Secret Lair (Atlanta); Varsity Blue Studios (Los Angeles); Penny's Palace (Los Angeles); Hawkes Studios (North Hollywood);
Genre	Synthwave
Length	85:07
Label	Ultra Records
Producer	Tim McEwan
The Midnight chronology
Singles from Syndicate
	"Chariot"; Released: September 6, 2024; "Love Is an Ocean"; Released: February 21, 2025; "Digital Dreams"; Released: May 30, 2025; "Shadowverse"; Released: August 1, 2025;

Syndicate is the sixth studio album by synthwave band The Midnight. The album will be released on October 3, 2025 by Ultra Records.^[1]

Background

The Midnight made their Ultra Records debut with the single, "Chariot" in September 2024. The band followed with their second single, "Love is an Ocean" in February 2025. Third single "Digital Dreams" released on May 30, 2025. "Chariot" was featured on the soundtrack for the Codemasters racing video game F1 25 which also released the same day.^[2]

Fourth single "Shadowverse" released on August 1 along with the reveal of Syndicate's tracklist and October 3, 2025 release date.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle, alongside additional writers, as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Syndicate" (Intro)	J3PO	2:27
2.	"Shadowverse"	Ben Thompson Dan the Automator	4:56
3.	"Runaways" (featuring Bonnie McKee)	Bonnie McKee	5:07
4.	"Friction"	Lelia Broussard Royce Whittaker Dan the Automator	3:56
5.	"The Right Way"	Jonathan Capeci Nicholas Sainato Joseph Beretta	4:52
6.	"Afterglow pt. 1"		5:28
7.	"Digital Dreams"		6:06
8.	"Sentinels"	Broussard	4:59
9.	"Chariot"	Matt Baum	4:25
10.	"First Night in Paris" (featuring Carpenter Brut)	Carpenter Brut	2:57
11.	"Afterglow pt. 2"		4:11
12.	"Fatal Obsession" (featuring Jupiter Winter)	Broussard Justin Klunk Edward Gamper	5:39
13.	"Quiet Earth"		5:49
14.	"Long Island"	Derek Mount Riley Friesen	5:08
15.	"Love Is an Ocean"	MNDR	5:22
16.	"Sanctuary"		6:54
17.	"Summer's Ending Soon"	Broussard Whittaker Oliver McEwan	6:51
Total length:			85:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

The Midnight

Tyler Lyle – vocals
Tim McEwan – production, mixing

Additional Personnel

Lelia Broussard – vocals (12), backing vocals (5, 12, 14, 17)
Thomas Edinger – saxophone (3)
J3PO – synth pads (1)
Justin Klunk – saxophone (3, 12)
Oliver McEwan – synth bass (1), synths (17)
Bonnie McKee – vocals (3)
Jacob Scesney – saxophone (15)
Royce Whittaker – guitar (4-5, 14, 17), synths (17), backing vocals (17)

Production

Carpenter Brut – production (10), mixing (10)
Kevin Grainger – mastering (7, 9, 15)
Stephan Hawkes – guitar engineer (4), vocal engineer (5, 12, 14)
Cass Irvine – mastering (1-6, 8, 10-14, 16-17)
NEST Acoustics – additional production (1-8, 11, 13-14, 16-17)

Visuals

Alex Hooker – album artwork
Isiaiah "ZAY" Clayborne III – layout

Locations

Recorded at Honeymoon Suite (Los Angeles, CA), Gatos Trails (Yucca Valley, CA), The Secret Lair (Atlanta, GA), Varsity Blue Studios (Los Angeles, CA), Penny's Palace (Los Angeles, CA), Hawkes Studios (North Hollywood, CA)

References

^ "The Midnight – Syndicate". AllMusic.
^ "Jamie xx, Alfie Templeman, The Dare and more for 'F1 2025' soundtrack". NME.
^ "The Midnight – Syndicate Collection Shop". The Midnight Official.
^ The Midnight (2025). Syndicate (booklet). Ultra Records.

[1] "The Midnight – Syndicate". AllMusic.

[2] "Jamie xx, Alfie Templeman, The Dare and more for 'F1 2025' soundtrack". NME.

[3] "The Midnight – Syndicate Collection Shop". The Midnight Official.

[booklet-4] The Midnight (2025). Syndicate (booklet). Ultra Records.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]