# THE AWAKENING Shares Dark Shimmery ‘Mirror Midnight’ Ahead Of 12th Album

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/the-awakening-shares-dark-shimmery-mirror-midnight-ahead-of-12th-album/
- Published: 2024-09-06T15:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **The Awakening shares dark shimmery ‘Mirror Midnight’ single ahead of 12th album + tour dates**

_“Lush, dark, and infectious… A legacy act in their own right, The Awakening offers
us a stunning, most welcome introduction to their newest album”_ ~ **The Spill Magazine**

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Gothic Rock / Darkwave act [**The Awakening**](http://www.theawakening.com/) shares
their new single **[‘Mirror Midnight’](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theawakening3/mirror-midnight-2)**,
which underscores historical tendency towards self-obsession and the media’s recurring
manipulation of self-perception. This is the first taste of their [**self-titled album**](https://www.theawakening.com/the-awakening-album)(
their 12th to date), which will be released on October 18 via **Intervention Arts**.

Now based in the USA, The Awakening is a dark musical project formed in Johannesburg,
South Africa in the late ’90s as the creative expression of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist
and songwriter **Ashton Nyte**, who was anointed as “Johannesburg’s Bowie” for his
widely varying musical styles and theatrical performances. Having morphed over the
years, The Awakening’s sound incorporates numerous genres, including gothic rock,
darkwave, post-punk, electronic rock, folk noir, new wave and more.

Also an author, actor and Renaissance man of sorts, **Ashton Nyte **created the 
[**‘Mirror Midnight’ video**](https://youtu.be/50wZPAAQmX0), shot in his preferred
black-and-white format, with a gothic noir film treatment.

“Mirror Midnight is about the obsession of the self, as guided and fed and manipulated
by mass media, social media and the endless flood of information and disinformation
we all deal with constantly. It’s the juxtaposition of succumbing to insidious and
divisive marketing while the world goes up in flames. And how that cycle feeds itself.
It’s a story almost as old as time, like the fairy tale it alludes to,” says **Ashton
Nyte**.

The Awakening - Mirror Midnight (official video)

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official video)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

[**‘The Awakening’**](https://www.theawakening.com/the-awakening-album) album follows
Nyte’s second book and eighth solo album[** ‘Autumn’s Children’**](https://www.theawakening.com/autumnkV5SSw83GzP0EDwvi6zucVfctKXvL3-EzURht0FXaQSSKUDel-wMlx-X-cTZdoy0ulPz71UJh4imJhXeT6CABQ==children),
which was selected as one of American Songwriter’s Top 17 Albums of 2023. This new
album is a celebration of the band’s roots and influences. “Essentially, I fell 
in love all over again with the bands and albums that made me want to create this
sort of art in the first place. It was a true joy to create this work,” says **Ashton
Nyte**.

“The last two Awakening albums were departures for me. [**‘This Alchemy’** ](https://www.theawakening.com/this-alchemy)(
2021) explored the more electronic side of my musical personality, and [**‘The Passage Remains’**](https://www.theawakening.com/the-passage-remains)(
2022) effectively cleared out the vaults of unreleased heavier material. It feels
like it’s time to come home.”

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A core contributor to LA-based supergroup [**Beauty In Chaos**](https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com/),
having been involved with every album released to date, Nyte has collaborated with
members of **The Cure, The Mission, Tricky, All About Eve**, as well as **Peter 
Murphy**‘s band. 2024 also saw Nyte involved in the latest Beauty In Chaos album
[**‘Dancing With Angels’**](https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com/music-store).

Having toured extensively and headlined music festivals in the USA, Europe, and 
South Africa to upwards of 30,000 people, Nyte has also written and performed in
theatrical productions and hosted philanthropic events, including his “Rock Against
Rape” concert series. He has also presented a lecture series at US universities 
focusing on tolerance and acceptance.

With a catalogue of over 300 released original songs, Ashton Nyte and The Awakening
have enjoyed airplay and chart success on radio stations worldwide, with songs also
featured in popular television shows, such as **‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’**
and **‘The Purge’.** Nyte has contributed to several scores, working with composer
Ethan Gold for the movie** ‘Don’t Let Go’ **(premiering at the Sundance Film Festival)
and for the movie **‘Pale Horse’**, directed by the late Pearry Teo.

As of September 4, ‘Mirror Midnight’ can be downloaded from [**fine music platforms**](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theawakening3/mirror-midnight-2).‘
The Awakening’ album, now [**available for pre-order**](https://www.theawakening.com/the-awakening-album),
will be released on vinyl, CD, digitally and various limited-edition formats.

From the end of September, EU and UK fans can hear the new material live in a career-
spanning solo acoustic tour later this year. This will be Nyte’s first post-Covid
tour, following a 36-date EU tour with The Mission’s Wayne Hussey in 2019. Tickets
are available via [**The Awakening’s official site**](https://www.theawakening.com/live).

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**SINGLE CREDITS**

 * All music and lyrics by Ashton Nyte
 * Published by Intervention Arts / ASCAP (2024)
 * Recorded, mixed & produced by Ashton Nyte at Intervention Studios (USA)
 * Cover artwork & artist photos by Ashton Nyte
 * Publicity by[ Shameless Promotion PR](http://www.shamelesspromotionpr.com/)
 * Video created by Ashton Nyte

[**TOUR DATES**](https://www.theawakening.com/live)

 * Sept 28  ILMENAU, GERMANY – Campus Noir Festival
 * Sept 29  LONDON, UK – The Water Rats
 * Oct 02   YORK, UK – Fulford Arms
 * Oct 03   EDINBURGH, UK – Cabaret Voltaire
 * Oct 04   SHEFFIELD, UK – Record Junkee
 * Oct 25   KARLSRUHE, GERMANY – KOHI Kulturraum
 * Oct 26   DORTMUND, GERMANY – Pauluskirche
 * Oct 27   RETIE, BELGIUM – Cafe Foli-A
 * Nov 01  HAMBURG, GERMANY – Maria’s Ballroom
 * Nov 02   APELDOORN, THE NETHERLANDS – Brainstorm Festival (SOLD OUT)

**FOR FANS OF:** 
David Bowie, The Sisters Of Mercy, Bauhaus, Joy Division, The 
Cure, The Mission, HIM

**Keep up with The Awakening**
[Website](http://www.theawakening.com/) | [Store](https://www.theawakening.com/the-awakening-album)
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| [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/theawakeningsa) | [Apple Music ](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-awakening/152010187)
| [Tidal](https://tidal.com/browse/artist/3604534) |[ Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/14II2rDdYF0IcCqSXAicFc)

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