NYC psych-garage band The Thing will deliver their sophomore studio album next month.

The Thing Is will be released on February 2. The record will include previously released singles “You’re The One” and “Neptunne.” To celebrate the announcement, the band released their new single “Midnight” today. The band said this about the new track:

“The initial idea came from a drunken stupor years ago when we were jamming in our living room. We spent close to an hour just on the one riff. We’ve been enjoying writing this way, entering a trance and trying to find a song amidst a cacophony. Eventually, we revisited this voice memo during our recording session for this album.
We whittled it down and settled on a form but had not found the lyrics. So, on the tail end of our most recent tour, we spent a few nights in an Airbnb in the Appalachians. The lyrics were inspired from conversions about nuclear weapons and how our time on earth is measured by a doomsday clock countdown. We were asking existential questions and affirming our belief in a creative life. We felt the spy-like essence to the instrumental fitted that lyrical theme nicely.”

An accompanying music video for the track, which can be seen below, was directed by Alexander Beal. The band said this about working on the visual:

“We filmed the ‘Midnight’ video at Horseman Antiques, a famous antique store in Brooklyn where Michael used to work. It’s a place where we all spent time doing odd jobs delivering various pieces of furniture. The idea is that we are burglars robbing the store in search of a coveted item.”

The Thing will be touring in support of the record starting next month. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here. Pre-saves for The Thing Is can be made here.