MIDNIGHTCHOIR has confirmed the forthcoming release of their second album, Loverboy Molotov, a follow-up to 2016’s THE CROWN, to be released July 2023. Today, the band shares a brand new single entitled “Molotov,” alongside an accompanying music video (directed and edited by lead vocalist and songwriter Patrick Bobilin) and a B-Side, a cover of Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”

On “Molotov,” Bobilin wrote:

“After seeing how the sausage is made running for office in New York City and being arrested during the 2020 racial justice protests, there’s no hope in my mind that we can change the system from within. ‘Molotov’ was written with the spirit of protest and frustration with the decades of empty promises made by leaders. I learned first-hand that the only thing that motivates elected officials, from judges to city council members to federal elected officials, is fear. Whether it’s fear of their stock prices going down, their campaign accounts drying up, or losing the next election, it’s the one thing that unites them all. With an eye on the lost art of ‘dangerous music,’ I decided to write ‘Molotov’ from the perspective of the 99%. Maybe they need to fear us a little more than they do.”

In the seven years since the release of their debut THE CROWN, Bobilin ran for statewide office, was arrested repeatedly in 2020 protests, and founded a Manhattan mutual aid organization. Bobilin’s love for 80s goth rock and pounding electronic beats combined with his political experiences color the tone and tenor of the 10 songs on the album.

The combinations of sex, politics, and gothic imagery explain the lyrical content and the inclusion of three covers: the aforementioned Bauhaus cover, INXS’s “Need You Tonight,” and “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode.

MIDNIGHTCHOIR will be performing live as a two-piece lineup including Sarah Simon of dreampop act slagoona and will display digital visuals created by Bobilin.

“A message in a bottle
Shows that we speak their language
Would they get the message
From some property damage?
What if we threw a white hot molotov
Into the window?”

“You’re selling out on your own
Now that you know how
To grift the true believers
You’re giving up on the ghost now
The hope and doubt
Eat the soul of the old achiever”

MIDNIGHTCHOIR
Loverboy Molotov
TRACKLISTING

01. St. Christopher
02. Bela Lugosi’s Dead
03. Molotov
04. Dark Youth
05. Personal Jesus
06. The Ghost
07. Need You Tonight
08. Into The Abyss
09. Lovecrimes
10. Rising Tide

Order Molotov by MIDNIGHTCHOIR HERE