Cosmo's Midnight

Cosmo's Midnight
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresElectronic
Instruments
Years active2012–present
Labels
Members
  • Cosmo Liney
  • Patrick Liney
Websitecosmosmidnight.com

Cosmo's Midnight are an Australian electronic music duo formed in 2012 in Sydney, New South Wales. The duo consists of twin brothers, Cosmo and Patrick Liney. Their debut studio album, What Comes Next (2018), peaked at number 36 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Artistry

Musical instruments and sound

Cosmo's Midnight are best known for their use of the vibraslap, a percussive instrument.[1] AllMusic's Marcy Donelson described their music as having "bright keyboard timbres and idiosyncratic beats" and stated that they typically collaborate with acts "from the pop, indie electronica, rap, and EDM realms."[2]

Musical style and influences

Cosmo's Midnight cite Daft Punk, Chic, Nile Rodgers and West Coast rap as musical influences.[1]

History

Cosmo's Midnight were formed by twin brothers, Cosmo and Patrick Liney, as a music duo in Sydney in 2012 after graduating from St Andrews Cathedral School.[2] They provide different styles within electronic music often with pop and R&B elements. Their tracks have been included in several compilation albums such as the 2015 Ministry of Sound FUT.UR.ISM 3.0[3] and Chillout Sessions XVIII.[4] Tracks have also been presented on radio stations such as Triple J, FBi Radio, BBC Radio 1, and KEXP. They were signed to Astral People[5] management after winning a Future Classic remix contest for Flume's "Sleepless" in 2012.[2][6]

Cosmo's Midnight released their debut single, "Phantasm" featuring Nicole Millar, followed by their debut extended play, Surge, on indie label, Yes Please, in mid-2013.[2] They remixed other artists including Panama, Indian Summer, Anna Lunoe and AlunaGeorge before signing to Sony Music Australia in 2014.[7] Cosmo's Midnight released singles "Snare" featuring Wild Eyed Boy and "Walk with Me" featuring Kučka as well as their second EP, Moments, in 2015.

They undertook their first tour of North America early in 2017,[2] and followed in August with their next single, "Mind Off" featuring Kudu Blue. The duo released their debut album, What Comes Next, in June 2018, which peaked at No. 36 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[2][8]

In the lead up to the release of their sophomore album, the duo released a string of singles with features by Ruel, Age.Sex.Location, and Matthew Young. Yesteryear was released in October 2020.[9][10]

On 20 August 2021, Cosmo's Midnight released their first single of 2021, saying "'Titanic' kind of feels like a thematic progression from Yesteryear. It's reflecting on past regrets but instead of Yesteryear where it's kind of got this hint of optimism to it, 'Titanic' is kind of pessimistic. It's like the moment just before everything spirals downwards."[11]

In April 2024, Cosmo's Midnight announced the release of their third studio album, Stop Thinking Start Feeling.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[8]
What Comes Next 36
Yesteryear
  • Released: 2 October 2020[14]
  • Label: Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
 42
Stop Thinking Start Feeling
  • Released: 24 May 2024[12]
  • Label: Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
 —[A]

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Surge
  • Released: 7 June 2013
  • Label: Yes Please
  • Formats: Digital download
Moments
  • Released: 4 December 2015[16]
  • Label: Site High, Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS LAT
Air.
[17][B] 		NZ
Hot
[18]
"Phantasm"
(featuring Nicole Millar)[19] 		2013 — * — Surge
"Goodnight" / "Moshi"[20] — —
"Snare"
(featuring Wild Eyed Boy)[21] 		2014 — — Moments
"Walk with Me"
(featuring Kučka) 		2015 — —
"History"[23] 2017 — — What Comes Next
"Mind Off"
(featuring Kudu Blue)[25] 		— — Non-album single
"Get to Know"
(featuring Winston Surfshirt) 		2018 — — — What Comes Next
"Polarised"[27] — — —
"Talk to Me"
(featuring Tove Styrke) 		— — —
"Lowkey"
(featuring Buddy and Jay Prince)[28] 		— — —
"C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It)" 2019 — — — Yesteryear
"Have It All"
(featuring Age.Sex.Location)[30] 		— — 28
"It's Love"
(featuring Matthew Young)[31] 		— — —
"Down for You"
(with Ruel) 		2020 — — 9
"Yesteryear"[32] — — 40
"Idaho"[33] — — —
"Titanic"[11] 2021 — — — Non-album singles
"Feel Good"
(with Jitwam)[34] 		— — —
"Straight Up Relaxin'"
(with Yung Bae)[35] 		— — —
"Can't Do Without (My Baby)"[36] 2022 — — 33 Stop Thinking, Start Feeling
"Bang My Line"
(featuring Tkay Maidza)[37] 		— — —
"Breakthrough"
(with Sirup and Shin Sakiura))[38] 		— — — Non-album single
"Gimme Some More"
(featuring Shungudzo)[39] 		2023 — — — Stop Thinking, Start Feeling
"Borrowed Time"
(featuring Forest Claudette)[40] 		— — —
"Fantasy"
(featuring Frank Moody)[41] 		2024 — — —
"Chance on You"
(featuring Kučka)[42] 		— — —
"Telephone"[43] — — —
"Hold On (Young Heart)"[44] 2025 — 20 — TBA
"Whine It Up"
(featuring Warrior Queen)[45] 		— — —
"P4M"[46] — — —
"45"[47] — 93 14
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
"*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.
List of singles as featured artist, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot
[18]
"How Does It Feel"
(Baynk featuring Cosmo's Midnight) 		2021 27 Adolescence
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ Stop Thinking Start Feeling did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Australian Artists Album Chart.[15]
  2. ^ Since January 2023, Latvian airplay charts have been published by both the LaIPA and TopHit. Peak chart positions are primarily taken from LaIPA where available. However, as the LaIPA chart is limited to 20 positions, TopHit data (which has 100 positions) are also used when a song does not appear in the LaIPA Top 20 but charted within the TopHit Top 100.

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2023 "Bang My Line" (featuring Tkay Maidza) Most Performed R&B / Soul Work of the Year Nominated [48]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Yesteryear Best Dance Release Nominated [49]

References

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  3. ^ Ministry of Sound. "Ministry of Sound Australia". Ministry of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ^ Ministry of Sound. "Ministry of Sound Australia". Ministry of Sound. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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  11. ^ a b Gallagher, Alex (20 August 2021). "Watch Cosmo's Midnight's surreal deepfake video for new single "Titanic"". NME Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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  17. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Latvian Airplay:
  18. ^ a b Peak chart positions on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart:
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  30. ^ "Have It All (feat. Age.Sex.Location) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight". Apple Music. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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  33. ^ Bruce, Jasper (10 September 2020). "Cosmo's Midnight drop dreamy new track "Idaho"". NME Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  34. ^ "Feel Good – Single by Jitwam and Cosmo's Midnight". Apple Music. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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  42. ^ "Cosmo's Midnight release new single "Chance On You", featuring Kučka". Music Feeds. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  43. ^ "Cosmo's Midnight – Telephone (Visualiser)". 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via YouTube.
  44. ^ "Cosmo's Midnight release "Hold On (Young Heart)"". Astral People. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  45. ^ "Cosmo's Midnight – Whine It Up (feat. Warrior Queen)". Acid Stag. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  46. ^ "Cosmo's Midnight – P4M". Acid Stag. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  47. ^ "Cosmo's Midnight – 45". Acid Stag. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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