Midtown

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Midtown
Midtown performing in 2000
Background information
Origin	New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	emo alternative rock Punk rock
Years active	1998–2005
Labels	Pinball Drive-Thru Columbia
Associated acts	Cobra Starship Senses Fail Band of Thieves Humble Beginnings The Jettonnes
Former members
Gabe Saporta Tyler Rann Heath Saraceno Rob Hitt

Midtown was an American pop-punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Midtown formed in November 1998 by three Rutgers University students, but soon became a quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of emo and punk rock and began recording shortly after their formation. Their first EP, The Sacrifice of Life, was released by Pinball Records in 1999. Their second album, Save the World, Lose the Girl, was released in early 2000 by the Drive-Thru Records label and picked up for distribution by MCA. After Living Well Is the Best Revenge was released they left the label. Their next album, Forget What You Know, was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and was later picked up by Columbia Records. This was the band's final studio album since they disbanded in 2005.

Discography

• The Sacrifice of Life EP (1999)
• Save the World, Lose the Girl (2000)
• Donots vs. Midtown Split 7" (2000)
• Millencolin/Midtown Split (2001)
• Living Well Is the Best Revenge (2002)
• Forget What You Know (2004)

Singles

• "Just Rock 'n' Roll"
• "Like a Movie"
• "Get It Together"
• "Give It Up" - #32 US Modern Rock
• "Empty Like the Ocean"

Band members

• Gabe Saporta - lead vocals, bass (1998–2005)
• Tyler Rann - vocals, guitar (1998–2005)
• Heath Saraceno - vocals, guitar (1998–2005)
• Rob Hitt - drums, percussion (1998–2005)

Post-Midtown projects

• Cobra Starship is the new project of Midtown's bassist and lead singer, Gabe Saporta. Their first single, "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)", was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Snakes on a Plane. Their first album, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets came out October 2006, their second album ¡Viva La Cobra! came out on October 23, 2007, and their third album, Hot Mess, came out on August 11, 2009.
• Heath Saraceno (vocals, guitar) played in the New Jersey based rock band Senses Fail until leaving the band after the 2009 Warped Tour. He and Senses Fail drummer, Dan Trapp, have a side-project called The Jettonnes.
• Rob Hitt (drums) has a record label, I Surrender Records. He shares the label with friend, Alex Sarti, and has signed bands such as Valencia, The High Court, Four Year Strong, and Permanent Me.
• Tyler Rann (guitar, vocals) sings in the band Band of Thieves.

External links

• ChangeTheRecord.net interview with Gabe Saporta - October '09