The Midway State


The Midway State is a Canadian alternative rock band from Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, Ontario, signed to Remedy Records for North America and to Universal Publishing for the world outside. They debuted with Holes in 2008, followed by Paris or India in 2011.

History

The band has done several tours throughout North America and Europe, opening for acts such as Death Cab for Cutie, Silversun Pickups, Kate Nash, Shiny Toy Guns, Mika, Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, and k-os. In May 2007, their song "A Million Fireflies" was featured on the NME compilation disc Canadian Blast that was released as a promotion attached to the magazine.
"Never Again" from the album, Holes, was used as the default ringback for customers on the Rogers Wireless network in Canada.
In 2009, the band recorded a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up" with Lady Gaga. They later shot a music video. Never officially released, the track and video were leaked to the world online. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards and voted Best New Artist at the MuchMusic Video Awards by viewers. Their song "Unaware" was featured during the final minutes of the Fox show The O.C.
On May 5, 2011, they opened for Third Eye Blind at the Sound Academy in Toronto. Their second album, Paris or India, was released on July 19, 2011 and debuted at #42 on the Canadian Albums Chart. On July 25, 2011, they were the support act for their old bandmate, Tyler Armes' band, Down With Webster, at Edmonton's Capital Ex.
In 2016, they released a song called "Crystalized" under the name, Nathan John and the Midway State.
Ferraro has gone on to be a songwriting and producing collaborator for other artists, notably on Beyoncé's 2024 single "Texas Hold 'Em".

Past members

  • Nathan Ferraro – Vocals/Piano/Synths
  • Daenen Bramberger – Drums
  • Mike Wise – Guitar
  • Mike Kirsh – Bass

    Discography

''Paris or India'' (2011)

  1. Alive
  2. Atlantic
  3. Fire
  4. All Anew
  5. Paris or India
  6. Lightning
  7. Hartley Salter's Kite
  8. Heart Of Glass
  9. Litebrite
  10. St. Paul And The Wolf

    ''Holes'' (2008)

  11. Never Again
  12. Change for You
  13. Nobody Understands
  14. Fireflies
  15. Unaware
  16. Can't Stop Waking Up to You
  17. Holes
  18. Where Did We Go?
  19. Hold My Head Up
  20. Fire Keeps On Burning
  21. I Know
  22. No Crying
  23. Time to Move On

    ''Met a Man on Top of the Hill EP'' (2007)

  24. Met a Man on Top of the Hill
  25. Change for You
  26. Nobody Understands
  27. A Million Fireflies

    ''Eponymous'' (2006)

  28. Met a Man on Top of the Hill
  29. Change for You
  30. Unaware
  31. Nobody Understands
  32. A Million Fireflies

    ''Wide Eyed'' (2003)

  33. Barefoot
  34. Amie
  35. Everytime We Die
  36. Stupid Love Songs
  37. New Girl
  38. Hold On
  39. Ruby

    ''Stay Calm...It Will Always Be'' (2003)

  40. Not the One
  41. All His Angels
  42. My Breath Away
  43. A Million Fireflies
  44. Reckless

    Other work

  45. "Don't Give Up", originally by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush.
  46. "True", a Spandau Ballet cover, along with a song of their own titled "New York Sky" was featured in the soundtrack to the film Textuality.
  47. "Run To You" was used for the promotion of the mini-series Camelot by CBC.

    Awards and nominations

  • In 2009, Holes was nominated for "Best Pop Album", while Ferraro was nominated "Songwriter of the Year" at the Juno Awards
  • On June 21, 2009, they won "Favourite New Artist" and "Best "Independent Video" for "Never Again" at the MuchMusic Video Awards.