Midland has released the music video for their song ‘Halfway to Heaven', taken from their recently released album ‘Barely Blue‘.
The ode to unrequited love finds band member Mark Wystrach dancing like no one's watching, while the rest of the band enjoys a spaghetti dinner. The music video is directed by Harper Smith.
About the video, Mark Wystrach explains: “Well, basically Harper Smith told me the concept is part ‘Footloose' and part ‘Saturday Night Fever.' I channeled Elvis and the emotion of that song and pretended like there wasn’t 30 people on set watching me dance like a crazy person. It was actually a lot of fun and an exercise in not giving a f**k.”
The band is in the midst of its The Get Lucky Tour. Last month Midland made their first national television performance in support of ‘Barely Blue' with a performance of ‘Lone Star State of Mind' on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Earlier this year, Midland collaborated with Orville Peck on “The Hurtin’ Kind,” which appeared on Peck’s new duets album ‘Stampede Vol. 1'. They also released a cover of ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance' for the star-studded ‘Petty Country' album.
Tour Dates:
10/5 – Cherokee, NC – Cherokee Tribal Fair *
10/9 – El Paso, TX – Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
10/11 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park ^
10/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre #^
10/19 – Brownwood, TX – Feels Like Home Festival
10/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center !
10/25 – Garden City, IA – Revolution Concert House !
10/26 – Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center !
11/2 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port !
11/29 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall !
11/30 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory !
12/6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels @
12/7 – Albuquerque, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center @
12/19 – Austin, TX – ACL Live Moody Theater !
12/20 – Austin, TX – ACL Live Moody Theater !
@ – Support from Tanya Tucker
$ – Support from Colin Stough
^ – Support from Colby Acuff
* – Support from Elvie Shane
# – Support from Jackson Dean
! – Support from The Wilder Blue
