The new body of work, a 13-tacker, is a rich and uplifting record, with standout tracks in Suzanna, Nenda Lote, Sober, and Brighter Days, which featured the prolific Soweto Gospel Choir. It was the first track to be released in the run-up to the album launch.
Andre Harris, a producer that has worked with Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Jill Scott, produced the title track, Midnight Train, and it is a representation of their never-say-die attitude. “Signing with Universal was a long time coming because the negotiations took quite a while, almost three years. I remember it was exciting at first, but then also having been independent artistes and having done a lot by ourselves, we were looking for a tailor-made deal for us and not just a normal artist contract. Which is why it took so long.
“Writing stories that relate with other people and just things that normally someone would not speak about in song. We try to put that into song and still make it groovy,” he added.