The Midway State is a Canadian

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band from Collingwood and

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, Ontario, signed to Remedy Records for

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and to

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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

and

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, opening for acts such as

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, Silversun Pickups, Kate Nash,

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, Third Eye Blind and

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. In May 2007, their song "A Million Fireflies" was featured on the

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compilation disc "Canadian Blast" that was released as a promotion attached to the magazine. "

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" 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

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's "Don't Give Up" with

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. 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

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s and voted Best New Artist at the MuchMusic Video Awards by viewers.Their song "Unaware" was featured during the final minutes of the

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show '' The O.C.'' On Thursday May 5, 2011, they opened for Third Eye Blind at the

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in Toronto. Their second album, ''Paris or India'', was released on July 19, 2011 and debuted at #42 on the

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. On July 25, 2011, they were the support act for their old bandmate, Tyler Armes' band,

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, at Edmonton's

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. In 2016, they released a song called "Crystalized" under the name, ''Nathan John and the Midway State''.

Past members

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

Discography

''Paris or India'' (2011)

# Alive # Atlantic # Fire # All Anew # Paris or India # Lightning # Hartley Salter's Kite # Heart Of Glass # Litebrite # St. Paul And The Wolf

''Holes'' (2008)

# Change for You # Nobody Understands # Fireflies # Unaware # Can't Stop Waking Up to You # Holes # Where Did We Go? # Hold My Head Up # Fire Keeps On Burning # I Know # No Crying # Time to Move On (

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Bonus Track)

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

# Met a Man on Top of the Hill # Change for You # Nobody Understands # A Million Fireflies

''Eponymous'' (2006)

# Met a Man on Top of the Hill # Change for You # Unaware # Nobody Understands # A Million Fireflies

Other work

# " Don't Give Up", originally by

and Kate Bush (Duet with

). # "

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", a Spandau Ballet cover, along with a song of their own titled "New York Sky" was featured in the soundtrack to the film ''

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''. # " Run To You" (a Bryan Adams cover) was used for the promotion of the mini-series ''

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'' 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 "

" at the

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References

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