{"id":36711,"date":"2021-05-01T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36711"},"modified":"2021-04-23T07:19:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T11:19:22","slug":"midwife-shines-and-smoulders-on-christinas-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36711","title":{"rendered":"Midwife shines and smoulders on \u2018Christina&#8217;s World\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midwife has shared her new single <em>Christina&#8217;s World<\/em>. The song is lifted from her new album\u00a0\u2018Luminol,\u2019 out\u00a0on July 16. Watch the Alana Wool-directed video for the lead single via YouTube below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vx2dNUFZAeo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midwife&nbsp;is the moniker of multi-instrumentalist Madeline Johnston; she lives and works in San Miguel, New Mexico by way of Denver, Colorado, where she spent the better half of the past decade developing her experimental pop project.&nbsp;When 2020 began, Johnston had several national and international tours planned (including a highly anticipated set at the year\u2019s&nbsp;Roadburn Festival) to promote her album released just prior, the critically-acclaimed&nbsp;\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlps6.com\/156efewmyqagaewujhafawjqadawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forever<\/a>\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, the pandemic rescheduled everything and Madeline shifted her focus back to recording and back to her internal landscape.&nbsp;\u2018Luminol\u2019 was written and produced during this time, and the album features 6 new songs which explore dark subject matter in her trademark dark yet crystalline manner. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2019Luminol\u2019 album details<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luminol&nbsp;is a chemical used by forensic investigators to reveal trace amounts of blood left at a crime scene. When it reacts with blood, luminol emits a chemiluminescent blue glow that can be seen in a darkened room. In the same way this chemical reveals evidence at a scene,&nbsp;Midwife&nbsp;is interested in profound truth\u2014&nbsp;turning trial and tribulation into sources of light.&nbsp;\u2018Luminol\u2019&nbsp;navigates themes of incarceration, locus&nbsp;of control, clarity, self harm, confinement, agency, and truth-seeking, all erupting in a bioluminescent Rothko color-field of blue.&nbsp;The&nbsp;\u2018Luminol\u2019 album cover shows a dark figure standing at the edge of a body of water. It symbolizes the way humanity had been on a precipice throughout 2020, to later find out they had been there all along. Being one of&nbsp;Midwife\u2019s most personal records,&nbsp;the cover artwork for \u2018Luminol\u2019 is a picture of Madeline Johnston&#8217;s mother taken in the 1980\u2019s, when she was the same age as Madeline at the time of the album&#8217;s recording. By redacting the figure, Johnston hopes that anyone could see themselves there, by the water, as a form leftover when all the elements of their lives are stripped away and what is left is a host. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Luminol\u2019 features collaborations from various artists and on <em>Christina&#8217;s World<\/em>, Midwife&nbsp;is joined by Flenser label mate&nbsp;Dan Barrett&nbsp;(Have A Nice Life) for additional vocals and keyboards, and additional guitars by&nbsp;Tucker Theorore. &nbsp;\u2018Luminol\u2019 also features contributions from&nbsp;Angel Diaz (Vyva Melinkolya), Zachary Cole Smith, Ben Newman, and Colin Caulfield (DIIV).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3EDED7F4-B92B-4227-BF8E-0F115C10BECA.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3EDED7F4-B92B-4227-BF8E-0F115C10BECA.jpeg?resize=816%2C816\" alt=\"Midlife Luminol cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-36713\" width=\"816\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3EDED7F4-B92B-4227-BF8E-0F115C10BECA.jpeg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3EDED7F4-B92B-4227-BF8E-0F115C10BECA.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3EDED7F4-B92B-4227-BF8E-0F115C10BECA.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018<strong>Luminol\u2019 track listing<\/strong><br>1.&nbsp; God Is A Cop<br>2.&nbsp; Enemy<br>3.&nbsp; 2020<br>4.&nbsp; Colorado<br>5.&nbsp; Promise Ring<br>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Christina\u2019s World<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Luminol\u2019 will be released&nbsp;on&nbsp;July 16th&nbsp;via&nbsp;The Flenser&nbsp;and is available for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlps6.com\/3be62ewjseaiaewujhaaawjqacawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-order now<\/a>. &nbsp;<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Midwife has shared her new single Christina&#8217;s World. The song is lifted from her new album\u00a0\u2018Luminol,\u2019 out\u00a0on July 16. Watch the Alana Wool-directed video for <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36711\" title=\"Midwife shines and smoulders on \u2018Christina&#8217;s World\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,28,29,30],"tags":[10250,10251,9160],"class_list":["post-36711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-christinas-world","tag-luminol","tag-midwife"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A0F07740-457D-4897-B528-1DD4AC08D516.jpeg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9y7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39300,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39300","url_meta":{"origin":36711,"position":0},"title":"Midwife + Vyva Melinkolya\u00a0share \u2018Miss America\u2019 single","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"As they prepare for the release of their synergistic new album\u00a0\u2018Orbweaving,\u2019 Madeline Johnston (Midwife) and Angel Diaz (Vyva Melinkolya) have shared the second single Miss America.\u00a0The haunting new track features gorgeously layered instrumentals backed by ghostly vocals. 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