When Rush Midnight’s lead singer Russ Manning croons “the music starts to creep back in” on the band’s lead single, “The Night Was Young Enough,” it is as much a celebration of youth as it is a declaration of synthpop’s unexpected elasticity over the past decade. With a voice that evokes new romanticism and a video that feels like “Let’s Get Physical,” slowed down and bohemianized, Manning (former bassist of Twin Shadow) continues indie-electro’s move out of the mumbly moodiness of every Washed Out copycat into more sensual, soulful territory indicative of fellow-Brooklyn acts like Body Language and MSMR. Rush Midnight’s debut EP, +1, lands on October 30 via Cascine Records and a short tour kicks off at the Studio at Webster Hall (NYC) on November 9th.- Brian Chidester
