Midnight of the Century

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Midnight of the Century is the debut album of Brooklyn indie rock band Blacklist. It was released in 2009 on independent record label Wierd Records. The title is a reference to a book by Victor Serge.

Themes and References

The song "Shock in the Hotel Falcon" is inspired by George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia. "Language of the Living Dead" references the work of Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek. The album's liner notes open with the phrase Fiat justitia ruat caelum and contain quotes from Jacques Lacan, Don DeLillo, Rumi, and Salman Rushdie. The band photo on the inside of the CD sleeve is inscribed with a quote from Terence, "Homo sum, humani nil a me alienum puto", or "I am a human, I consider nothing that is human alien to me."

Track listing

All tracks written by Blacklist.

1. "Still Changes" – 3:59
2. "Flight of the Demoiselles" – 4:19
3. "Shock in the Hotel Falcon" – 4:44
4. "Language of the Living Dead" – 4:33
5. "Odessa" – 4:39
6. "Julie Speaks" – 4:32
7. "Poison for Tomorrow" – 3:23
8. "Frontiers" – 4:11
9. "The Cunning of History" – 3:03
10. "When Worlds Collide" – 4:34
11. "The Believer" – 4:56