Subject: Tim Smith

• It's Hip to Be Square

  August 14, 2006

• Funny girl

  January 22, 1998

• Out Here

  June 11, 1998

• Making Waves

  Denton's Midlake inks record deal, prepares debut LP

  July 24, 2003

• Chasing After Deer

  Midlake returns to the woods for a hometown show

  February 22, 2007

• Trials

  After a tour with the Flaming Lips, loads of hype and an amazing new record, the only thing Midlake's missing is confidence

  July 20, 2006

• Van Occupied

  Kudos to local bands' new singles, but once Midlake's new album comes out, nobody will be safe

  March 2, 2006

• Picks in '06

  It's time for some good news in local music--why not start with four amazing albums?

  February 9, 2006

• Making Kingfish Pies

  Denton's enigmatic Midlake en route to success--and paying off their credit cards

  November 4, 2004

• Midlake

  Bamnan and Slivercork (Bella Union)

  June 17, 2004

• His New House

  The Dallas producers of Michael Holigan's Your New House are accused of looting the show

  October 3, 2002

• The Hole in the Doughnut

  Carrollton missed the boom, but still hopes to attract restaurant business

  August 23, 2001

• Midlake Sets Release Date, Moves Forward With New Album. Which May Explain Why Jason Lee Is In Town.

  Looks like ritual day at the Midlake house...​Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band's publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band's first release in three years (The Courage of Others)--not to mention the somewhat unsurprising, but still comforting, news that the record will once again be release under the Bella Union label. After the jump, check the full press release, which includes a tracklisting and short

  October 27, 2009

• Midlake Won't Just "Change For The Sake Of Changing." But It Will Change.

  The cover of Midlake's upcoming album​The early word from those who've heard the upcoming Midlake record is that the band's found a new sound for The Courage of Others.According to a note from Pitchfork this morning, the disc is less a '70s radio rock sound like the band's last effort, The Trials of Van Occupanther, and instead delves into more "lush, haunted folk music territory."For some, this might be cause for some pause. But as Midlake's Tim Smith tells Pitchfork in its accompanying Q&

  November 11, 2009