Midnight Youth’s debut album “The Brave Don’t Run” debuted at #2 on the NZ Album Charts in 2009 and earned the band platinum status. In the same year, the band took out ‘Best Rock Album’ and ‘Best Group’ at the NZ Music Awards, with a total of 6 nominations. And grew a reputation as one of the top-performing acts to come out of New Zealand, performing festival sets at SXSW, Australia’s infamous Big Day Out in 2010, Musexpo, One Movement, Sounds of Spring and the New Year’s Eve slot at Rhythm and Vines.