Cosmo’s Midnight Team Up With Ruel To Release New Single ‘Down For You’ | Stream Now

by the partae February 1, 2020

written by the partae February 1, 2020

Marking their first release for the new decade, Sydney production duo Cosmo’s Midnight have partnered with globally-celebrated pop artist Ruel to deliver their adoring serenade ‘Down For You’, out via Black Butter Records (UK), Sony Music (Australia) and RCA Records (USA).

‘Down For You’ celebrates the forward-thinking abilities that have propelled both Australian acts into the spotlight, with Ruel’s alluring pull amplified by Cosmo’s Midnight’s playful production and signature sonic universe. From the outset, the unmistakable grin of the duo’s pop-infused sound and funky drum beat forge the hook, while Ruel’s souled words and subtle R&B speak to the throws of love and hypnotic devotion, where nothing else can exist. The track sees a perfect unification of their diverse talents, each party effortlessly moving between genres and delivering moments the world can’t peel their eyes from.

We met Ruel a few years ago at Groovin The Moo. He joined us on stage for an impromptu on-stage collab. We immediately knew we had to write a song together. The stars didn’t align until a year later, but we made up for lost time and wrote ‘Down For You’. In the studio we were basically talking about how you do things you don’t want to for people you like ala Bobby Caldwell ‘What You Won’t Do’ – and it all flowed from there. We had the song basically done that day, but had to back n forth a bit to finesse the details. Ruel’s a great guy and has taste in music that would make 17 yo Cosmo’s Midnight a bit envious. It was a wholesome experience getting to know him and write ‘Down For You’ together.” Cosmo’s Midnight

“Was so much fun writing this one with the boys. The song kinda wrote itself in the session we had. We all felt like we really related to the story we wrote. So happy to finally have a song out with Cosmos and Pat, love u guys.” Ruel

Across 2019, Cosmo’s Midnight gifted tastes of fresh directions that they have been mastering, include the effervescent ‘C.U.D.I (Can U Dig It)’ (now sitting on over 8 million global streams), the lush disco-leaning sound of ‘Have It All’ feat. Age.Sex.Location and the stick grooves of ‘It’s Love’ feat. Matthew Young, plus a killer rendition of Moloko’s ‘Sing It Back’ in their Like A Version debut. The duo continued kicking goals on the stage in 2019 playing festivals across Australia including St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival and Listen Out, charming crowds and selling out headline shows across the US and Asia, embarking on a wild Australia wide tour with sold out shows at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre and Melbourne’s The Forum. In 2018, the brothers found their stride on the road to their widely-acclaimed debut, triple j Feature Album ‘What Comes Next’, which featured the now gold-certified favourites ‘History’, ‘Talk To Me’ and ‘Get To Know’ and solidified their mark in a globally-reaching audience.

Pop phenomenon Ruel has quickly been making a name for himself since breakout single ‘Dazed & Confused’, which earned him a 2018 ARIA title as Best Breakthrough Artist and over 100 million streams on Spotify alongside fellow favourite, ‘Younger’. Launching the global fame, he began touring internationally and across Australia including multiple sold-out shows at the Sydney Opera House. Since, he’s released his 2019 EP Free Time (now reaching over 128 million Spotify streams), achieved platinum-status for three singles including most recent hit, ‘Painkiller’, and has been announced to play St. Jerome’s Laneway tour 2020.

With a busy touring schedule, Cosmo’s Midnight have taken off the new year with a spot at Australia’s Party in the Paddock next month, an expansive live show, the release of ‘Down For You’ and the promise of plenty more music to come.