My Midwest Best

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On the fast track towards a breakthrough in 2026, acclaimed Ohio alternative singer, songwriter, and phenomenon Knox kicks off his next chapter with the release of a new single and music video entitled “After The After Party”. It heralds the arrival of his anxiously awaited sophomore full-length album, My Midwest Best, on October 2, 2026. 

“After The After Party” opens with a softly plucked electric guitar melody awash in reverb and echo. During the verses, unfiltered emotion seeps through the cracks of his vulnerable delivery. An acoustic chord progression accelerates the momentum until guitar boosts the heartbroken hook, “‘Cause after the after party, I’ll walk myself home, one more drink and stare at the phone, hoping you’ll call, knowing you won’t.” It climaxes with one last chantable crescendo that’s as sticky as it is sharp. 

He notably shot the accompanying visual in his hometown of New Carlisle, OH, reconnecting with where he came from and welcoming everyone into his world all at once.

For My Midwest Best, he mined some of his earliest influences, rediscovering classic pop-punk and emo such as Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights, The All-American Rejects, and more. At the same time, he filtered this inspiration through his own individual lens, striking up a sound that’s undeniably Knox.