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For those music fans interested in sampling various genres, Midtown is a band to watch. Too jaded to be teen-friendly emo, too emotional to be fuck-all indie, Midtown walks the fine line between pop and punk better than most bands they tend to get grouped with (Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory). Though fairly young, the band sounds grizzled and seasoned like only a New York offspring can, singing about post-9/11 apocalypse and the ripple effect it had on our attitudes, beliefs, and hell—sex drives. Midtown is Gabe Saporta (vocals and bass), Rob Hitt (drums), Tyler Rann (guitar), and Heath Saraceno (Guitar). Gothamist got Rob and Tyler to take time out from their cross-country road trip with Welsh rockers, Lostprophets, and talk city with us. Turns out the Jersey natives are living the NYC dream… complete with shithole apartments, wayward homeless men, and mixed opinions on the Bloomberg regime.