Midwxst
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| Born | Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III[1] June 5, 2003 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Origin | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Member of | Helix Tears |
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Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III (born June 5, 2003), known professionally as Midwxst (stylized in all lowercase), is an American musician. Initially presenting a digicore sound, he began releasing music as $uspect in 2018 and released several extended plays between 2020 and 2022, including Back In Action (2021), Summer03 (2021), Better Luck Next Time. (2022), and Back In Action 3.0 (2022). Midwxst's debut studio album, E3, was released in September 2023. On Midwxst's musical style, sources mostly defined it as hyperpop, but he also makes rap music as well. His second album, Archangel, was released in June 2025.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Sarratt was born in Columbia, South Carolina.[4] His father worked in the Air Force, and his mother worked as a Human Resources Executive, he also has an older sister. Saratt was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was young. He attended Park Tudor School for High School.[2] Saratt joined the Park Tudor School band and started making music as early as his sophomore year in High School.
Career
[edit | edit source]Based in Indiana, Sarratt would originally release his freestyle songs to SoundCloud.[4][5] Towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] during the lockdowns, Midwxst would become involved in the early hyperpop scene had released his song "Trying" on November 20, 2020. Which would eventually garner traction online.[5][7][8] The song had sat at over 5 million streams on Spotify as of October 2021.[9] He embarked on a tour with Glaive in June 2022.[10] Midwxst released E3, his debut studio album, in November 2023.
Artistry
[edit | edit source]Sarratt's musical style has been described as hyperpop.[11][12][13] He grew up listening to Kanye West, TLC, Aaliyah, and Beyoncé from his mother, while his father listened to hip hop. Sarratt cites Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean, Spitalfield, KT Tunstall, XXXTentacion, Porter Robinson, and Pi'erre Bourne as music influences.[7]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
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| E3 |
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| Archangel |
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Mixtapes
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| Back in Action 4.0 |
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EPs
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| Secrets |
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| Summer03[15] |
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| Back in Action[16] |
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| Better Luck Next Time.[11] |
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| Back in Action 3.0 |
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Deluxe EPs
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| Back in Action 2.0 |
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Singles
[edit | edit source]As lead artist
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| "Liar" | 2020 | Summer03 |
| "Disrespect!" | Non-album single | |
| "Final Breath" | Summer03 | |
| "Twofaced" | Non-album singles | |
| "Cantu (By My Lonely)" | ||
| "Mean Girls" | ||
| "Tysm" | ||
| "Troops" (featuring Wido and Osquinn) | ||
| "Wonder (I Have a Dream)" | ||
| "Blastoise" | ||
| "Identity" | ||
| "Threefaced" | Secrets | |
| "Backseat" (featuring Aldn) | ||
| "By Your Side" (featuring blackwinterwells and 8485) | ||
| "Trying"[8] | Summer03 | |
| "Ruthless" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Made It Back" | Back in Action | |
| "Tic Tac Toe" | ||
| "All Talk" | ||
| "Care" | Non-album singles | |
| "Shame" | ||
| "Bluffing" | ||
| "Riddle" | 2022 | Better Luck Next Time. |
| "I Know You Hate Me" | ||
| "Sidelines" | Non-album singles | |
| "Broken" | ||
| "Under Fire" | ||
| "Slide Den" | ||
| "Tally" (with Denzel Curry) |
2023 | |
| "Pretty Girls" | E3 | |
| "Warning" | ||
| "Mistakes"
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2024 | Non-album single |
| "Fire"
(featuring DC The Don) |
Back in Action 4.0 | |
| "E30" | ||
| "Gun Smoke" | ||
| "No Handouts" | Archangel | |
| "I Told U" | 2025 | |
| "Hostile" |
References
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External links
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