Midnight Machines is the fifth extended play recorded by Canadian electropop singer-songwriter Lights.

[1] Midnight Machines received praise from critics for its maturity and earned Lights her sixth top ten album in Canada.

[2] The acoustic version of "Meteorites" was released to digital retailers that day as the EP's only promotional single.

Matt Collar of AllMusic rated the EP four stars out of five and wrote that the "folky, intimate nature" of Midnight Machines allows Lights to "wring even more depth and illumination from the songs."

"[6] Midnight Machines debuted at number nine on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart dated April 30, 2016.