Definition of "midtempo"

This wry, midtempo track is familiar yet highly personal.

2009 January 31, John Sakamoto, “The Anti-Hit List”, in Toronto Star‎

Tinged with punk rock guitar blare often slowed down to midtempos, Death Cab appealed to the insular yet viral emo scene, as well as the broader indie-rock world.

2008 May 18, R J Smith, “Death Cab Is Up for the Long Haul”, in New York Times‎