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Carpenter released his debut album ''Falling Apart'' in 2016. |
Carpenter released his debut album ''Falling Apart'' in 2016. He followed up with ''Softboy'' and ''Roughboy'', both in 2018. He released ''Wild'', his fourth album, in 2019.<ref name="BBF"/> In 2022, Carpenter performed with [[Briston Maroney]] during the All Aboard Tour.<ref name="ThePost1">{{cite web |last1=Koennecke |first1=Grace |date=8 July 2022 |title=Artist Spotlight: Medium Build understands the human condition |url=https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2022/07/artist-spotlight-medium-build-understands-the-human-condition |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=The Post |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005194437/https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2022/07/artist-spotlight-medium-build-understands-the-human-condition |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year he filmed the music video for "Comeonback" in Anchorage.<ref name="NPR1" /> |
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Carpenter first charted in 2023 with "[[X Ambassadors discography#singles|Friend for Life]]", a collaboration with [[X Ambassadors]]. The song debuted at No. 17 on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Billboard charts#Rock/Alternative|Alternative Digital Song Sales]].<ref name="BBF">{{cite magazine |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |date=6 July 2023 |title=10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Maisie Peters, Lily-Rose Depp, Tommy Prine, Carlie Hanson & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-charts-first-timers-maisie-peters-lily-rose-depp-1235367524/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711032505/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-charts-first-timers-maisie-peters-lily-rose-depp-1235367524/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carpenter played [[South by Southwest]] in 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |date=19 October 2022 |title=South by Southwest Unveils First Round of Showcase Artists for 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/south-by-southwest-first-showcase-artists-2023-1235407831/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220203041/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/south-by-southwest-first-showcase-artists-2023-1235407831/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and also toured with [[Tyler Childers]] on his Mule Pull '24 Tour in 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |date=6 September 2023 |title=Tyler Childers Will Hitch Up and Hit the Road on 2024 'Mule Pull' Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tyler-childers-2024-tour-dates-1234819363/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005203720/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tyler-childers-2024-tour-dates-1234819363/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also toured with [[Lewis Capaldi]] and [[FINNEAS]].<ref name="Tour">{{cite magazine |last1=Natividad |first1=Lyanne |date=26 June 2023 |title=Medium Build Talks Opening for Lewis Capaldi and FINNEAS, Wanting to Work With Charli XCX & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/medium-build-opener-lewis-capaldi-finneas-new-music-interview-1235359151/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701034309/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/medium-build-opener-lewis-capaldi-finneas-new-music-interview-1235359151/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Carpenter first charted in 2023 with "[[X Ambassadors discography#singles|Friend for Life]]", a collaboration with [[X Ambassadors]]. The song debuted at No. 17 on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Billboard charts#Rock/Alternative|Alternative Digital Song Sales]].<ref name="BBF">{{cite magazine |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |date=6 July 2023 |title=10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Maisie Peters, Lily-Rose Depp, Tommy Prine, Carlie Hanson & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-charts-first-timers-maisie-peters-lily-rose-depp-1235367524/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711032505/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-charts-first-timers-maisie-peters-lily-rose-depp-1235367524/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carpenter played [[South by Southwest]] in 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |date=19 October 2022 |title=South by Southwest Unveils First Round of Showcase Artists for 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/south-by-southwest-first-showcase-artists-2023-1235407831/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220203041/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/south-by-southwest-first-showcase-artists-2023-1235407831/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and also toured with [[Tyler Childers]] on his Mule Pull '24 Tour in 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |date=6 September 2023 |title=Tyler Childers Will Hitch Up and Hit the Road on 2024 'Mule Pull' Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tyler-childers-2024-tour-dates-1234819363/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005203720/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tyler-childers-2024-tour-dates-1234819363/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also toured with [[Lewis Capaldi]] and [[FINNEAS]].<ref name="Tour">{{cite magazine |last1=Natividad |first1=Lyanne |date=26 June 2023 |title=Medium Build Talks Opening for Lewis Capaldi and FINNEAS, Wanting to Work With Charli XCX & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/medium-build-opener-lewis-capaldi-finneas-new-music-interview-1235359151/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701034309/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/medium-build-opener-lewis-capaldi-finneas-new-music-interview-1235359151/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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===Albums=== |
===Albums=== |
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Birth name | Nicholas Carpenter |
Origin | Anchorage, Alaska |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Labels | Slowplay, Island Records |
Website | Official website |
Nicholas Carpenter,[1] known by his stage name Medium Build, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released five studio albums and is signed to Slowplay / Island Records.[2]
Early life
Carpenter grew up in Georgia and played music in church. He moved from Atlanta to Nashville at the age of 21 to study songwriting at Middle Tennessee State.[3] While in college, he interned at Disney Publishing and wrote songs for his Indie rock bank Little Moses.[4] He moved to Alaska after and began performing as Medium Build.[3]
Career
Carpenter released his debut album Falling Apart in 2016. He followed up with Softboy and Roughboy, both in 2018. He released Wild, his fourth album, in 2019.[5] In 2022, Carpenter performed with Briston Maroney during the All Aboard Tour.[6] The same year he filmed the music video for "Comeonback" in Anchorage.[1]
Carpenter first charted in 2023 with "Friend for Life", a collaboration with X Ambassadors. The song debuted at No. 17 on Billboard's Alternative Digital Song Sales.[5] Carpenter played South by Southwest in 2023[7] and also toured with Tyler Childers on his Mule Pull '24 Tour in 2024.[8] He has also toured with Lewis Capaldi and FINNEAS.[3]
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Ref. |
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2016 | Falling Apart | [9] |
2018 | Softboy | [9] |
2018 | Roughboy | [10] |
2019 | Wild | [11] |
2024 | Country | [12] |
Extended plays
Title | EP details |
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Health[13] |
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Health - Live from RCA Studio A |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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Alternative Digital | ||
"Be Your Boy" | 2019 | — |
"99 Corolla"[4] | 2020 | — |
"Rabbit"[13] | 2021 | — |
"Rage" | 2022 | — |
"Never Learned to Dance"[14] | — | |
"Friend for Life" (with X Ambassadors)[15] | 2023 | 17 |
"Say Hi"[16] | — | |
"Cuz of U"[16] | — | |
"In My Room"[16] | — |
References
- ^ a b Mannion, Elle (9 June 2022). "Medium Build, 'comeonback'". NPR Music. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Medium Build". Alaska Teen Media Institute. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Natividad, Lyanne (26 June 2023). "Medium Build Talks Opening for Lewis Capaldi and FINNEAS, Wanting to Work With Charli XCX & More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b Erickson, Drew (24 August 2020). "Carpenter driving Medium Build in a new direction". Anchorage Press. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b Zellner, Xander (6 July 2023). "10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Maisie Peters, Lily-Rose Depp, Tommy Prine, Carlie Hanson & More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Koennecke, Grace (8 July 2022). "Artist Spotlight: Medium Build understands the human condition". The Post. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Thania (19 October 2022). "South by Southwest Unveils First Round of Showcase Artists for 2023". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (6 September 2023). "Tyler Childers Will Hitch Up and Hit the Road on 2024 'Mule Pull' Tour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b Lefebvre, Rob (30 May 2018). "The fastest climbing band in Anchorage". The Post. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Three new Alaska albums - including a quick follow-up from Medium Build". Anchorage Daily News. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Kelati, Haben (28 October 2021). "4 Concerts to Catch in D.C." Washington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Reilly, Nick (8 April 2024). "Meet Medium Build, the Alaskan songwriter dissecting his own identity through music". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b Mesner, Emily (12 February 2023). "Medium Build's Nick Carpenter has hit the national stage, but he isn't leaving Anchorage behind". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Watch Medium Build Perform at the Paste Party in Austin Presented by Ilegal Mezcal". Paste. 17 August 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Bolwell, Richard (4 June 2023). "X Ambassadors Release Anthemic New Single "Friend for Life" Featuring Medium Build". MNPR. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Medium Build Announces His Upcoming Album 'Country' To Release April 5th". The Eric Alper. 24 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.