Lee Mvtthews

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Lee Mvtthews
Genres Drum and bass
Years active2014–present
MembersTom Lee, Graham Matthews

Lee Mvtthews is a New Zealand drum n bass duo, who debuted in 2014. They released their debut album Bones in 2019. The lead single from the album, "Takeover", was a hit in New Zealand in 2022, becoming double platinum certified.

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Biography

Tom Lee was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Christchurch, while Graham Matthews was raised in Tauranga. [1] Both moved to Auckland in 2012, and met at a DJ course at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand. They began collaborating on school projects after finding out that they had similar tastes in music, and in late 2013 began releasing music under the name Joystix. [1] [2] [3] In 2014, the duo released their debut single, "I Got You". [2] The group changed their name to Lee Matthews, after each members' surname, and decided to change the spelling to Lee Mvtthews, due to the Irish country singer Lee Matthews. [1] In 2017, Lee Mvtthews released their debut extended play Silhouettes. [3]

The group released their debut album Bones in November 2019, [4] winning the Aotearoa Music Award for Best Electronic Artist at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards. [5] In 2020, the band became the first signee to Perth DJ ShockOne's Dark Machine Records in 2020. [6] The album's lead single "Takeover" became a hit in New Zealand in 2022. [7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NZ
Artist
[8]
Bones
  • Released: 1 November 2019 [9]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
  • Label: Lee Mvtthews
16
Exit
  • Released: 1 March 2024 [10]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
  • Label: Lee Mvtthews
7

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Silhouettes
  • Released: 24 November 2017 [11]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Lee Mvtthews

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ
[12]
"I Got U"2014—Non-album singles
"Back 2 Back"2015—
"Stay"
(featuring Omega Levine)		2018—
"Inside Out"
(featuring Watson)		—
"Fool"—
"Let Me Go"
(featuring Embher)		—
"Bones"
(featuring Kaysh)		2019— [upper-alpha 1] Bones
"If Only"—
"In the Dark"
(featuring Abby Christo)		—
"Takeover"
(featuring NÜ)		27
"Turning Back"2020— [upper-alpha 2] Non-album singles
"Discipline"
(with Ekko & Sidetrack)		—
"Don't Say It"
(featuring Prins)		— [upper-alpha 3]
"Reason"
(with Flowidus)		—
"In a Moment"
(featuring Watson)		2021— [upper-alpha 4]
"Lights Out" / "Control"—
"Underground"
(Grafix, Lee Mvtthews, Elipsa)		— [upper-alpha 5]
"Come Down"
(featuring Prins)		— [upper-alpha 6]
"Thinkin About"
(ShockOne & Lee Mvtthews)		— [upper-alpha 7]
"Infinity"
(Freaks & Geeks and Lee Mvtthews)		2022— [upper-alpha 8]
"Dice"
(featuring Rachel Leo)		— [upper-alpha 9]
"Perfect Sky"
(with Futurebound and Asha)		2023— [upper-alpha 10]
"Far Gone"
(featuring Degs)		— [upper-alpha 11] Exit
"Talk to Me"— [upper-alpha 12]
"Kick the Doors Down"
(with Tiki Taane)		2024— [upper-alpha 13]
"Circles"
(featuring Amila)		— [upper-alpha 14]
"Can't Get Enough"
(featuring Ella Monnery)		— [upper-alpha 15]

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
[28]
"Runaway"
(featuring Amila)		202437Exit

Remixes

TitleYearOther artists
"6 Figures (Lee Mvtthews Remix)"2018 Kings
"Harmony (Lee Mvtthews Remix)"2021Origin8a & Propa, Benny Page
"All This Time (Lee Mvtthews Remix)" Drax Project
"Futures (Lee Mvtthews Remix)"2022 Shapeshifter
"Soldiers of Fire (Lee Mvtthews Remix)"2023 Tiki Taane,Tali

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bones" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [13]
  2. ↑ "Turning Back" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [15]
  3. ↑ "Don't Say It" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [16]
  4. ↑ "In a Moment" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [17]
  5. ↑ "Underground" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [18]
  6. ↑ "Come Down" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [19]
  7. ↑ "Thinkin About" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [20]
  8. ↑ "Infinity" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [21]
  9. ↑ "Dice" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [22]
  10. ↑ "Perfect Sky" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [23]
  11. ↑ "Far Gone" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [24]
  12. ↑ "Talk to Me" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [25]
  13. ↑ "Kick the Doors Down" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [26]
  14. ↑ "Circles" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [27]
  15. ↑ "Can't Get Enough" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart. [28]

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