Matthew Mayfield

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Matthew Mayfield
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Background information
Born (1983-04-09) April 9, 1983 (age 40)
Origin Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Genres Rock, acoustic
Website matthewmayfield.com

Matthew Mayfield is an American singer and songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield, which disbanded in 2008, [1] Mayfield has moved on to a solo career. He announced the release of his debut EP, titled The Fire EP on August 25, 2008. [2]

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Not long after the band broke up, lead singer Matthew Mayfield started playing shows centered on the Birmingham, Alabama area, usually solo acoustic but occasionally with a new backing band. Within a year, he independently released an album of acoustic songs, including acoustic versions of songs that previously appeared on The Inside . He also revealed that Moses Mayfield broke up mainly due to disagreements with the record label.

Discography

Between 2009 and 2010, Mayfield released five additional EPs (each one with a free song) : "Five Chances Remain Hers" on July 27, 2009, [3] "Maybe Next Christmas" on December 21, 2009, [4] "Breathe Out In Black" on February 9, 2010, [5] "Man-Made Machines" on March 16, 2010, [6] and "You're Not Home" on April 17, 2010. [7] After the 2010 SXSW Music and Media Conference, the music analytics website Next Big Sound ranked Mayfield at No. 6 in its top ten list of the artists with the fastest growing buzz at the event. [8] In 2010, Mayfield independently released his first full-length studio album, Now You're Free. With the release of the album, Mayfield has toured with such artists as Needtobreathe and Will Hoge.

EPs

Independent releases:

  1. Seasons In Our Dreams
  2. Dead To You (free song [9] )
  3. By Your Side
  4. The Devil Within
  5. First In Line
  6. Razorblade
  7. Element
  8. As Long As You're Not Leaving
  1. Open Road
  2. Her Name Was December
  3. Lives Entwined
  4. Timeless Art
  5. Better
  6. Wrapped In Rain
  1. Maybe Next Christmas (free song [10] )
  2. So Long, So Long
  3. Her Name Was December
  4. Better (Kensington Rd. Sessions) (free song [10] )
  5. Fact or Fable (Kensington Rd. Sessions)
  6. Old Friend
  7. Virginia Gray
  1. Can't Change My Mind (free song [11] )
  2. Simple
  3. Breathe Out In Black
  4. Ease Your Mind
  5. Revelation (Live)
  1. Man-Made Machines (free song [12] )
  2. Safe & Sound
  3. A Cycle
  4. Who Am I
  5. Golden Opportunity
  1. The Last Ride
  2. Missed Me
  3. Fire Escape (free song [7] )
  4. Still Alive
  5. Out on Our Own
  1. In or Out
  2. Look Me in the Eye
  3. Miles & Miles
  4. Tonight (Remastered)
  5. Follow You Down
  6. Fire Escape (Catherine Marks Remix) [feat. John Paul White]
  7. Miles & Miles (Acoustic + Strings)
  8. Fire Escape (Remastered)

Studio albums

  1. Come Back Home
  2. Missed Me
  3. Fire Escape
  4. Man-Made Machines
  5. Now You're Free
  6. Element
  7. Ghost
  8. A Cycle
  9. Tonight
  10. Can't Change My Mind
  11. Grow Old With You
  1. Missed Me
  2. Ghost
  3. Come Back Home
  4. Now You're Free
  5. A Cycle
  6. Grow Old With You
  7. Fire Escape
  8. Man-Made Machines
  9. Element
  10. Tonight
  11. Can't Change My Mind
  1. Ain't Much More To Say
  2. Take What I Can Get
  3. Cold Winds
  4. Track You Down
  5. Heart In Wire
  6. I Don't Know You At All
  7. A Banquet For Ghosts
  8. Carry Me
  9. Always Be You
  10. Beautiful
  11. Safe And Sound
  1. Wild Eyes
  2. Mess of a Man
  3. Better Off Forgiven
  4. Ride Away
  5. On Your Knees
  6. Why We Try (feat. Chelsea Lankes)
  7. Tidal Wave
  8. Quiet Lies
  9. How To Breathe
  10. Settle Down (feat. Amy Stroup)
  1. History
  2. Raw Diamond Ring
  3. Indigo
  4. Turncoat
  5. God's Fault
  6. Warfare on Repeat
  7. Merry Go Round
  8. Wolf in Your Darkest Room
  9. Wreckage
  10. Show Me
  11. Long Way Down
  1. Gun Shy
  2. Our Winds
  3. S.H.A.M.E.
  4. Fall Behind
  5. Best of Me
  6. Broken Clocks
  7. Keep My Distance
  8. Blackballed
  9. Table For One
  10. When The Walls Break
  11. Simple

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References

  1. ↑ Whitley, Carla Jean (2008), "A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield", Birmingham Magazine, archived from the original on January 6, 2009
  2. ↑ "Matthew Mayfield (twitter.com/matthewmayfield& | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. April 5, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Five Chances Remain Hers - EP by Matthew Mayfield". itunes.apple.com. July 27, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. February 8, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "You're Not Home EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ Brenna Ehrlich 51 (March 23, 2010). "The Most Popular SXSW Music Acts by Social Media Buzz [STATS]". Mashable.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  9. ↑ "The Fire EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Maybe Next Christmas EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Breathe Out in Black EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Man-Made Machines EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
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