Medium Build

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Medium Build
Birth nameNicholas Carpenter
Origin Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation Singer-songwriter
LabelsSlowplay, 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]

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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 band Little Moses. [4] In 2016, he moved to Alaska 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] In 2024, he released the album Country and Marietta EP, with the latter including a collaboration with former college classmate Julien Baker, "Yoke". He opened for Baker during her Los Angeles residency. He also played at several festivals in 2024, including Outside Lands, All Things Go, and Austin City Limits. [9]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums
YearTitleRef.
2016Falling Apart [10]
2018Softboy [10]
2018Roughboy [11]
2019Wild [12]
2024Country [13]

Extended plays

List of EPs
TitleEP details
Health [14]
Health - Live from RCA Studio A
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: Slowplay / Island Records

Singles

List of singles
TitleYearPeak chart positions
Alternative Digital
"Be Your Boy"2019—
"99 Corolla" [4] 2020—
"Rabbit" [14] 2021—
"Rage"2022—
"Never Learned to Dance" [15] —
"Friend for Life" (with X Ambassadors) [16] 202317
"Say Hi" [17] —
"Cuz of U" [17] —
"In My Room" [17] —
"This Is Life" (with Winnetka Bowling League and Dawes)2024—
"Triple Marathon"—
"Yoke" (with Julien Baker)—

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