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Birth name | Nicholas Carpenter |
Origin | Anchorage, Alaska |
Occupation | 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]
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]
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] He played Outsidelands in 2024. He also was the highlight of Austin City Limits 2024.
Year | Title | Ref. |
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2016 | Falling Apart | [9] |
2018 | Softboy | [9] |
2018 | Roughboy | [10] |
2019 | Wild | [11] |
2024 | Country | [12] |
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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] | — | |
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