SETS NEW HEADLINE TOUR DATES KICKING OFF SEPTEMBER 27 + SHOWS SUPPORTING RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE
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CRITICAL PRAISE
CRITICAL PRAISE
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Praise for Medium Build:
 “The indie rocker’s music is marked by his compassionate, conversational lyricism and grounded, grungy sound.” READ HERE |
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Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.
Rising singer-songwriter Medium Build has teamed up with Winnetka Bowling League and Dawes on the new song “This Is Life;” listen/share HERE.
“When I first met Matt from WBL we gushed about Taylor from Dawes,” Medium Build a.k.a Nick Carpenter details. “He told me they were friends. I didn’t believe him until he got me free Dawes tickets. Then he sent me this song and said Taylor and I were gonna write on it. I didn’t believe him but here we are. Point is y’all should believe Matt Koma. This song fucking rocks.”
As he wraps a successful first leg of his headline run, Medium Build is set for additional dates beginning September 27 in Charlotte, NC with stops in Washington D.C., Charleston, Dallas, New Orleans and more, including a performance at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. He has also been confirmed to support Rainbow Kitten Surprise for twelve shows starting September 9 in Indianapolis, IN, including a performance at Radio City Music Hall. See below for a complete list of dates.
Along with the upcoming headline dates, Medium Build is slated to appear at Lollapalooza, the Fairwell Music Festival, Outside Lands and All Things Go.
Medium Build’s new album Country is out now to critical praise from People, Billboard, NPR Music and many more; listen HERE.
Country finds Carpenter wrestling with the idea of home across the album’s twelve songs. Born in Georgia with a close relationship to his Southern roots, the artist now splits his time between hometowns in Anchorage, Alaska and Nashville, Tennessee. “I wanted this album to have my goddamn DNA on it,” Nick details. “I wanted Country to have a human touch. I want Country to be something you love with and dance with and cry with and sleep with and lean into.”
The album was recorded on Nashville’s Music Row by Medium Build alongside creative partner Laiko, where the two experimented with genre and style. “We made the album we wanted to make,” Nick says. “It’s so easy to get back in touch with yourself if you can throw off the heavy cloak of duty and just do something that feels good.” Identifying as queer, Nick draws inspiration from his own exploration of sexual identity and sonically blends classic country, ’80s new wave and ’90s rap and hip-hop.
ABOUT MEDIUM BUILD
Creating Medium Build in 2015, Nick Carpenter has gone on to release five studio albums to date. He has become a favorite across the creative community, with artists including John Mayer, Zach Bryan, Elton John, Boygenius and more counting themselves amongst his fans. He has toured with the likes of Lewis Capaldi, FINNEAS, Holly Humberstone and Briston Maroney, and found himself in a highly coveted slot on Zane Lowe’s Artists to Watch 2024 list. In 2023, his collaboration with X Ambassadors on “Friend For Life” found him entering the Billboard charts for the first time.
MEDIUM BUILD
COUNTRY—LP TRACKLIST 1. Beach Chair
2. In My Room 3. Crying Over U 4. Relief 5. Cutting Thru The Country 6. Knowing U Exist 7. Coming Home Drunk (Interlude) 8. Known By Name 9. Hey Sandra 10. Can’t Be Cool Forever 11. Say It Back 12. Stick Around MEDIUM BUILD
TOUR DATES June 28—Toronto, ON—Lee’s Palace (SOLD OUT)
June 29—Detroit, MI—St. Andrew’s Hall June 30—Indianapolis, IN—Hi-Fi Indy July 1—Columbus, OH—Skully’s Music-Diner July 21—Deschutes, OR—Fairwell Music Festival August 4—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza August 9-11—San Francisco, CA—Outside Lands September 9—Indianapolis, IN—Everwise Amphitheater*
September 10—Columbus, OH—Kemba Live!*
September 12—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall*
September 14—Philadelphia, PA—Mann Center for the Performing Arts*
September 16—Shelburne, VT—The Green at Shelburne Museum*
September 17—Portland, ME—Thompson’s Point*
September 18—Bridgeport, CT—Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
September 20—Cooperstown, NY—Brewery Ommegang*
September 21—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage*
September 22—Detroit, MI—Masonic Temple Theatre*
September 24—Cleveland, OH—Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica*
September 25—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE*
September 27—Charlotte, NC—Amos’ Southend
September 29—Washington, DC—All Things Go Festival
September 30—Durham, NC—Cat’s Cradle
October 1—Charleston, NC—Music Farm
October 3—Athens, GA—Georgia Theatre
October 5—Austin, TX—ACL After Party
October 6—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music
October 8—Oklahoma City, OK—Beer City Music Hall
October 9—Fayetteville, AR—George’s Majestic Lounge
October 11—Dallas, TX—Kessler Theater
October 13—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music
October 15—New Orleans, LA—Toulous Theatre
October 16—Tuscaloosa, AL—Druid City Music Hall
October 17—Memphis, TN—1884 Lounge
*with Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.Ralph can be reached by writing ralphiedawriter@gmail.com
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