Nicholas Carpenter, known by his stage name Medium Build, is an American

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. He has released five studio albums and is signed to Slowplay /

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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. While in college, he interned at Disney Publishing and wrote songs for his indie rock band Little Moses. In 2016, he moved to Alaska and began performing as Medium Build.

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. In 2022, Carpenter performed with Briston Maroney during the All Aboard Tour. The same year he filmed the music video for "Comeonback" in Anchorage. Carpenter first charted in 2023 with " Friend for Life", a collaboration with

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. The song debuted at No. 17 on ''Billboard'''s Alternative Digital Song Sales. Carpenter played

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in 2023 and also toured with

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on his Mule Pull '24 Tour in 2024. He has also toured with

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and

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. In 2024, he released the album ''Country'' and ''Marietta'' EP, with the latter including a collaboration with former college classmate

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, "Yoke". He opened for Baker during her

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residency. He also played at several festivals in 2024, including Outside Lands, All Things Go, and Austin City Limits.

Personal life

Carpenter identifies as queer.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medium Build Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American singer-songwriters Island Records artists Singers from Alaska Songwriters from Alaska Musicians from Anchorage, Alaska Queer singer-songwriters