MMEDIUM BUILD SHARES NEW SONG “DRUG DEALER” ALONGSIDE LYRIC VIDEO

TAKEAWAYS EP OUT NOW VIA SLOWPLAY/ISLAND RECORDS

ON TOUR THIS SUMMER WITH TYLER CHILDERS AND RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE

“The indie rocker’s music is marked by his compassionate, conversational lyricism and grounded, grungy sound.”—NPR Music—READ HERE

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June 6, 2025—Rising star Medium Build is sharing the new song “Drug Dealer;” listen to/share the song HERE and watch/share the official lyric video HERE.

“‘Drug Dealer’ is about the universal loneliness that all of us share,” says Nick Carpenter a.k.a. Medium Build. “I always find myself falling for the strangers in my world. The helpful flight attendant or the grouchy barista, perfect in the way that they don’t know me, and I don’t know them. As I aged out of youthful social circles and the loneliness in my life became more obvious, the desire to fill that void with the adoration or acceptance of a stranger became stronger. I’ve spent my whole life looking for someone who could save me. But really, we all know ain’t nobody gonna fill that void but ourselves. I hope this tune promotes self-love. I’m definitely working on loving myself right now.”

In musing on a song that recounts fleeting crushes on the people who pass in and out of his daily life, Carpenter adds, “I guess my sexuality always seemed like something I had to prove before I could properly identify as a member of a community. As I’ve aged and explored, I’ve learned that experience, while an excellent teacher, is not the qualifier for membership. You are breathing and shitting and crying like all of us are until you’re not. Take pride in the things that make you different, but rest in the cradle that is your shared place, the human place. Have sex with your drug dealer, or don’t. Have kids or don’t. We’re all in this together! And unfortunately, we have more in common with our opps than we have differences.”

“Drug Dealer” follows the recent release of Carpenter’s takeaways EP (out now via Slowplay/Island Records), which reimagines three songs from the early chapter of his career, featuring one track each from his self-released albums softboy, roughboy and Wild. These new versions highlight the raw beginnings of the Medium Build project, while showcasing the maturity and restraint cultivated over nearly a decade of writing, touring and personal growth. Listen to/share the EP HERE.

This summer, Carpenter will join Tyler Childers for a number of dates, including two nights at NYC’s Forest Hills Stadium. Additionally, Carpenter supports Rainbow Kitten Surprise this summer, starting July 29 in Lewiston, NY and making a stop at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre. See below for a complete list of dates.

Carpenter recently supported Role Model on his sold-out No Place Like Tour for five dates in Australia. He then headlined shows across New Zealand and Ireland, both of which now have installments in the mini docuseries “DIRT IN YOUR LUNGS.” Watch the official videos HERE.

Carpenter also performed at Coachella Music Festival, Kilby Block Party and Los Angeles’ El Rey, as well as completing a co-headline 10-date run with Petey USA.

Medium Build’s critically acclaimed debut full-length, Country, is out now on Slowplay/Island Records. The record continues to see extensive praise from NPR Music, People, Billboard, The Tennessean, NME and many more.

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,” Carpenter 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,” Carpenter 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, Carpenter draws inspiration from his own exploration of sexual identity and sonically blends classic country, ’80s new wave and ’90s rap and hip-hop.

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.

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MEDIUM BUILD TOUR DATES
July 24 /// Omaha, NE /// CHI Health Center*
July 26 /// East Troy, WI /// Alpine Valley Music Theatre*
July 29 /// Lewiston, NY /// Artpark†
July 30 /// Newport, KY /// MegaCorp Pavilion†
August 1 /// St. Louis, MO /// Saint Louis Music Park†
August 2 /// Lincoln, NE /// Pinewood Bowl Theater†
August 3 /// Waite Park, MN /// The Ledge Amphitheater†
August 5 /// Fargo, ND /// UP District Festival Pavilion†
August 10 /// Jacksonville, OR /// Britt Festival Pavilion†
August 11 /// Bend, OR /// Hayden Homes Amphitheater†
August 13 /// Bonner, MT /// KettleHouse Amphitheater†
August 14 /// Spokane, WA /// Pavilion at Riverfront†
September 5 /// Dillon, CO /// Dillon Amphitheater†
September 6 /// Dillon, CO /// Dillon Amphitheater†
September 8 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre†
September 20 /// Richmond, VA /// Iron Blossom
September 24 /// Camden, NJ /// Freedom Mortgage Pavilion*
September 25 /// Mansfield, MA /// Xfinity Center*
September 27 /// Bristow, VA /// Jiffy Lube Live*
September 29 /// Forest Hills, NY /// Forest Hill Stadium*
September 30 /// Forest Hills, NY /// Forest Hills Stadium*

*with Tyler Childers
†with Rainbow Kitten Surprise