{"title":"Medium Build","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Medium Build\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedium Build is the recording project of Nick Carpenter, based in Anchorage, Alaska. He launched the project in the late 2010s with self-released material and has been positioned in the contemporary indie folk and indie pop scene. His 2022 LP Country received critical attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedium Build's sound combines indie folk, indie pop, alternative folk, country pop, and singer-songwriter with Carpenter's distinctive vocal delivery and lyrical content addressing relationships and personal experience drawing on folk songwriting traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth EP (2019, Slow Play)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarky EP (2021, Slow Play)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry (2022, Slow Play\/Terrible)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry (Deluxe) (2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry (2024, Sub Pop) - re-release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSub Pop, Slow Play, and Terrible Records pressings of the Medium Build catalog have been issued in color variant editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Medium Build typically start with Country (2022). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folk-vinyl-records\"\u003eFolk \u0026amp; Indie Folk\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop\/Indie-Pop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"medium-build-country-vinyl","title":"Country LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis album exists as a duality, running the spectrum of human emotions from playful optimism and visceral affirmations of life to heartbreak, loss, fear, and loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540910223543,"sku":"210000089483","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4304796-3122969.jpg?v=1781154690"},{"product_id":"medium-build-king-of-having-fun-lp","title":"King of Having Fun LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"King of Having Fun\" rolls through with the kind of infectious energy you'd expect from an ice cream truck in summer. Medium Build's latest album is a wild mix of country, rock, and indie, weaving together stories that feel like racing down a sunlit street on a bike, where every bump gives you a thrill. With tracks like \"King of Yearning\" and \"King of Chaos,\" you'll find reflections on youth's dizzying highs and the sharp edges of adult life; one moment it's a wild ride, the next, it stops you in your tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48908497911991,"sku":"210000107495","price":32.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4525781-3652709.jpg?v=1784648677"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/medium-build.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}