Single out now: Medium Build "In My Gut"

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

“The Nashville-based songwriter mixes R&B, emo, and mainstream country with lyrics that challenge and provoke.”

The song hails from Medium Build’s much-anticipated forthcoming album King of Having Fun, out September 4 on slowplay/Island Records. Pre-order/pre-save the record HERE.

“I wrote this song with one of my favorite artists, Annika Bennett. We were exchanging stories about our childhoods and the way our parents handled conflict. Harping on the way our fathers performed toughness or avoided hard conversations.” Nick continues, “We explored how we inherited these traits and the new ways we meet conflict in our own lives. I still don’t really know what this song is about, but I think it’s my favorite.”

“In My Gut” follows the recent album tracks “Armor” (listen/share HERE) and “Home Depot” (listen/share HERE).

The new record was recorded live in-studio with Capenter’s closest friends and collaborators, including musical director Paul Rogers, engineer Jimmy Manfield, “atmospheric moodmaker” Laiko a.k.a Jake LiBassi and more, often approaching each song from a perspective of playing live in bigger rooms and focusing on “rock and roll moments.” Carpenter explores multiple genres with country, rock, indie and more across the LP’s 14 tracks. King of Having Fun is Carpenter’s first full length album since 2024’s much-lauded Country, which saw extensive critical acclaim from Paper, Billboard, The Tennessean, NME and many others, while Rolling Stone highlighted Carpenter in their “Future 25” feature.

Medium Build is on the road supporting Mumford & Sons this August ahead of a fall headline tour. See below for a list of dates. On September 5, he makes his official debut at Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry as part of the “Opry 100” celebration.

Born and raised in Georgia, Carpenter now splits his time between hometowns in Nashville, Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska. Creating Medium Build in 2015, 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 Role Model, Tyler Childers, FINNEAS, Holly Humberstone and Briston Maroney, and found himself in a highly coveted slot on Zane Lowe’s Artists to Watch 2024 list. In 2025, he was nominated for Emerging Act of the Year at the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards.

MEDIUM BUILD

KING OF HAVING FUN

1. Every Noise Is You

2. Do Something Productive

3. Perceived

4. Bird Woman

5. Home Depot

6. It’s Not Easy (Falling In Love)

7. Cone Off

8. Feed the Boys

9. In My Gut

10. Chill

11. Downpour

12. Armor

13. King of Having Fun

14. Thank You, Cook