Medium Build – a.k.a. acclaimed singer-songwriter Nick Carpenter – shares a further taste of new music with ‘Home Depot’. Drawing from ‘90s pop-country, the track tells the story of a man named Steve, who is incapable of being emotional without his tools.
It’s the latest preview of his forthcoming album, King of Having Fun, out September 4 on slowplay/Island Records. Pre-order/pre-save the album HERE.
“Home Depot is about the man in your life more focused on the external than internal. The lawn is manicured and the mustache is trimmed. He appears as stepdads or uncles. Some of us know him as father or husband. He works hard and plays hard, although work is often also his play,” says Carpenter of the track. “When I set out to write this song I wanted to commiserate with the women stuck in the orbits of these men. I was curious how we stay stuck to these guys. As I dug in, what I found was a humanization of the Steve’s in my life and a realization that even on my best day, I am really just like him.” ‘Home Depot’ follows previously released single, ‘Armor’. Listen HERE.
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, NME and many others, while Rolling Stone highlighted Carpenter in their “Future 25” feature. The album was recorded live in-studio with his 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.
Medium Build is on the road supporting Mumford & Sons this August ahead of an autumn headline tour. See below for a list of dates. On September 5, he’ll make his official debut at Nashville’s legendary Grand Ol 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 list.
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
TOUR DATES
July 25—Newport, RI—Newport Folk Festival
July 31—Shakopee, MN—Mystic Lake Amphitheater*
August 2—Riverside, MO—Morton Amphitheater*
August 4—Atlanta, GA—State Farm Arena*
August 6—Hollywood, FL—Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino*
August 7—Tampa, FL—Benchmark International Arena*
August 9—Charlotte, NC—Spectrum Center*
August 11—Madison Square Garden—New York, NY*
August 12—Madison Square Garden—New York, NY*
August 13—Madison Square Garden—New York, NY*
August 15—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*
September 5 —Nashville, TN—Grand Ol Opry
October 4—Washington, DC—9:30 Club†
October 5—Pittsburgh, PA—Mr. Small’s Theater†
October 6—Philadelphia, PA—Theatre of the Living Arts†
October 9—New York, NY—Webster Hall†
October 10—Cambridge, MA—Royale†
October 12—Toronto, ON—The Concert Hall†
October 13—Detroit, MI—St. Andrews‡
October 16—Chicago, IL—Metro‡
October 17—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre‡
October 18—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue‡
October 21—Oklahoma City, OK—Tower Theater‡
October 23—Denver, CO—Gothic‡
October 24—Salt Lake City, UT—Soundwell‡
October 26—Vancouver, BC—Vogue§
October 28—Seattle, WA—The Showbox§
October 29—Portland, OR—Roseland Theatre§
October 31—San Francisco, CA—The Regency Ballroom±
November 2—San Diego, CA—The Observatory±
November 5—Los Angeles, CA—The Bellwether±
November 6—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren±
November 9—Dallas, TX—Studio at the Bomb Factory±
November 10—Austin, TX—Emo’s±
November 12—Memphis, TN—Satellite Music Hall††
November 13—Louisville, KY—Mercury Ballroom††
November 16—Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall††
November 17—Indianapolis, IN—Deluxe††
November 20—Nashville, TN—Brooklyn Bowl††
*supporting Mumford & Sons
†with Ken Yates
‡with Bella White
§with Merle Law
±with The Scratch
††with Eden Joel