Under the artist name Medium Build Nick Carpenter writes beautiful, heartfelt songs that float effortlessly in the tension between intimate lo-fi, modern indie rock and grand ballads with a bit of country tendencies in the ascendant.

After a massive tour with the successful album Country from 2024 and subsequently an abysmal personal crisis, the songwriter is highly relevant with his most outgoing and life-affirming album to date, King of Having Fun.

The album marks a new chapter for Medium Build. While his previous releases were often marked by isolation, dark periods, and undiagnosed bipolar disorder, the new songs on King of Having Fun created live in the studio with his close friends and regular collaborators. The result is an exuberant and mature work, where the light is allowed to shine into an intimate and honest textual universe.

The lyrics are still marked by Nick Carpenter's razor-sharp, self-deprecating and brutally honest view of life, but are now balanced by a deep gratitude and genuine joy of life, which is expressed sonically in irresistible power pop moments and touching acoustic declarations of love.

Medium Build's concerts are known for being extremely personal and intimate, and they often resemble a strange mix of musical testimony and stand-up comedy, where he creates a close connection with his audience. On March 17th, you can experience the healing powers of music in Lille VEGA.