RISING ARTIST MEDIUM BUILD TEAMS UP WITH JULIEN BAKER ON NEW SONG “YOKE”

FADED4U October 26, 2024

RISING ARTIST MEDIUM BUILD TEAMS UP WITH JULIEN BAKER ON NEW SONG “YOKE”

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

Rising singer-songwriter Medium Build is teaming up with Julien Baker for the new song “Yoke.” The track is the second single from Medium Build’s forthcoming EP, Marietta, due November 15 via Slowplay/Island Records.

Stream/share the song HERE. Of collaborating with his longtime friend, Nick Carpenter, a.k.a. Medium Build, notes, “This industry is lonely and the value of long-lasting friendships cannot be overstated, but having a friend in this business that you look up to, admire and adore is a godsend.” Baker adds that Carpenter’s music “reports from the borders of the absurd with humor and grace—with allowance for, of all things, fun—unafraid of ugliness but always begging the merit of levity.”

Carpenter and Baker have been friends for over a decade—since their college days at Middle Tennessee State—where they bonded over music and shared experiences of growing up queer in the Southern church. “Yoke” reflects on this experience of belonging and the pain of leaving behind a community that may not accept you. Given their long friendship, it’s fitting for Baker to feature on the track where they sing, “I gave them my youth, made some lifelong friends, who no longer acknowledge me,” capturing a deeply personal and cathartic moment in Carpenter’s work. See below for additional notes from both Carpenter and Baker about their relationship and working together.