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MXMTOON
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TRUE COLORS
(FROM LIFE IS STRANGE) EP
with focus track
‘IN THE DARKNESS’
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Blythe Thomas
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“…a Bedroom Pop Empire in the Making” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
“surprising and compelling” – PAPER Magazine
“The internet belongs to mxmtoon” – i-D
“On the masquerade, which features songs written over the last two years, she’s offering the most polished picture of herself yet. And it’s one that, like all of her music, succeeds based on her candor and intelligence.” – NYLON
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At 21, singer-songwriter mxmtoon stands tall as one of the brightest and most engaging voices of her generation. Known for her dreamy folk-pop and introspective lyricism, the Oakland-raised, Brooklyn-based artist is also a gamer, podcaster, and activist, who has built a deep, symbiotic connection with millions of fans through a steady stream of content on TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, YouTube, and Discord.
Today mxmtoon drops her true colors (from Life Is Strange) EP with focus track “in the darkness” in tandem with the release of one of the most successful selling games in PC history, the highly anticipated Life Is Strange: True Colors game. Created by Deck Nine Games and published by Square Enix the highly anticipated next installment of the franchise has set the gaming world abuzz. mxmtoon will provide the singing voice for the game’s central character Alex Chen and provide a musical backdrop for the game.
Here we see mxmtoon, otherwise known as Maia, combine two of her greatest passions: music and gaming. A longtime fan of the popular narrative adventure franchise which boasts over 20 Million unique players across its lifetime, the artist felt an instant connection to Chen: a queer, 21-year-old Asian American musician who is sharp and sensitive, yet often struggles to navigate her own emotions. The resemblance to the character, which Maia calls “eerily similar,” made the creative process seamless, however. “It was really fun,” she recalls. “I had a lot of liberty with what I wanted to write about.”
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Four songs appear on the true colors (from Life Is Strange) EP, which features an mxmtoon original, the heartfelt “in the darkness” plus two inspired covers: Radiohead’s “Creep” and Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun.” More details can be found on the Life is Strange website.
The soundtrack marks the latest in a steady stream of mxmtoon projects—including a full- length album, a graphic novel, and a pair of EPs that bookended 2020. The acclaimed dawn and dusk (Maia’s second and third EPs, respectively) found the artist broadening the scope of her work—exploring new sounds and fuller production, as well as partnering with outside writers, including Carly Rae Jepsen and Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus. Maia has also become a sought-after collaborator, appearing on projects by Ricky Montgomery, G-Flip, and Noah Kahan, among others.
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