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MXMTOON
shares new single
‘VICTIM OF NOSTALGIA’
+ New album
RISING
out May 20th
on AWAL
+ First ever Australian Tour
October 2022
On Sale Now
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Photo Credit: Brett Warren
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“…a Bedroom Pop Empire in the Making”
– THE NEW YORK TIMES
“mxmtoon is an 18-year old singer-songwriter from Oakland who’s amassed a sizable following on Twitter and YouTube on the strength of her endearingly intimate presence”
– NPR
“The internet belongs to mxmtoon”
– i-D
“Hyper-relatable tunes from YouTube sensation turned pop star”
– NME
“Hooking into online culture with her diary-like lyricism, Maia crafts twinkling gems”
– DIY
“…an absolutely killer mid-tempo melody that’s a little reminiscent of Billie Eilish — but no matter what name she’s working under, ,mxmtoon/Maia is fully her own artist.”
– VARIETY
“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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mxmtoon is releasing her new album rising on May 20th, it’s a triumphant return and shows a new, more dynamic and highly danceable side of the 21-year-old artist. It’s hard to believe only four years have passed since Maia’s self-made songs and videos began shaping a new sort of star through mxmtoon. But at least two of those years have, of course, passed like decades, each packed with enough worry and woe and loss and hope to catalyse ageing at large. And so it goes with rising, mxmtoon’s bold and compelling and wise second album, a 12-song set that looks at the hardest lessons of these recent dark days and opts to surge forward through triumphs of pop-and-disco confessionalism.
Today she is back with another song titled ‘victim of nostalgia‘ a song which examines time and how quickly it moves without us even realising until it’s too late. mxmtoon tells us “A lot of us have fallen victim to that feeling that time moves too quickly. I feel like I blinked one afternoon and suddenly found myself fully cemented in adulthood, wildly unprepared to take on the future and desperately wishing I could go back in time. “victim of nostalgia” is about missing the blind optimism and warmth that’s so much easier to experience when you’re younger. Wanting to escape back into a time when your worries weren’t so pervasive. Looking into the future can be daunting, and I know I’ve personally really struggled with how fast years can feel in the grand scheme of things. I hope one day it’ll feel easier to accept the passage of time, but for now I definitely find myself as a victim of nostalgia.”
Already released songs ‘sad disco‘ and ‘mona lisa‘ gives fans an exciting preview of the musical journey mxmtoon is embarking on. This is the music she needed to make and hear after those years that felt like decades, after growing enough to know this is what other people might need, too. These songs collectively argue that growth is never done, that rising is just one of many restarts and beginnings to come.
The album rising will be supported by her first ever Australian tour playing all ages venues in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Maia says on coming to Australia: “i’m so excited to be able to come to australia this october! i’ve been wanting to play shows there for so long and it feels crazy that it’s finally able to happen. i am scared of the bugs though, i heard they are really big, so i may need some help :)”
For tour and ticket information please visit HERE
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Tour Dates
Tuesday 4th October – Recital Centre, Melbourne
Thursday 6th October – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Sunday 9th October – Triffid, Brisbane
Tuesday 11th October – The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Tickets HERE on sale now
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mxmtoon ‘victim of nostalgia’ – OUT NOW
mxmtoon – rising – pre-save here
rising
Tracklisting
1. mona lisa
2. learn to love you
3. victim of nostalgia
4. sad disco
5. frown
6. florida
7. scales
8. growing pains
9. dizzy
10. haze
11. dance (end of the world)
12. coming of age
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BIO
At 21, singer-songwriter mxmtoon (aka Maia) stands tall as one of the brightest and most engaging voices of her generation. Known for her dreamy 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.
Since her debut album, she has released an EP for the Life is Strange: True Colors franchise, the soundtrack marked the latest in a steady stream of mxmtoon projects—including a full-length album, podcast, one graphic novel, and a pair of EPs titled dawn and dusk. 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.
As her platform continues to grow, Maia frequently speaks to an array of issues that are close to her heart, including Black Lives Matter, mental health awareness, the environment, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Maia’s fan base is certainly passionate, as evidenced by her streaming and social numbers—both of which are staggering when one takes into account her DIY approach. mxmtoon’s self-released music averages 1.5 million streams daily across all DSPs, while her songs have amassed an astonishing 930 million cumulative streams on Spotify. Across her social media platforms, Maia engages with more than eight million combined followers, including 2.7 million fans on TikTok. Her Instagram profile is close to surpassing one million followers, while her YouTube channel boasts over 875,000 subscribers.
Now in news that is sure to excite fans around the world, mxmtoon has been working on new music which will be released in 2022.
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