Matthew Mayfield
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Matthew Mayfield | |
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Background information | |
Born | April 9, 1983 |
Origin | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Genres | Rock, acoustic |
Associated acts | Moses Mayfield |
Website | matthewmayfield |
Matthew Mayfield is an American singer and songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield, which disbanded in 2008,[1] Mayfield has moved on to a solo career. He announced the release of his debut EP, titled The Fire EP on August 25, 2008.[2]
Not long after the band broke up, lead singer Matthew Mayfield started playing shows centered on the Birmingham, Alabama area, usually solo acoustic but occasionally with a new backing band. Within a year, he independently released an album of acoustic songs, including acoustic versions of songs that previously appeared on . He also revealed that Moses Mayfield broke up mainly due to disagreements with the record label.
Discography[]
Between 2009 and 2010, Mayfield released five additional EPs (each one with a free song) : "Five Chances Remain Hers" on July 27, 2009,[3] "Maybe Next Christmas" on December 21, 2009,[4] "Breathe Out In Black" on February 9, 2010,[5] "Man-Made Machines" on March 16, 2010,[6] and "You're Not Home" on April 17, 2010.[7] After the 2010 SXSW Music and Media Conference, the music analytics website Next Big Sound ranked Mayfield at No. 6 in its top ten list of the artists with the fastest growing buzz at the event.[8] In 2010, Mayfield independently released his first full-length studio album, Now You're Free. With the release of the album, Mayfield has toured with such artists as Needtobreathe and Will Hoge.
EPs[]
Independent releases:
- The Fire EP (2008)
- Seasons In Our Dreams
- Dead To You (free song [9])
- By Your Side
- The Devil Within
- First In Line
- Razorblade
- Element
- As Long As You're Not Leaving
- Five Chances Remain Hers (2009)
- Open Road
- Her Name Was December
- Lives Entwined
- Timeless Art
- Better
- Wrapped In Rain
- Maybe Next Christmas (2009)
- Maybe Next Christmas (free song [10])
- So Long, So Long
- Her Name Was December
- Better (Kensington Rd. Sessions) (free song [10])
- Fact or Fable (Kensington Rd. Sessions)
- Old Friend
- Virginia Gray
- Breathe Out In Black (2010)
- Can't Change My Mind (free song [11])
- Simple
- Breathe Out In Black
- Ease Your Mind
- Revelation (Live)
- Man-Made Machines (2010)
- Man-Made Machines (free song [12])
- Safe & Sound
- A Cycle
- Who Am I
- Golden Opportunity
- You're Not Home (2010)
- The Last Ride
- Missed Me
- Fire Escape (free song [7])
- Still Alive
- Out on Our Own
- Irons in the Fire (2013)
- In or Out
- Look Me in the Eye
- Miles & Miles
- Tonight (Remastered)
- Follow You Down
- Fire Escape (Catherine Marks Remix) [feat. John Paul White]
- Miles & Miles (Acoustic + Strings)
- Fire Escape (Remastered)
Studio albums[]
- Now You're Free (2011)
- Come Back Home
- Missed Me
- Fire Escape
- Man-Made Machines
- Now You're Free
- Element
- Ghost
- A Cycle
- Tonight
- Can't Change My Mind
- Grow Old With You
- Now You're Free LP (2011) (Different track order)
- Missed Me
- Ghost
- Come Back Home
- Now You're Free
- A Cycle
- Grow Old With You
- Fire Escape
- Man-Made Machines
- Element
- Tonight
- Can't Change My Mind
- A Banquet for Ghosts (2012)
- Ain't Much More To Say
- Take What I Can Get
- Cold Winds
- Track You Down
- Heart In Wire
- I Don't Know You At All
- A Banquet For Ghosts
- Carry Me
- Always Be You
- Beautiful
- Safe And Sound
- Wild Eyes (2015)
- Wild Eyes
- Mess of a Man
- Better Off Forgiven
- Ride Away
- On Your Knees
- Why We Try (feat. Chelsea Lankes)
- Tidal Wave
- Quiet Lies
- How To Breathe
- Settle Down (feat. Amy Stroup)
- Recoil (2016)
- History
- Raw Diamond Ring
- Indigo
- Turncoat
- God's Fault
- Warfare on Repeat
- Merry Go Round
- Wolf in Your Darkest Room
- Wreckage
- Show Me
- Long Way Down
- Gun Shy (2019)
- Gun Shy
- Our Winds
- S.H.A.M.E.
- Fall Behind
- Best of Me
- Broken Clocks
- Keep My Distance
- Blackballed
- Table For One
- When The Walls Break
- Simple
Press[]
- A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield - Birmingham Magazine
- Matthew Mayfield's 'The Fire EP' Delivers Refreshing Sound - The Samford Crimson
- Choice Cuts In Depth: Matthew Mayfield - Indie-Music.com
- Artist Interview – Matthew Mayfield – Birmingham rocker describes rugged life on the road - EarToTheGround Music
References[]
- ^ Whitley, Carla Jean (2008), "A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield", Birmingham Magazine, archived from the original on January 6, 2009
- ^ "Matthew Mayfield (twitter.com/matthewmayfield& | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. April 5, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Five Chances Remain Hers - EP by Matthew Mayfield". itunes.apple.com. July 27, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "You're Not Home EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Brenna Ehrlich 51 (March 23, 2010). "The Most Popular SXSW Music Acts by Social Media Buzz [STATS]". Mashable.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "The Fire EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Maybe Next Christmas EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "Breathe Out in Black EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "Man-Made Machines EP". Matthew Mayfield. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
External links[]
- Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama
- American rock guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American rock singers
- American singer-songwriters
- American rock songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Songwriters from Alabama
- Guitarists from Alabama
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American guitarists
- 21st-century male singers