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Matthew Mayfield

{{Short description|American musician}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2018}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Matthew Mayfield

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| background = solo_singer

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|04|09}}

| origin = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

| genre = Rock, acoustic

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| associated_acts = Moses Mayfield

| website = {{URL|matthewmayfield.com}}

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Matthew Mayfield is an American singer and songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield, which disbanded in 2008,{{citation|last=Whitley |first=Carla Jean |year=2008 |title=A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield |journal=Birmingham Magazine |url=http://bhammag.com/bhammag/onlineonly4.aspx |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106010444/http://bhammag.com/bhammag/onlineonly4.aspx |archivedate=January 6, 2009 }} Mayfield has moved on to a solo career. He announced the release of his debut EP, titled The Fire EP on August 25, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/matthewmayfieldmusic |title=Matthew Mayfield (twitter.com/matthewmayfield& | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date=April 5, 2011 |accessdate=November 17, 2011}}

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 The Inside. 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,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/five-chances-remain-hers-ep/323907504 |title=iTunes - Music - Five Chances Remain Hers - EP by Matthew Mayfield |publisher=iTunes |date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=November 17, 2011}} "Maybe Next Christmas" on December 21, 2009,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-next-christmas/id360387320 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161427/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-next-christmas/id360387320 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |date= |access-date=November 17, 2011}} "Breathe Out In Black" on February 9, 2010,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe-out-in-black-ep/id355181628 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161437/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe-out-in-black-ep/id355181628 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |date= February 8, 2010|access-date=November 17, 2011}} "Man-Made Machines" on March 16, 2010,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mad-made-machines-ep/id361591826 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161447/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mad-made-machines-ep/id361591826 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |date= |access-date=November 17, 2011}} and "You're Not Home" on April 17, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/yourenothome.html |title=You're Not Home EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304093701/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/yourenothome.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|author=Brenna Ehrlich 51 |url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/23/sxsw-music-acts-buzz/ |title=The Most Popular SXSW Music Acts by Social Media Buzz [STATS] |publisher=Mashable.com |date=March 23, 2010 |accessdate=November 17, 2011}} 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. In 2024, he provided vocals for "The Ballad of the Witches' Road (True Crime Version)" for the soundtrack of the Disney+ series Agatha All Along.

=EPs=

Independent releases:

  • The Fire EP (2008)
  1. Seasons In Our Dreams
  2. Dead To You (free song {{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/thefire.html |title=The Fire EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304093732/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/thefire.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }})
  3. By Your Side
  4. The Devil Within
  5. First In Line
  6. Razorblade
  7. Element
  8. As Long As You're Not Leaving
  • Five Chances Remain Hers (2009)
  1. Open Road
  2. Her Name Was December
  3. Lives Entwined
  4. Timeless Art
  5. Better
  6. Wrapped In Rain
  • Maybe Next Christmas (2009)
  1. Maybe Next Christmas (free song {{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/maybenextchristmas.html |title=Maybe Next Christmas EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122051219/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/maybenextchristmas.html |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }})
  2. So Long, So Long
  3. Her Name Was December
  4. Better (Kensington Rd. Sessions) (free song )
  5. Fact or Fable (Kensington Rd. Sessions)
  6. Old Friend
  7. Virginia Gray
  • Breathe Out In Black (2010)
  1. Can't Change My Mind (free song {{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/breatheoutinblack.html |title=Breathe Out in Black EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122045704/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/breatheoutinblack.html |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }})
  2. Simple
  3. Breathe Out In Black
  4. Ease Your Mind
  5. Revelation (Live)
  • Man-Made Machines (2010)
  1. Man-Made Machines (free song {{cite web |url=http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/manmademachines.html |title=Man-Made Machines EP |publisher=Matthew Mayfield |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122052352/http://www.matthewmayfield.com/album/manmademachines.html |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }})
  2. Safe & Sound
  3. A Cycle
  4. Who Am I
  5. Golden Opportunity
  • You're Not Home (2010)
  1. The Last Ride
  2. Missed Me
  3. Fire Escape (free song )
  4. Still Alive
  5. Out on Our Own
  • Irons in the Fire (2013)
  1. In or Out
  2. Look Me in the Eye
  3. Miles & Miles
  4. Tonight (Remastered)
  5. Follow You Down
  6. Fire Escape (Catherine Marks Remix) [feat. John Paul White]
  7. Miles & Miles (Acoustic + Strings)
  8. Fire Escape (Remastered)

=Studio albums=

  • Now You're Free (2011)
  1. Come Back Home
  2. Missed Me
  3. Fire Escape
  4. Man-Made Machines
  5. Now You're Free
  6. Element
  7. Ghost
  8. A Cycle
  9. Tonight
  10. Can't Change My Mind
  11. Grow Old With You
  • Now You're Free LP (2011) (Different track order)
  1. Missed Me
  2. Ghost
  3. Come Back Home
  4. Now You're Free
  5. A Cycle
  6. Grow Old With You
  7. Fire Escape
  8. Man-Made Machines
  9. Element
  10. Tonight
  11. Can't Change My Mind
  • A Banquet for Ghosts (2012)
  1. Ain't Much More To Say
  2. Take What I Can Get
  3. Cold Winds
  4. Track You Down
  5. Heart In Wire
  6. I Don't Know You At All
  7. A Banquet For Ghosts
  8. Carry Me
  9. Always Be You
  10. Beautiful
  11. Safe And Sound
  • Wild Eyes (2015)
  1. Wild Eyes
  2. Mess of a Man
  3. Better Off Forgiven
  4. Ride Away
  5. On Your Knees
  6. Why We Try (feat. Chelsea Lankes)
  7. Tidal Wave
  8. Quiet Lies
  9. How To Breathe
  10. Settle Down (feat. Amy Stroup)
  • Recoil (2016)
  1. History
  2. Raw Diamond Ring
  3. Indigo
  4. Turncoat
  5. God's Fault
  6. Warfare on Repeat
  7. Merry Go Round
  8. Wolf in Your Darkest Room
  9. Wreckage
  10. Show Me
  11. Long Way Down
  • Gun Shy (2019)
  1. Gun Shy
  2. Our Winds
  3. S.H.A.M.E.
  4. Fall Behind
  5. Best of Me
  6. Broken Clocks
  7. Keep My Distance
  8. Blackballed
  9. Table For One
  10. When The Walls Break
  11. Simple

Press

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106010444/http://bhammag.com/bhammag/onlineonly4.aspx A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield] - Birmingham Magazine
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090301010600/http://media.www.samfordcrimson.com/media/storage/paper1166/news/2008/10/15/Expressions/Matthew.Mayfields.the.Fire.Ep.Delivers.Refreshing.Sound-3488149.shtml Matthew Mayfield's 'The Fire EP' Delivers Refreshing Sound] - The Samford Crimson
  • [http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8225 Choice Cuts In Depth: Matthew Mayfield] - Indie-Music.com
  • [http://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2013/09/16/artist-interview-matthew-mayfield-birmingham-rocker-describes-rugged-life-on-the-road/ Artist Interview – Matthew Mayfield – Birmingham rocker describes rugged life on the road] - EarToTheGround Music

References

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External links

  • [http://www.matthewmayfield.com/ Official Matthew Mayfield Site]
  • [http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/matthewmayfieldnewalbum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115000/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/matthewmayfieldnewalbum |date=September 24, 2015 }}

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