Maude Latour Explained

Maude Latour
Birth Name:Maude Latour
Birth Date:8 October 1999
Birth Place:Sweden
Alma Mater:Columbia University
Years Active:2018–present
Father:Almar Latour
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Label:Warner Records

Maude Latour (born October 8, 1999)[1] is an American singer-songwriter.[2]

Early life and education

Latour was born in Sweden.[3] Her father is Almar Latour, former executive editor and current publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones & Company, and her mother is a journalist for S&P Global.[4] She lived in New York City, London, and attended Hong Kong International School before attending the Brearley School in Manhattan.[5] [6] Latour graduated from Columbia University in 2022 as a philosophy major.[7]

Career

Latour began songwriting at 15 and uploading her music to Spotify at 17. She released her first EP, High School High, in 2018. It has since been taken off streaming platforms. She released her second EP, Starsick, in 2019, which includes songs such as “Superfruit”, “Shoot and Run”, and “Lovesick”.[8] [9] Latour wrote one of her most streamed songs "Shoot and Run" for a school project her senior year of high school.[10]

Latour is currently signed to Warner Records. She released her breakout single, "One More Weekend"[11] in July 2020 and it has amassed over 37 million streams on Spotify. Latour released her second EP Strangers Forever in October 2021[12] and in the spring of 2022 she headlined her first tour, performing in 13 cities across North America.

In 2022, Latour released singles "Headphones",[13] [14] "Lola",[15] and "Trees". She performed at Lollapalooza in July 2022.[16] [17] Ahead of the festival, she released a new single, "Probabilities".[18] [19] In addition to headlining her "What is This Feeling?" tour, Latour performed at multiple music festivals in the fall, including Austin City Limits Music Festival, All Things Go Fall Classic, and Music Midtown.

On September 16, 2022, Latour shared on Instagram that she covered Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" for the 2022 Netflix film Do Revenge.[20] [21] Three days later, Latour announced her newest EP, 001, was to be released on September 30, 2022.[22] On 001, 2 new songs were released, "001" and "Living It". On December 9, 2022, a new song "Reality television" was added to 001.

In 2023, Latour released singles "Heaven", "Lunch", and "I am not the sun", which were all included on EP Twin Flame released on June 9.[23] [24] [25] [26]

In 2024, Latour released "Too Slow", "Cursed Romantics", "Comedown", and "Whirlpool" in March, May, June, and August respectively.[27] [28] Her debut album, Sugar Water, was released on August 16, 2024.[29] The album received positive reviews from major publications. Rolling Stone highlighted her as an "Artist You Need to Know" and praised the album's exploration of existential themes.[30] PopMatters commended it for its lyrical depth and emotional resonance,[31] while Earmilk described it as a dynamic and genre-blending project, stating that Latour "deserves infinite roses" for her innovative approach to pop music.[32] She is scheduled to open all U.S. shows for Fletcher's In Search of the Antidote Tour in Fall 2024.[33]

Personal life

Latour described herself as a "fluid bi girl" in 2022.[34]

Discography

EPs

TitleDetails
Starsick
  • Released: November 15, 2019
Strangers Forever
  • Released: October 29, 2021
001
  • Released: September 30, 2022
Twin Flame
  • Released: June 9, 2023

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Furniture"2020Strangers Forever
"One More Weekend"
"Block Your Number"
"Walk Backwards"2021
"Clean"
"Headphones"2022001
"Lola"
"Trees"
"Probabilities"
"Cyclone"
"Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge")"
"Heaven"2023Twin Flame
"Lunch"
"I am not the sun"
"Too Slow"2024Sugar Water
"Cursed Romantics"
"Comedown"
"Whirlpool"

Tours

Headlining

Opening act

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imber . Louise . 2023-10-12 . Happy birthday, dear Maude: Latour rings in 24 with dazzling performance . 2024-05-13 . The Daily Northwestern.
  2. News: Holtermann . Callie . July 15, 2022 . Maude Latour, a Columbia Student, Makes Existential Pop . en-US . . July 18, 2022 . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Lane . Lexi . 2019-12-06 . Interview: Maude Latour Talks New EP and Her University Life . July 18, 2022 . Atwood Magazine . en-US.
  4. Web site: S&P Global Market Intelligence . July 27, 2022 . www.spglobal.com . en-us.
  5. Web site: Brearley School 2020 Spring Bulletin old by The Brearley School - Issuu . July 18, 2022 . issuu.com . May 4, 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: Learning how to give back . July 27, 2022 . Young Post. April 26, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Eftimiu . Ariana . Maude Latour, CC '22, says goodbye to Columbia as she stares stardom in the face . May 16, 2022 . July 18, 2022 . Columbia Daily Spectator.
  8. Web site: November 15, 2019 . Maude Latour Debuts a Stellar EP: 'Starsick.' A Track by Track Review. . 2022-07-18 . Arts + Culture . en-US.
  9. Spruch . Kirsten . June 27, 2019 . Maude Latour Takes a Trip Through the Galaxy With 'Starsick': Exclusive . July 18, 2022 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: Magazine . U. P. . 2021-10-14 . Artist Spotlight: Maude Latour . 2024-02-02 . UP Magazine . en.
  11. Web site: Kitto . Ben . July 25, 2020 . Maude Latour has dropped her latest single 'One More Weekend' . July 18, 2022 . RIOT . en-US.
  12. Web site: Jacobson . Abby . May 16, 2022 . Alt-Pop Icon Maude Latour Announces Fall 2022 Tour . July 18, 2022 . Beyond The Stage Magazine . en-US.
  13. Mier . Tomás . February 18, 2022 . Maude Latour Learns to Love Her Post-Breakup Self in 'Headphones' Video . July 18, 2022 . . en-US.
  14. News: Grazado . Emma . February 21, 2022 . Maude Latour, 'Headphones' . en . NPR . July 18, 2022.
  15. Web site: Crowley . Erin . April 13, 2022 . Maude Latour shares wholesome new song "Lola" . July 18, 2022 . // MELODIC Magazine . en-US.
  16. Dailey . Hannah . April 27, 2022 . Lollapalooza's Daily Schedule Is Here: See When Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More Are Playing . 2022-07-18 . . en-US.
  17. Mims . Taylor . March 22, 2022 . Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More to Headline Lollapalooza 2022 . 2022-07-18 . . en-US.
  18. News: Siatkowski . Abigail . July 23, 2022 . Weekend Playlist: New Music from Billie Eilish, Panic! At The Disco and Maude Latour . July 23, 2022 . . en-US.
  19. Web site: Campbell . Erica . July 22, 2022 . Maude Latour shares ethereal new track 'Probabilities' ahead of Lollapalooza debut . July 23, 2022 . . en-GB.
  20. Web site: maude latour on Instagram: "i covered Kids in America for the movie "Do Revenge" out on @netflix ❤️got to be all cute and fancy at the premiere and meet some people i look up to and now my EP officially comes out in 2 weeks and then i start my tour and those are crazy things!!!!!! go to my bio for all that cute stuff " . September 23, 2022 . . en.
  21. Web site: Maude Latour - Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge") . . September 15, 2022 . en . 2022-09-23.
  22. Web site: maude latour on Instagram: "my EP "001" drops next friday sept 30th. it's everything to me and it's everything i am right now. presave in my bio and i'll see u on tour. pics by my idol @annakoblish" . 2022-09-24 . Instagram . en.
  23. Web site: Koh . Vanessa . 2023-02-18 . Maude Latour Returns with Lovestruck New Single . 2023-06-16 . Pop Nerd Lounge . en-US.
  24. Web site: Vigil . Dom . 2023-03-24 . Maude Latour Lunch . 2023-06-16 . Prelude Press . en-US.
  25. Web site: Bloch . Rebecca . 2023-05-05 . Rising Alt Pop Star Maude Latour on Her Newest Single "I am not the sun" . 2023-06-16 . Unpublished . en-US.
  26. Web site: Vigil . Dom . 2023-06-11 . Maude Latour Twin Flame . 2023-06-16 . Prelude Press . en-US.
  27. Web site: Campbell . Erica . March 29, 2024 . Maude Latour's 'Too Slow' Is a Vibrant Teenage Dream . May 17, 2024 . Paper.
  28. Web site: Staff . B.-Sides . 2024-05-17 . LISTEN: New Music Roundup 05/17/2024 . 2024-05-17 . B-Sides . en-US.
  29. Web site: Lator . Maude . June 14, 2024 . can't believe i'm typing this rn. my debut album "Sugar Water" drops august 16. i love you all so much. . June 15, 2024 . X.
  30. Web site: Mier . Tomás . September 19, 2024 . Maude Latour Explores Death and Tolstoy — While Serving ‘Main-Character’ Pop Anthems . September 21, 2024 . Rolling Stone.
  31. Web site: Rachel R. Carroll . August 16, 2024 . Maude Latour: Sugar Water (Album Review) . September 21, 2024 . PopMatters.
  32. Web site: EARMILK Staff . August 19, 2024 . For Sugar Water, Maude Latour Deserves Infinite Roses . September 21, 2024 . EARMILK.
  33. Web site: White . Logan . 2024-03-15 . FLETCHER announces U.S. leg of "In Search of the Antidote Tour" . 2024-05-17 . Substream Magazine . en-US.
  34. News: Park . Kelly . Maude Latour Is the Artist Helping Us Embrace Love in All Its Forms [Q&A] ]. December 3, 2023 . . April 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231103190114/https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/maude-latour-interview-lola . November 3, 2023.
  35. Web site: merch.maudelatour.com . . 2024 . RedStarMerchandise . . October 3, 2024 .

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