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Maude Latour

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Maude Latour
Latour in 2023
Born
Maude Latour

(1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 (age 25)
Sweden
Alma materColumbia University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
FatherAlmar Latour
Musical career
LabelsWarner Records
Websitemaudelatour.com

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

Early life and education

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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

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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.[2] Latour released her second EP Strangers Forever in October 2021[12] and in the spring of 2022 she headlined her first tour,[3] performing in 13 cities across North America.

In 2022, Latour released singles "Headphones",[13][14] "Lola",[15] and "Trees".[12] 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". Later 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

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

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Sugar Water

EPs

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

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Furniture" 2020 Strangers Forever
"One More Weekend"
"Block Your Number"
"Walk Backwards" 2021
"Clean"
"Headphones" 2022 001
"Lola"
"Trees"
"Probabilities"
"Cyclone"
"Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge")" Non-album single
"Heaven" 2023 Twin Flame
"Lunch"
"I am not the sun"
"Too Slow" 2024 Sugar Water
"Cursed Romantics"
"Comedown"
"Whirlpool"

Tours

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Headlining

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  • What Is This Feeling? Tour (2022)
  • Twin Flame Tour (2023)
  • The Sugar Water Tour (2025)

Opening act

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  • Fletcher – In Search of the Antidote Tour (2024)

References

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  1. ^ Imber, Louise (October 12, 2023). "Happy birthday, dear Maude: Latour rings in 24 with dazzling performance". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Holtermann, Callie (July 15, 2022). "Maude Latour, a Columbia Student, Makes Existential Pop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Lane, Lexi (December 6, 2019). "Interview: Maude Latour Talks New EP and Her University Life". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "S&P Global Market Intelligence". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brearley School 2020 Spring Bulletin old by The Brearley School - Issuu". issuu.com. May 4, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Learning how to give back". Young Post. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Eftimiu, Ariana (May 16, 2022). "Maude Latour, CC '22, says goodbye to Columbia as she stares stardom in the face". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Maude Latour Debuts a Stellar EP: 'Starsick.' A Track by Track Review". Arts + Culture. November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (June 27, 2019). "Maude Latour Takes a Trip Through the Galaxy With 'Starsick': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  10. ^ Magazine, U. P. (October 14, 2021). "Artist Spotlight: Maude Latour". UP Magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Kitto, Ben (July 25, 2020). "Maude Latour has dropped her latest single 'One More Weekend'". RIOT. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Jacobson, Abby (May 16, 2022). "Alt-Pop Icon Maude Latour Announces Fall 2022 Tour". Beyond The Stage Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Mier, Tomás (February 18, 2022). "Maude Latour Learns to Love Her Post-Breakup Self in 'Headphones' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  14. ^ Grazado, Emma (February 21, 2022). "Maude Latour, 'Headphones'". NPR. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  15. ^ Crowley, Erin (April 13, 2022). "Maude Latour shares wholesome new song "Lola"". // MELODIC Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  16. ^ Dailey, Hannah (April 27, 2022). "Lollapalooza's Daily Schedule Is Here: See When Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More Are Playing". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Mims, Taylor (March 22, 2022). "Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More to Headline Lollapalooza 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  18. ^ Siatkowski, Abigail (July 23, 2022). "Weekend Playlist: New Music from Billie Eilish, Panic! At The Disco and Maude Latour". Los Angeles. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  19. ^ Campbell, Erica (July 22, 2022). "Maude Latour shares ethereal new track 'Probabilities' ahead of Lollapalooza debut". NME. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  20. ^ "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 🥰"". Instagram. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  21. ^ "Maude Latour - Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge")". YouTube. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  22. ^ "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"". Instagram. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  23. ^ Koh, Vanessa (February 18, 2023). "Maude Latour Returns with Lovestruck New Single". Pop Nerd Lounge. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Vigil, Dom (March 24, 2023). "Maude Latour Lunch". Prelude Press. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  25. ^ Bloch, Rebecca (May 5, 2023). "Rising Alt Pop Star Maude Latour on Her Newest Single "I am not the sun"". Unpublished. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  26. ^ Vigil, Dom (June 11, 2023). "Maude Latour Twin Flame". Prelude Press. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  27. ^ Campbell, Erica (March 29, 2024). "Maude Latour's 'Too Slow' Is a Vibrant Teenage Dream". Paper. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  28. ^ Staff, B.-Sides (May 17, 2024). "LISTEN: New Music Roundup 05/17/2024". B-Sides. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  29. ^ a b 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". X. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  30. ^ Mier, Tomás (September 19, 2024). "Maude Latour Explores Death and Tolstoy — While Serving 'Main-Character' Pop Anthems". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  31. ^ Rachel R. Carroll (August 16, 2024). "Maude Latour: Sugar Water (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  32. ^ EARMILK Staff (August 19, 2024). "For Sugar Water, Maude Latour Deserves Infinite Roses". EARMILK. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  33. ^ White, Logan (March 15, 2024). "FLETCHER announces U.S. leg of "In Search of the Antidote Tour"". Substream Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  34. ^ Park, Kelly (April 8, 2022). "Maude Latour Is the Artist Helping Us Embrace Love in All Its Forms [Q&A]". Ones to Watch. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  35. ^ "merch.maudelatour.com". RedStarMerchandise. 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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