Carter Vail has today released his new video for the track titled ‘Madeline’ via RCA Records. Shot from a world that lies somewhere between the Sun and Quentin Tarantino, ‘Madaline’ has that fresh sound that makes you instantly wonder, “Where the f*ck has that fresh sound been this summer?” Even if that is a stretch, it’s a valid one. This is one of those solid sleeper hits of the summer that stays with us until Christmas.
Carter takes all that makes a song work and mashes it together, builds a quirky character and an endearing video, with the help of a few friends, and makes something memorable. Fellow musicians, take note.
About ‘Madeline’
“Madeline” is Carter’s ode to 2010s indie pop — what he considers to be the “golden age” of the genre. It follows the groove-forward “Stunner” (Carter’s first release with RCA Records) from earlier this summer and a standout debut performance at Lollapalooza, which garnered attention from Rolling Stone and the Chicago Sun-Times.
This all comes on the heels of a banner year for Carter, from the viral success of the Bossa-nova-inspired absurdist bop “Dirt Man”, which garnered over 30M views across platforms and led to a combined audience of 2M followers on Instagram and TikTok, to the release of his sophomore LP 100 Cowboys.
The album was acclaimed by the New York Times, NPR Music, Hypebeast, Ones To Watch, and Rolling Stone, who praised his “airtight instrumentation and sharp melodies” that “have given him the reputation of creating bops out of thin air.” He also appeared on The Zach Sang Show and was praised by Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, who called him one of his “favorite new artists.”
LINKS:
https://www.cartervail.com/
https://cartervail.lnk.to/Madeline