Make plans to join us at Grimey’s on Saturday, September 5th at 12:00 PM (noon) as we celebrate the release of Medium Build’s new album, King of Having Fun. Medium Build will join us for a special instore performance & record signing the day after his album drops! King of Having Fun is available to preorder now on vinyl and CD. Those who preorder a copy of the album for local, event pickup will receive a signing wristband with their preorder. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event. (Wristbands are not required for kids 12 & under if attending with a wristband-holding adult.) You can read more about our record release celebration with Medium Build on our site here.

Medium Build’s Nick Carpenter never planned for a career as a singer-songwriter to take him to great heights. But when it did — an ascent made possible on the merits of his razor-sharp and fearlessly reflective tunes, electrifying performances, and acerbic, hilarious wit — he certainly wasn’t prepared to end up so close to the edge.

Now, on the heels of his breakthrough 2024 album Country, years of relentless touring under increasingly brighter lights and bigger stages, and recovery from the subsequent fallout that often follows fame, comes King of Having Fun, Medium Build’s most cohesive, extroverted, and joyful record yet. An album made not in an isolated bedroom like much of his past work but live in a studio with his closest friends and collaborators, it is fueled by a fresh rock-and-roll energy paired with the artist’s familiar lo-fi-meets-indie-and-country sound yet still driven by the biting lyrical insight and potent self-examination that has endeared Carpenter to throngs of fans worldwide. Sure to bring Medium Build to a whole new level of stardom through its sheer sonic power and songwriting prowess, King of Having Fun is the sound of a fractured soul picking up the pieces out of the darkness of rock-bottom and rediscovering real love — for others, for joy, and for oneself.

Medium Build’s King of Having Fun is available to preorder here on vinyl and CD for local event pickup. Preorders + wristbands may be picked up at Grimey’s on Saturday, September 5th, the day of our event with Medium Build.

Preorders are limited to a total of TWO total (2) per customer / household. For each album preordered, you’ll receive a wristband such that 1 LP preordered = 1 wristband, 2 CDs preordered = 2 wristbands. All who place preorders in advance will receive an email with preorder pickup and event details on or by the day before our Medium Build event.

This preorder is NOT AVAILABLE FOR MAIL ORDER. LOCAL PICKUP IS REQUIRED. Thanks for understanding!

*Preorders for store pickup will be held for three months after release date. Please pick up your King of Having Fun preorder no later than December 5th, 2026.