Maude Latour

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

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.[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". 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 opened for the U.S. leg of 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

Albums

Title Album details
Sugar Water

EPs

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

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

Headlining

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

Opening act

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

References

  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.
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  6. ^ "Learning how to give back". Young Post. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
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  9. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (June 27, 2019). "Maude Latour Takes a Trip Through the Galaxy With 'Starsick': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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