mxmtoon
Maia (born July 9, 2000) known professionally as mxmtoon is an American sin… Read Full Bio ↴Maia (born July 9, 2000) known professionally as mxmtoon is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality from Oakland, California. She is known for singing and playing the ukulele. Her 2018 self-released EP, plum blossom, recorded on her laptop in her parents' guest bedroom, has been streamed over 100 million times. In 2019, she played sold out tours and her debut album the masquerade was released in September.
Recording with GarageBand in her parents' guest bedroom, creating percussion tracks with hair straighteners, Maia began self-releasing songs on YouTube as "mxmtoon" in 2017. After initially attempting to write comedy songs, she began writing songs that embodied her emotions such as "feelings are fatal", which only required a USB microphone and GarageBand. The song currently has over 23 million streams on Spotify. Her 2017 collaboration with Japanese lo-fi producer peachy!, "Falling for U", reached nearly 40 million streams on Spotify by June 2019. Maia began secretly releasing music to the public, but was later compelled to tell her friends and family after experiencing viral success online. In 2018, Maia released her debut EP, plum blossom, which was reviewed by Earmilk, i-D and Hypebeast, and gained more than 100 million streams on Spotify by August 2019. The EP's single "i feel like chet" is a tribute to one of her favorite jazz musicians, Chet Baker.
After high school, Maia took a "gap year" by postponing college to focus on her music. She was planning to study architecture after graduating high school, until her music went viral in April 2018. In November 2018, she announced her "plum blossom tour". Her first tour, initially scheduled for five US shows with fellow Californian singer-songwriter khai dreams in March 2019, sold out, and was extended to include additional concerts in North America and Europe, including opening appearances for bedroom pop YouTuber Cavetown in the United Kingdom. Maia made her first appearance on a billboard in Times Square when Spotify advertised her single "dream of you" for their New Music Friday playlist.
Prior to the release of the masquerade, Spotify announced the release of 21 Days, a music podcast that follows Maia while she works on the album in New York City. Liz Gateley of Spotify praised Maia's online following as well as her social presence, stating that "She obviously has lots of followers already, but that's not enough. The person had to be the right human too, and we felt she had both." The podcast is an eight-episode audio diary that includes interviews with family, friends and collaborators, including the album's producer Cavetown.
Maia's debut studio album the masquerade was released on September 17, 2019. The album peaked at 17 on the US Heatseekers Chart and at 45 on the US Indie Albums Chart. It features "prom dress", a "light and peachy tune" described as "relatable, infectious hook-led pop that speaks to millennials". The single is inspired by experiences from her own big night and deals with social anxiety and the problems that come with being a teen in modern society. The song has been streamed over 30 million times on Spotify, and has been used in 100,000 videos on TikTok. Maia's back catalogue of songs have also received tens of millions of online streams.
Joshua Bote of Paste described the ten-track album as "comforting twee-pop that wrings out genuine pathos from mxmtoon’s internet celebrity". Matt Yuyitung of Exclaim! wrote "[Maia] brings her wry sense of humour and diary-entry lyricism to her debut record, recalling the lo-fi relatability of Frankie Cosmos."
Maia embarked on her sold out "the masquerade Tour" of North America and United Kingdom in September 2019. She released her first graphic novel "The Adventures Of Mxmtoon: The Masquerade" in October 2019. Kirsten Spruch from Billboard wrote, "The novel seamlessly pairs with the album, encapsulating her introverted, teenage tendencies and free-flowing creativity." Gabe Bergado from Teen Vogue described the book "a captivating, charming visual journey that complements the dreamy album." She released an accompanying animated short film for the graphic novel in November 2019.
In November 2019, Maia announced via Twitter that she would be joining American singer-songwriter Lauv for his 2020 summer tour of Asia supporting his album how i'm feeling.
On November 19, 2019, Kobalt Music Group announced that they would be signing mxmtoon to their label under a global publishing deal. This deal will include administration and creative support for current music catalogue and future works. Creative Vice-President at Kobalt, Melissa Emert-Hutner, stated "Maia is truly the voice of her generation; by sharing her beautiful, heartfelt music with the world and growing her brand organically, she exemplifies the DIY spirit and aesthetic that Kobalt embraces." Emily Bines, a senior creative director at Kobalt added "Mxmtoon is exactly the type of forward-thinking creative that we dream about working with at Kobalt. Her vision, matched with her team’s passion to bring it to fruition is unwavering. We will be hearing from Maia for a long time to come."
Maia released the masquerade (the edits) on November 22, 2019. The EP features remixes from songs on the masquerade from names like Chloe Lilac, Alexander 23 and Chloe Moriondo. In November 2019, Dork put Maia on their Hype List of 2020, alongside names like girl in red, Beabadoobee and Maisie Peters.
In December 2019, Maia re-recorded the song "prom dress" in Simlish, the fictional language used in The Sims games, to help promotion. The Simlish version was added to The Sims 4 on December 12, 2019. Maia reacted on Twitter with "countless hours of playing the sims has helped me become fluent in simlish... and guess what?? prom dress was just added to #thesims4 today!" A week later Maia released the music video for "unspoken words", which revolves around her Chinese-American upbringing as well as her relationship with her Chinese grandmother.
Maia released her first single of 2020, "Fever Dream" in January 2020.
Recording with GarageBand in her parents' guest bedroom, creating percussion tracks with hair straighteners, Maia began self-releasing songs on YouTube as "mxmtoon" in 2017. After initially attempting to write comedy songs, she began writing songs that embodied her emotions such as "feelings are fatal", which only required a USB microphone and GarageBand. The song currently has over 23 million streams on Spotify. Her 2017 collaboration with Japanese lo-fi producer peachy!, "Falling for U", reached nearly 40 million streams on Spotify by June 2019. Maia began secretly releasing music to the public, but was later compelled to tell her friends and family after experiencing viral success online. In 2018, Maia released her debut EP, plum blossom, which was reviewed by Earmilk, i-D and Hypebeast, and gained more than 100 million streams on Spotify by August 2019. The EP's single "i feel like chet" is a tribute to one of her favorite jazz musicians, Chet Baker.
After high school, Maia took a "gap year" by postponing college to focus on her music. She was planning to study architecture after graduating high school, until her music went viral in April 2018. In November 2018, she announced her "plum blossom tour". Her first tour, initially scheduled for five US shows with fellow Californian singer-songwriter khai dreams in March 2019, sold out, and was extended to include additional concerts in North America and Europe, including opening appearances for bedroom pop YouTuber Cavetown in the United Kingdom. Maia made her first appearance on a billboard in Times Square when Spotify advertised her single "dream of you" for their New Music Friday playlist.
Prior to the release of the masquerade, Spotify announced the release of 21 Days, a music podcast that follows Maia while she works on the album in New York City. Liz Gateley of Spotify praised Maia's online following as well as her social presence, stating that "She obviously has lots of followers already, but that's not enough. The person had to be the right human too, and we felt she had both." The podcast is an eight-episode audio diary that includes interviews with family, friends and collaborators, including the album's producer Cavetown.
Maia's debut studio album the masquerade was released on September 17, 2019. The album peaked at 17 on the US Heatseekers Chart and at 45 on the US Indie Albums Chart. It features "prom dress", a "light and peachy tune" described as "relatable, infectious hook-led pop that speaks to millennials". The single is inspired by experiences from her own big night and deals with social anxiety and the problems that come with being a teen in modern society. The song has been streamed over 30 million times on Spotify, and has been used in 100,000 videos on TikTok. Maia's back catalogue of songs have also received tens of millions of online streams.
Joshua Bote of Paste described the ten-track album as "comforting twee-pop that wrings out genuine pathos from mxmtoon’s internet celebrity". Matt Yuyitung of Exclaim! wrote "[Maia] brings her wry sense of humour and diary-entry lyricism to her debut record, recalling the lo-fi relatability of Frankie Cosmos."
Maia embarked on her sold out "the masquerade Tour" of North America and United Kingdom in September 2019. She released her first graphic novel "The Adventures Of Mxmtoon: The Masquerade" in October 2019. Kirsten Spruch from Billboard wrote, "The novel seamlessly pairs with the album, encapsulating her introverted, teenage tendencies and free-flowing creativity." Gabe Bergado from Teen Vogue described the book "a captivating, charming visual journey that complements the dreamy album." She released an accompanying animated short film for the graphic novel in November 2019.
In November 2019, Maia announced via Twitter that she would be joining American singer-songwriter Lauv for his 2020 summer tour of Asia supporting his album how i'm feeling.
On November 19, 2019, Kobalt Music Group announced that they would be signing mxmtoon to their label under a global publishing deal. This deal will include administration and creative support for current music catalogue and future works. Creative Vice-President at Kobalt, Melissa Emert-Hutner, stated "Maia is truly the voice of her generation; by sharing her beautiful, heartfelt music with the world and growing her brand organically, she exemplifies the DIY spirit and aesthetic that Kobalt embraces." Emily Bines, a senior creative director at Kobalt added "Mxmtoon is exactly the type of forward-thinking creative that we dream about working with at Kobalt. Her vision, matched with her team’s passion to bring it to fruition is unwavering. We will be hearing from Maia for a long time to come."
Maia released the masquerade (the edits) on November 22, 2019. The EP features remixes from songs on the masquerade from names like Chloe Lilac, Alexander 23 and Chloe Moriondo. In November 2019, Dork put Maia on their Hype List of 2020, alongside names like girl in red, Beabadoobee and Maisie Peters.
In December 2019, Maia re-recorded the song "prom dress" in Simlish, the fictional language used in The Sims games, to help promotion. The Simlish version was added to The Sims 4 on December 12, 2019. Maia reacted on Twitter with "countless hours of playing the sims has helped me become fluent in simlish... and guess what?? prom dress was just added to #thesims4 today!" A week later Maia released the music video for "unspoken words", which revolves around her Chinese-American upbringing as well as her relationship with her Chinese grandmother.
Maia released her first single of 2020, "Fever Dream" in January 2020.
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mxmtoon Lyrics
1 2 I'm getting tired always going to my head Everything I don't…
almost home Just close your eyes Soon we'll be home Fall asleep to the…
asking for a friend Found myself up here Suspended in the air Way too high above…
birdie My name is Birdie But I barely know how to fly I'm…
blame game Oh, I thought That it was the last time That I'd fallen…
blister in the sun When I'm out walkin', I strut my stuff And I'm so…
bon iver Every passing minute Is a thought of you not in it Wishing…
cliché Mmm-mmm, whoa, mmm I walked in to the room and then…
cliché I walked into the room and then i saw your…
coming of age You say I've changed Maybe you should try it too The old…
creep When you were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You'r…
dance I just wanna dance, dance, dance like I'm light on…
Dizzy Standin' in crowds, wearin' pretty pink dresses And puttin' …
dream of you I had a dream about you last night At first I…
every wave Fill your hands with grains of sand In the rocks you'll…
feelings are fatal I'm happy for you I'm smiling for you I'd do anything For yo…
Fever Dream Life's a losing game when you don't play Don't hold your…
first I think we saw it coming It wasn't hard to see The…
Florida Salty tears in the humid skies The sticky heat of Florida…
Frown The trees look cold, all the leaves fell off Maybe I…
Growing Pains Sometimes I wonder whether me when I was younger Would like…
Haze I wanna live out where the sky meets the sea With…
high & dry Throwing empty threats Across at me in passing and I thought…
hong kong Red brick and bamboo towers Line the skyline with much power…
i feel like chet It's really bad I fall too hard One simple chat I've got no…
in the darkness For a long time, I would sit alone and think That…
late nights Late nights are for lonely people Lying awake hardly laying …
Learn To Love You I got a feelin' that I can do anything I can…
lessons Do words lose weight if said too often If not said…
mona lisa I've always played the part of shakespeare I hide behind the…
my ted talk My therapist once asked me If I wanted to be in…
my way And now, the end is near And so I face the…
myrtle ave The day you came around I didn't even notice you Wearing tha…
no faker Okay Do do do, do do do do do do Do do…
Nobody Loves Me I never needed you But now I'm finding that I want…
ok on your own I had to go, I'm sorry I hope you'll understand That even…
plastic pony I bought a ticket to life, rose-colored eyes Made a home…
please don't Please don′t give up on me I know I'm not perfect But…
porcelain My skin is a story With marks and lines, it makes…
prom dress I'm nearing the end of my fourth year I feel like…
quiet motions There's a warmth in the coldness of the room All the…
sad disco (Sad disco) (Sad disco) Friday night and she's bored at hom…
Scales I've been tryna keep the scales in balance Find a way…
seasonal depression I just don't see a whole lot of sun And lately,…
show and tell Lately, it's been getting hard to find the words I'm stuck…
stuck I'm stuck In the middle of two places The more I try…
suffice I keep sitting here waiting for something But I know nothing…
temporary nothing How does it feel To feel nothing at all I wonder I…
the idea of you I don't know if I'm in love with you Or the…
the sideline I can't seem to share my Feelings with you I try but…
unspoken words It wasn't always easy Growing up we had our fights Though we…
untitled We grew apart I watched you from afar As your wings began…
used to you Dum, dum, da da dum dum, dum dum Tell me what…
Victim Of Nostalgia I miss dinner talks and walks around the block with…
wallflower Maybe there's a part of me that wants to be…
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on feelings are fatal
ok I've seen a lot of things about people being the funny friend and stuff but what about that one friend who shows everyone so much love and support and is forgiving and kind and always smiling, and lets not forget the ones who give the best wisdom. I have been labeled these things I give so much yet I cannot take my own advice, I get hurt,betrayed,bullied. Love practically seeps out of my pores, and yet all this bad stuff has happened to me. Still I am not giving up on this war , yeah sure it's gonna hurt and suck and it may feel like i'll never win but I got this! and so do you!
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I believe in you and hey it'll be ok. Listen,
Whatever you may ever be going through or will or have gone through just know life is like a flowing river there is always going to be points where there's rocks that cross your path and sometimes current picks up and everything will be flying by and it maybe stressful but just know it's only temporarily, besides every river always finds its path again and flows. It may seem like it never will but it will and your life your river will always come across leaves or events good or bad and they will flow with you but eventually end so never just focus on that leaf, and you will cross paths with animals like fish squirrels or people in your life sometimes they're only there temporarily or sometimes the fish will flow with your or your close friends will stick with you sometimes they will seem like they disappeared but their still there in the background sometimes something may come up that slows them or you down like a bird or rock but they pull through and you do too. It all depends if you let the obstacles stop you or not. Find your fish(s) keep them close and remember They will always be here for you and they shall flow with you and it may seem like you guys get distant but never worry they'll always be there and come back they'll never leave you. Wi the war I believe in you! You got this! Tons of people are there for you ! I'm here for you! I know how hard it is but keep going! I promise overtime you'll have your happily ever after like everyone else and guess what you will have the best one because you've gone and persevered more than some . You aren't alone you never are or were, you will find your light whether its a person or a thing you will find it/them. They will help you and continue to help in the long run. You could find a thing too and it will be there for you to! It's ok it's ok to cry and feel emotions and its ok to eat its ok to look different or be different it's ok to love anyone want as long as their in legal age and not a child you get what I mean. Everything will be ok so don't give up, everything will play out in the long run I promise. Now enjoy this song, show mxmtoon support she's amazing and her music is even better if its possible, and it's ok to get help it was the hardest thing for me to do but i'm doing it now and i'm getting better i'm winning the war! Now seriously, Go enjoy your life! You got this!