ALTERNATIVE POP SINGER-SONGWRITER MADILYN MEI & TOUR
July 20 - November 15
Gaining traction as an innovative, singer, songwriter, and visual artist, Madilyn Mei shares a dreamy, wild west-infused new single entitled “At Least I’d Be A Cowboy!” out now via Mercury Records. Listen HERE. Watch the official music video HERE, animated by Kohana Wilson.
The new track rolls like tumbleweed in the wind, with its breezy sing-song melody swept up in rattling percussion, steady claps, and distant echoes of guitar. As a climactic chorus takes hold, the hazy groove bleeds into an utterly hypnotic hook, “I don’t wanna be a self-fulfilling prophecy, but I’ve been here before, it doesn’t end well in my dream. If I were a cowboy, it wouldn’t change a thing, but at least I’d be a cowboy!” The song delicately unfolds as an unshakable and nostalgic anthem evocative of Madilyn’s ever-expanding artistry. At the same time, the accompanying visual translates this vibe to the screen.
About the song, Madilyn commented “”At Least I’d Be A Cowboy!” is about a rodeo clown who longs to be a cowboy. It’s also about trying to cope with feelings of abandonment and trying to find your independence.
I was particularly inspired by Dean Martin’s “My Rifle My Pony and Me.” I wanted to write a song about cowboys, and I also really wanted to attempt that old western call and response style of vocals. Growing up in Arizona, I’ve always loved anything having to do with the old west, and it felt about time I wrote a song using that inspiration.
To me, cowboys represent independence and self-reliance. I was going through a really hard time when I wrote this song, and I wanted to be so independent that my trials couldn’t even phase me. But instead I felt like a lost puppy and a fool. I felt shaken up, afraid and truly alone for the first time ever. The idea of writing a song about being a cowboy felt ridiculous! I couldn’t be any further from the tough lone rangers I’d seen in the movies. So I wrote about a clown who had the same longing as me: to be able to cope with the hard times alone, to be a cowboy.
It’s a very personal song, though I hope others are able to see themselves in the lyrics and interpret it in whatever way fits them!”
It lands in the wake of “What’s Going On?!” Listen HERE. The latter has already gathered over 1 million Spotify streams as well as 625K YouTube views on the official music video. Watch HERE. Plus, the lyric “I am an alien, my rocket ship is human bone and skin” sparked a viral fever on TikTok and Instagram, with over 8,000 uses and countless fan-made animations.
This fall, Madilyn will launch The One Man Circus headline tour, kicking off on September 17 in Tucson, AZ, visiting major markets coast-to-coast, and concluding on November 15 in Dallas, TX. Tickets are on sale now HERE. She will be supported by Rabbitology, Amelia Day, and Scrawny. In the immediate future, she will support AJRon a massive summer amphitheater tour alongside fellow special guests Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Cavetown, Goth Babe, and Valley. It kicks off on July 20 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA, visiting major markets coast-to-coast, and concluding on October 4 at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.
Earlier this year, Madilyn dropped “Poppin Skittles,” which quickly amassed over 1.1 million Spotify streams. Independently, she has impressively reeled in over 100 million streams total.
Now, she amplifies her vision in widescreen with more music to come.
TOUR DATES:
7/20 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/22 Salt Lake City, UT Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
7/24 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
7/26 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7/27 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
7/29 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
7/31 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
8/6 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
8/8 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
8/9 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
10/4 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
THE ONE MAN CIRCUS TOUR DATES:
9/17 Tucson, AZ+
9/19 San Diego, CA+
9/20 Anaheim, CA+
9/21 San Francisco, CA+
9/23 Sacramento, CA+
9/26 Portland, OR+
9/27 Seattle, WA+
9/30 Boise, ID+
10/1 Salt Lake City, UT+
10/3 Denver, CO^
10/15 Minneapolis, MN*
10/17 Chicago, IL*
10/18 Columbus, OH*
10/19 Ann Arbor, MI*
10/22 Toronto, ON*
10/24 Burlington, VT*
10/25 Portland, ME*
10/26 Montreal, QC*
10/29 Boston, MA*
10/31 Brooklyn, NY*
11/1 Philadelphia, PA*
11/2 Washington, D.C.*
11/4 Richmond, VA*
11/5 Carrboro, NC*
11/7 Asheville, NC*
11/8 Atlanta, GA*
11/13 Houston, TX*
11/14 Austin, TX*
11/15 Dallas, TX*
+Rabbitology
^Scrawny
*Amelia Day
ABOUT MADILYN MEI
The artistry of Madilyn Mei encompasses multiple dimensions of sound, sight, and most importantly, connection. Breaking stylistic barriers, her music circulates through a whirlwind of feelings, with theatrical inflection stretching from moments of vulnerability to expressions of vitality. The otherworldly production darkens or brightens the mood to match emotional pitch, embedding relatable feelings within a fantastical framework. The Arizona singer-songwriter stresses intense candor and unabashed honesty, exploring grounded and earthly experiences of anxiety, alienation, identity, loneliness, and love. At the same time, her music blasts off into the embrace of extraterrestrial soundscapes and wondrous visuals, all stemming from a singular mind. At 16-years-old, she released her debut song “Stolen Smiles,” paving the way for “Knotted Constellations” and “The Queen.” Single “Let’s Be Friends” became a fan favorite, building additional buzz, before breaking through with 2022’s “Blue Haired Boy,” which has generated 16.5 million Spotify streams to-date. The latter was the first building block for her debut EP Where No One Knows My Name. In 2023, she maintained her momentum with “The Milk Carton,” which has since amassed 16 million Spotify streams. A series of projects followed, including her full length studio debut To Exist With You [2023], and 2 EPs: Promise You Won’t Scream [2023], and The Bard [2024]. Indicative of her impact, Mei’s fanbase hangs onto every word, going as far as to dress up “fantasy-style” to see her at live shows. It’s no wonder AJR tapped her as support for their 2025 “Somewhere In The Sky Tour.”. Eclipsing over 100 million streams independently and earning critical acclaim, Madilyn Mei fashions a space for these emotions to run free on her forthcoming debut via Mercury Records.