Lee Mvtthews is a New Zealand drum n bass duo, who debuted in 2014. They released their debut album Bones in 2019. The lead single from the album, "Takeover", was a hit in New Zealand in 2022, becoming double platinum certified.

Lee Mvtthews
GenresDrum and bass
Years active2014–present
MembersTom Lee, Graham Matthews

Biography edit

Tom Lee was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Christchurch, while Graham Matthews was raised in Tauranga.[1] Both moved to Auckland in 2012, and met at a DJ course at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand. They began collaborating on school projects after finding out that they had similar tastes in music, and in late 2013 began releasing music under the name Joystix.[1][2][3] In 2014, the duo released their debut single, "I Got You".[2] The group changed their name to Lee Matthews, after each members' surname, and decided to change the spelling to Lee Mvtthews, due to the Irish country singer Lee Matthews.[1] In 2017, Lee Mvtthews released their debut extended play Silhouettes.[3]

The group released their debut album Bones in November 2019,[4] winning the Aotearoa Music Award for Best Electronic Artist at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards.[5] In 2020, the band became the first signee to Perth DJ ShockOne's Dark Machine Records in 2020.[6] The album's lead single "Takeover" became a hit in New Zealand in 2022.[7]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
NZ
Artist

[8]
Bones
  • Released: 1 November 2019[9]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Lee Mvtthews
16
Exit
  • Released: 1 March 2024[10]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Lee Mvtthews
7

Extended plays edit

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Silhouettes
  • Released: 24 November 2017[11]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Lee Mvtthews

Singles edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ
[12]
"I Got U" 2014 Non-album singles
"Back 2 Back" 2015
"Stay"
(featuring Omega Levine)
2018
"Inside Out"
(featuring Watson)
"Fool"
"Let Me Go"
(featuring Embher)
"Bones"
(featuring Kaysh)
2019 [A] Bones
"If Only"
"In the Dark"
(featuring Abby Christo)
"Takeover"
(featuring NÜ)
27
"Turning Back" 2020 [B] Non-album singles
"Discipline"
(with Ekko & Sidetrack)
"Don't Say It"
(featuring Prins)
[C]
"Reason"
(with Flowidus)
"In a Moment"
(featuring Watson)
2021 [D]
"Lights Out" / "Control"
"Underground"
(Grafix, Lee Mvtthews, Elipsa)
[E]
"Come Down"
(featuring Prins)
[F]
"Thinkin About"
(ShockOne & Lee Mvtthews)
[G]
"Infinity"
(Freaks & Geeks and Lee Mvtthews)
2022 [H]
"Dice"
(featuring Rachel Leo)
[I]
"Perfect Sky"
(with Futurebound and Asha)
2023 [J]
"Far Gone"
(featuring Degs)
[K] Exit
"Talk to Me" [L]
"Kick the Doors Down"
(with Tiki Taane)
2024 [M]
"Circles"
(featuring Amila)
[N]
"Can't Get Enough"
(featuring Ella Monnery)
[O]

Other charted songs edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot

[28]
"Runaway"
(featuring Amila)
2024 37 Exit

Remixes edit

Title Year Other artists
"6 Figures (Lee Mvtthews Remix)" 2018 Kings
"Harmony (Lee Mvtthews Remix)" 2021 Origin8a & Propa, Benny Page
"All This Time (Lee Mvtthews Remix)" Drax Project
"Futures (Lee Mvtthews Remix)" 2022 Shapeshifter
"Soldiers of Fire (Lee Mvtthews Remix)" 2023 Tiki Taane,Tali

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Bones" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[13]
  2. ^ "Turning Back" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[15]
  3. ^ "Don't Say It" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[16]
  4. ^ "In a Moment" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[17]
  5. ^ "Underground" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[18]
  6. ^ "Come Down" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[19]
  7. ^ "Thinkin About" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[20]
  8. ^ "Infinity" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[21]
  9. ^ "Dice" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[22]
  10. ^ "Perfect Sky" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[23]
  11. ^ "Far Gone" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[24]
  12. ^ "Talk to Me" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[25]
  13. ^ "Kick the Doors Down" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[26]
  14. ^ "Circles" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[27]
  15. ^ "Can't Get Enough" did not enter the Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[28]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Woodnorth, Jess (16 April 2021). "That Was Tom Lee of Lee Mvtthews". Today Club. Podtail. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Newnham, Eleanor (15 May 2019). "Interview: Lee Mvtthews". Radio Burgerfuel. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Lee Mvtthews". Twice the Hype. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ^ Redstall, Shannon (9 November 2019). "Lee Mvtthews debut album Bones". Newshub. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ "BENEE and the Beths win big at the Aotearoa Music Awards". Radio New Zealand. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ Davies, Hayden (2020). "Shockone launches Dark Machine Records, interviews debut signing Lee Mvtthews". Pile Rats. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Lee Mvtthews Release New Single 'Dice'". muzic.net.nz. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ^ Peaks on the NZ Artist Albums Chart:
  9. ^ "Bones by Lee Mvtthews". Apple Music. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Exit by Lee Mvtthews". Spotify. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Silhouettes – EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Discography Lee Mvtthews". Recorded Music NZ. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  14. ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.