Lee Mvtthews is a New Zealand drum and 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 triple platinum certified.
Biography
Tom Lee was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Christchurch, while Graham Matthews was raised in Tauranga. 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. In 2014, the duo released their debut single, "I Got You". 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. In 2017, Lee Mvtthews released their debut extended play Silhouettes.
The group released their debut album Bones in November 2019, winning the Aotearoa Music Award for Best Electronic Artist at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards. In 2020, the band became the first signee to Perth DJ ShockOne's Dark Machine Records in 2020. The album's lead single "Takeover" became a hit in New Zealand in 2022.
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Peak chart positions NZArtistPeaks on the NZ Artist Albums Chart: Bones: Exit: Bones Released: 1 November 2019 Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl Label: Lee Mvtthews 16 Exit Released: 1 March 2024 Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl Label: Lee Mvtthews 7
Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Silhouettes Released: 24 November 2017 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Lee Mvtthews
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NZ "I Got U" 2014 — rowspan="6" "Back 2 Back" 2015 — "Stay"2018 — "Inside Out" — "Fool" — "Let Me Go" — "Bones"2019 —Bones "If Only" — "In the Dark" — "Takeover" 27 RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Turning Back"2020 — rowspan="12" "Discipline" — "Don't Say It" — RMNZ: Gold "Reason" — "In a Moment"2021 — "Lights Out" / "Control" — "Underground" — "Come Down" — "Thinkin About" — "Infinity"2022 — "Dice" — "Perfect Sky" 2023 — "Far Gone" — Exit "Talk to Me" — "Kick the Doors Down" 2024 — "Circles" — "Can't Get Enough" — "Take Me Anywhere" — rowspan="5" "Feel Good" — "Ready 4 It" 2025 — "Made for You" — "U&I" 2026 —
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album NZHot "Runaway" 2024 37 Exit
Remixes 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
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