“I’ll try to find where my voice went, and I’ll stop breaking my own heart.” I first stumbled on the incredible voice of Peter McPoland while scrolling through TikTok. I had never heard of him until I saw a video of him singing a snippet of his original song “Romeo & Juliet” and I immediately looked him up to see if it released as a full song. It was, and I started listening to it all the time in addition to his other songs. This was about 6 months to a year ago, and over the course of that time he accumulated the majority of his followers. It is really cool to find an artist when they’re small, and watch them grow and look forward to seeing them grow even more.

Peter McPoland is 21 years old and is from The Woodlands, Texas. He was born on November 3, 2000 (happy birthday!). His band in high school won a Battle of the Bands and even played Warped Tour in Cleveland, OH. Since moving to Rhode Island after graduation, Peter has gone solo and began posting videos on TikTok that gained him popularity. He joined TikTok in April of 2020 and his first video was a cover of “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion. Peter began posting songs on Spotify in 2018, beginning with “Lady Bird”. This song was followed by “Sally Forth”, “I Love You Too”, and “Romeo & Juliet”, which is one that gained him more popularity. In 2021, he released “Eloise”, “(Here’s to the) Prom Queen”, “i can’t sleep, happy  birthday babe”, and “Shit Show”. He has grown from a couple hundred thousand followers when I discovered him myself to about 1 million listeners, which I think is really awesome. He has signed to Columbia Records recently and I think he will continue to gain popularity with his unique music.

Peter’s music could primarily be described as folksy, and I think it is very unique and fun to listen to. His voice is so beautiful and all of his songs have catchy tunes and lyrics. His songs have lyrics like “Some day down the road, I hope to be your Romeo/I’ll climb the wires to your landline/While you’re crying on the telephone” and “Shallow was the one in the crack on the tile/As she dropped a bottle, frightened by the cry of the wind/”He will come in time,” she would say, once in a while/And she hoped that the screen door would sing again”.

I can’t wait to see how he continues to grow in the future and I encourage you all to check him out!

https://artists.teamwass.com/music/peter-mcpoland/