Mo Troper is an American

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musician from

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Career

Troper played in the bands Your Rival and Sancho in the early 2010s and released his debut album ''Beloved'' in 2016 through the record label Good Cheer. In 2017, Troper followed up that release with his second full-length album titled ''Exposure & Response''. The album was named "Album of the day" by

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upon release. In February 2020, Troper released his third full-length album, ''Natural Beauty''. Troper embarked on a tour in promotion of the album, but it was cancelled halfway through due to the

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. In 2021, Troper released an album where he covered the entire

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album ''Revolver''. Troper's fourth full-length album, ''Dilettante'', was released in 2021. Troper's fifth full-length album, ''MTV'', was released in 2022 on

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. In 2023, Troper released a

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of unreleased

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songs, titled ''Troper Sings Brion''. In 2024, Troper's ex-partner Maya Stoner publicly alleged that he had been physically and psychologically abusive. Troper was subsequently dropped by his management and publicity team, and Lame-O announced that they would no longer be releasing his upcoming album ''Svengali''. Troper released the album independently and sued Stoner for

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Discography

* ''Beloved'' (2016) * ''Exposure & Response'' (2017) * ''Natural Beauty'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2021) * ''Dilettante'' (2021) * ''MTV'' (2022) * ''Troper Sings Brion'' (2023) * ''Svengali'' (2024)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Troper, Mo Living people American indie rock musicians Musicians from Portland, Oregon Year of birth missing (living people) Lame-O Records artists