Morgxn

American musician

  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2016–presentLabelsHollywoodWebsitemorgxn.com
Musical artist

Morgan Isaac Karr, better known by his stage name morgxn,[1] is an American indie pop singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.[2]

Early life

Morgxn was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] After college, he moved to New York City to act in theater.[4] He was an understudy in the original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening, before moving to Los Angeles to write and record his own music.[1] Morgxn came out to themselves as queer at 19.[5]

Career

Morgxn contributed vocals on two Tiësto tracks in 2015: "Fighting For" and "Change Your World".[6] His debut single "Love You With the Lights On" was released in June 2016.[7] He collaborated with Janelle Kroll on her 2017 single "Looose", and makes an appearance in the video.[8] His 2018 single "Home" featuring Walk the Moon,[9] a re-recording of his own song from 2016,[10] peaked at #19 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart,[11] and #25 on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart.[12]

His first album, Vital, was released on May 18, 2018.[13] The song "alone/forever" features the indie electronic band The Naked and Famous, and the album's final track is a slowed-down cover version of The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry".[14] Morgxn made his national television debut on January 8, 2019, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing "Home" with Walk the Moon. He also performed "Me Without You" on the show.[15] On January 25, 2019, he released vital : blue, an EP of pared-down versions of some of the songs from his album Vital, and a new song with Nicholas Petricca.[16] On May 17, 2019, he released the single "A New Way".[17] The music video premiered on the GLAAD website.[18] On August 2, 2019, he released the single "OMM!" which stands for "Out of My Mind".[19] On July 16, 2020, he released his first single "Wonder" as an independent artist.[20]

Tours

Morgxn opened for Skylar Grey in 2016,[21] for Great Good Fine Ok[22] and Phoebe Ryan in 2017,[23] and for X Ambassadors[24] and Dreamers in 2018[10] He played at Lollapalooza and Firefly Music Festival in 2018.[25] In 2019 he toured with Robert DeLong,[26] A R I Z O N A and performed at Bumbershoot.[27]

Personal life

Morgxn is non-binary,[28] and uses they/he/xe pronouns.[29]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Vital

EP

Title Album details
vital : blue
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: wxnderlost

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[11] 		US
Rock
[12]
"Love You with the Lights On" 2016 — — Non-album singles
"Notorious" — —
"Home" — —
"xx" 2017 — —
"Hard Pill to Swallow" — —
"Carry the Weight" 2018 — — Vital
"Translucent" — —
"Home"
(featuring Walk the Moon) 		11 25 Non-album singles
"Holy Water" 2019 — —
"A New Way" — —
"OMM!" — —
"Wonder" 2020 58 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Appearances

  • "Fighting For" by Tiësto, on Club Life: Volume Four New York City (2015)
  • "Change Your World" by Tiësto, on Club Life: Volume Four New York City (2015)
  • "Looose" by Janelle Kroll, on Outsider (2017)
  • "Somber" by Violet Days (2018)
  • "Cross Your Mind" by Wingtip (2018)
  • ”Running up that Hill” cover by Meg Myers (2019)

References

  1. ^ a b c Russell, John (May 18, 2018). "Singer Morgxn on his anthemic, heartfelt alt-pop". Queerty. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Smith, Thomas (August 31, 2017). "Morgxn creates magic on pop banger 'xx'". NME. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Daw, Stephen (March 16, 2018). "Alt-Pop Upstart Morgxn Talks Toxic Masculinity, Authenticy & His New Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Stern, Bradley (June 28, 2016). "PopCrush Presents: Morgxn". PopCrush. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Box, Bobby (May 17, 2019). "Morgxn's New Single Is the Most Personal Song He's Ever Written: 'I Asked Myself If I Should Hold Back'". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Wass, Mike (June 28, 2016). "Morgxn Talks Debut Single "Love You With The Lights On": Interview". Idolator. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Brown, Lisa (June 9, 2016). "Indie Pop Upstart morgxn Debuts Stunning Single 'Love You With the Lights On'". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Horowitz, Steven (September 28, 2017). "Janelle Kroll Teams Up With Morgxn For Crazed 'Looose' Video". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  9. ^ Stubblebine, Allison (September 27, 2018). "Let Morgxn And Walk The Moon Take You 'Home'". Nylon. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Cincinnati's Walk the Moon Joins Fellow AltPop Artist Morgxn For a "Home" Makeover". City Beat. September 21, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Walk the Moon Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Walk the Moon Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  13. ^ Schuessler, Bobby (May 3, 2018). "Premiere: morgxn Wants You to Say 'I Love You' Before It's Too Late". Out Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  14. ^ Blistein, Jon (August 8, 2018). "Morgxn Reveals How He Convinced Robert Smith to Let Him Cover 'Boys Don't Cry'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  15. ^ Acevedo, Angelica (January 9, 2019). "Morgxn & Walk the Moon Rock 'Kimmel' With High-Energy 'Home': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  16. ^ Wetmore, Brendan (January 25, 2019). "morgxn 'clears through the blue' on New EP". Paper. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  17. ^ Box, Bobby (May 17, 2019). "Morgxn's New Single Is the Most Personal Song He's Ever Written: 'I Asked Myself If I Should Hold Back'". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  18. ^ Harvey, Spencer. "Exclusive: Check out the World Video Premiere for morgxn's New Single "A New Way"". glaad.org. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  19. ^ Rogers, Mandy (August 5, 2019). "LISTEN TO "OMM!" BY MORGXN". eqmusicblog.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  20. ^ "Wonder on Amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  21. ^ Alleyne, Robert (September 29, 2016). "Photos: Skylar Grey kicks off US tour at Regency Lodge". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "Great Good Fine OK and Morgxn". San Diego Reader. June 4, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Phoebe Ryan, Morgxn, Molly Kate Kestner". Chicago Reader. November 6, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  24. ^ Williams, Nick (May 17, 2018). "Listen to Pop Newcomer Morgxn's #TBT Mixtape, An Ode to His Nashville Roots". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  25. ^ Marotta, Michael (April 6, 2018). "morgxn reveals a personal alt-pop anthem in 'Carry The Weight'". Vanyaland. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  26. ^ "Morgxn to Support Robert Delong During US Tour". Broadway World. November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  27. ^ Sacher, Andrew (June 3, 2019). "Bumbershoot 2019 lineup". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  28. ^ "MORGXN on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  29. ^ "MORGXN (@morgxnofficial) Official". TikTok. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Morgxn at Wikimedia Commons
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