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 Performing live at Echoplex in Los Angeles on November 14, 2017. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Morgan Isaac Karr |
| Born | 1986 or 1987 [1] Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Indie pop, alternative R&B, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Hollywood |
| Website | morgxn |
Morgan Isaac Karr, better known by his stage name morgxn, [1] is an American indie pop singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. [2]
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]
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]
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]
Morgxn is non-binary, [28] and uses they/he/xe pronouns. [29]
| Title | Album details |
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| Vital |
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| Title | Album details |
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| vital : blue |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| 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. | |||||
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