Nashville-born Morgan Isaac Karr, best known as morgxn, released his debut album vital in 2018 including the hit lead single “home” featuring Walk The Moon. The track was a Top 10 Alternative Radio hit, landing on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart and Billboard Rock Airplay Chart. He has toured extensively with the likes of X Ambassadors, Phoebe Ryan, miike snow, Skylar Grey and more, and has played festivals worldwide including Lollapalooza, Firefly and Hangout. morgxn will hit the road with Smallpools for a U.S. tour kicking off in November in support of the forthcoming MERIDIAN: vol 2.

morgxn unveils a new single “DON’T THINK ABOUT IT” from his forthcoming new EP MERIDIAN: vol 2 (out November 11th) the followup to MERIDIAN: vol 1 which was released earlier this year.

Morgxn has teamed up with Grammy-award winning and Tony-nominated singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles for a reimagining of his hit “WONDER,” and last night the duo performed the song together on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Upon its original release last summer, “WONDER” amassed over 50 million global streamsand went viral on TikTok. 

“I released a song that meant the world to me in a world that was entering peak unknowns,” describes morgxn, “Standing on stage at a venue where I first played my own music—but this time to record a television performance with Sara Bareilles—is the epitome of a dream come true.”

Tell us about the genesis of your act. How did you get to where you are now?

That’s about as wild a question as ‘who are you’ – I sang before I could talk. ask my mother. Growing up in Nashville Tennessee was like a master class in ‘the song’ but I didn’t know that it was something I wanted to do – or something I could ever do. I didn’t have family in the business. I grew up so outside of the norm that I just turned to singing because it felt good and allowed me to escape the realities of growing up effeminate/different/other in the south. 

I still have so much I want to explore and so much I have yet to uncover. and music allows me to dive deep on the questions in my heart and see what’s inside. 

What are some sources of inspiration for your lyrics and storytelling?

pain, unknown, triumph

Who is an artist that you look up to more than others today?

Joni mitchell, brandi carlile

All time favorite record or artist?

Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life

Tell us about your upcoming release 

MERIDIAN : vol 2 is the resolution of MERIDIAN : vol 1. This project got me through this pandemic and I’m excited for people to hear  it. 

What inspires your sound?

Not thinking about ‘my sound’ and just thinking about what I want to say.

What was it like working with someone like Sara Bareilles?

Sara is a superstar and the most humble hard worker i’ve ever met. that’s the kind of artist who inspires me – someone a lot of people know their name but she is in there putting in the work because she respects the work. 

What was the inspiration behind the revisitation of Wonder? 

WONDER wouldn’t let me go so i kept asking it what it wanted. it kept morphing because of it. 

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Alive

What was the most daunting moment in your career so far?

This month i packed up everything i owned and moved back to nashville… all while shooting a music video for DON’T THINK ABOUT IT (the first single from MERIDIAN : vol 2) and filming and releasing the performance of WONDER with Sara Bareilles for Jimmy Kimmel Live. It was the best experience and all of the emotions wrapped into one very short few week period.

What is the best advice you’ve ever gotten?

Get out of your own way and enjoy it.