April 18, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) – Globally acclaimed, Platinum-certified singer-songwriter and storyteller Michael Marcagi releases his highly-anticipated new Midwest Kid EP today via Warner Records. Listen HERE.
The 5-song EP opens with standout track “Wish I Never Met You” featuring Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers. Piano, tambourine, and sunny whistling brighten up the soundscape as Marcagi and Schultz lock into a magnetically melodic back-and-forth. It culminates on a chantable chorus, “It’s better to love you as I lose you. I don’t miss you. I wish I never met you at all.” Among other highlights, “Stick Around” swells from soft acoustic guitar-laden verses into a seismic refrain, “Cause I won’t go if you just stick around, and all my friends are leaving this town.”
Ultimately, the project not only places Marcagi’s vivid and vibrant songcraft front-and-center, but it also affirms his status as one of the most talked-about artists to watch over the past year. Across these tracks, he shows listeners where he came from and where he’s headed as one of the brightest and fastest-rising young songwriters of his generation.
“My new EP, ‘Midwest Kid’ includes 5 songs with a very similar theme,” Marcagi explains. ”It’s about the place I was born, raised, and still call home. It’s about starting this crazy new chapter of my life while navigating and maintaining the relationships I have with friends and family in my hometown. I’m very proud of where I’m from and I hope to carry that with me forever.”
He paved the way for the EP’s arrival with recent audience favorites “Follows You” and “Flyover State.” Last month, Marcagi delivered an impassioned performance of “Flyover State” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! — watch it HERE. He also dropped by CBS Mornings to perform it on Saturday Sessions.
Plus, Holler hailed lead single “Midwest Kid” as a “nostalgic, uptempo earworm,” before noting, “Michael Marcagi continues to cement himself as one of the most exciting new voices in the folk rock landscape.”
“Midwest Kid” followed a trio of singles “Keep Me Honest,” “Good Enough”—which was also co-written by Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers—and “Tear It All Apart.” Of “Tear It All Apart,” HITS professed, “Its melancholy verses give way to a rousing, redemptive chorus. The buzz on Marcagi is getting louder; he’s a true-blue story teller.” Flaunt Magazine observed, “Quite the lyricist, evoking an inspiring and relatable feeling – resonating deeply, and immediately , with those who hear it.”
Marcagi announced his arrival as a solo artist in 2024 with his Warner Records debut EP American Romance followed with his late night TV performance debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
Its Platinum-certified lead single, “Scared to Start,” reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, amassing more than 4 billion TikTok views and over 800 million global streams in the process. Outside the U.S., Marcagi has also earned Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications in Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa and Gold in Belgium and Brazil.
Marcagi is about to hit the road, supporting The Lumineers on their EU/UK arena tour. He will then return to the US to join Rainbow Kitten Surprise across the Southeast in June, followed by a run of dates supporting The Red Clay Strays throughout the West Coast and Midwest. Click HERE for tour and ticket details.
Midwest Kid EP Tracklist:
- Wish I Never Met You [feat. Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers]
- Follows You
- Midwest Kid
- Flyover State
- Stick Around
Michael Marcagi 2025 Tour Dates
Bold indicated newly added dates
*with The Lumineers
^with Rainbow Kitten Surprise
#with The Red Clay Strays
Apr 23 — Vienna, Austria — Stadthalle*
Apr 24 — Prague, Czech Republic — O2 Arena*
Apr 26 — Munich, Germany — Olympiahalle*
Apr 27 — Milan, Italy — Unipol Forum*
Apr 30 — Bilbao, Spain — Bilbao Arena*
May 02 — Lisbon, Portugal — MEO Arena*
May 03 — Madrid, Spain — WiZink*
May 06 — Luxembourg, Luxembourg — Rockhal*
May 08 — Berlin, Germany — Velodrom*
May 09 — Copenhagen, Denmark — Royal Arena*
May 11 — Oslo, Norway — Oslo Spektrum*
May 14 — Hamburg, Germany — Barclays Arena*
May 15 — Cologne, Germany — LANXESS Arena*
May 17 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — AFAS Live*
May 19 — Brussels, Belgium — Forest National*
May 20 — Paris, France — Adidas Arena*
May 22 — Cardiff, UK — Utilita Arena*
May 24 — London, UK — The O2*
May 25 — Manchester, UK — AO Arena*
May 28 — Birmingham, UK — Utilita Arena*
May 29 — Glasgow, UK — OVO Hydro*
May 31 — Dublin, Ireland — St. Anne’s Park*
Jun 14 — Birmingham, AL — Avondale Brewing Company^
Jun 17 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL — FTL War Memorial^
Jun 18 — Clearwater, FL — The Sound at Coachman Park^
Jun 20 — Wilmington, NC — Live Oak Bank Pavilion^
Jun 21 — Simpsonville, SC — CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park^
Jul 20 — Los Angeles, CA — Greek Theatre#
Jul 23 — San Francisco, CA — The Warfield#
Jul 24 — San Francisco, CA — The Warfield#
Jul 26 — Bend, OR — Hayden Homes Amphitheater#
Jul 31 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory#
Aug 02 — Milwaukee, WI — BMO Harris Pavilion#
Aug 03 — Saint Charles, IA — Hinterland Music Festival
Aug 09 — Québec City, QC — Cigale Festival
Aug 12 — Nantucket, MA — Dreamland
Aug 25 — Dillon, CO — Dillon Amphitheater
Sep 11 — Louisville, KY — Bourbon & Beyond Festival
Sep 13 — Cavendish, PE — Sommo Festival
Sep 19 — Independence, MO — Cable Dahmer Arena#
Sep 20 — La Vista, NE — The Astro Theater#
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