THE QUICK STORY:
King Margo is a magnetic alt-country/Americana act based in Nashville, TN. The heart of the group is duo Lucciana Costa and Rachel Coats. King Margo has been on the scene for years as a reputable source for excellent musicianship and sharp songwriting craft. Their album “Waters Rise” is filled with what Saving Country Music proclaims as “interesting and curious textures throughout, unique and unexpected approaches to songs, and inspired songwriting graced by soaring performances.” In addition to releasing their own music, the girls have spent years on the road supporting Gabe Lee, Susan Werner and Jason Eady as opener, co-headliner and backing band. King Margo is a road-tested band through and through, and they are known for putting on both high-energy and thoughtful shows.
King Margo has won over crowds at the Grand Ole Opry, Cayamo, Mile 0, Subaru WinterFest, Mile of Music, Pickathon and countless other venues and festivals. They released their 2022 album Waters Rise to critical acclaim, and their song “Dishes Ain’t Done” remained on Spotify’s Indigo playlist for multiple weeks. Since then they have released a steady string of singles which continue to receive placements on streaming editorial playlists, AAA radio, and films. They are constantly writing, sharing new singles, and performing on the road. King Margo has proven to be a band that can truly stand the test of time in an ever-changing, noise-filled industry.
THE LONGER STORY:
Lucciana and Rachel met in the middle of a Kentucky field, despite having grown up about 40 minutes apart from each other in the Great Lakes area. Both women spent their twenties building a steady rotation of live shows, studio work and a gun-for-hire reputation as multi-instrumentalists. Rachel was selected to join several international touring artists in the folk-pop realm on bass and vocals. Lucciana focused on songwriting and composition, spending half a decade in Los Angeles honing her craft and scoring films and commercials. Eventually Lucciana and Rachel found themselves in Nashville, both hired for the same touring band where they met for the first time. They connected instantly, both musically and personally, and the seeds for what would eventually become King Margo were planted.
King Margo hit the road almost immediately, thanks to the girls' love of travel and their inclination to book shows across the country to hang out with friends and family (and to fund out-of-budget snowboarding trips). Scrappy gigs and long hours in a van helped solidify the humor and tone of their first album, Barely Gettin By, which was self-recorded and successfully crowdfunded by fans they'd picked up along their travels. Their first album was pure fun, capturing the sarcasm and liveliness honed by playing in rowdy bars deep into the night.
Their second album, 2022's Waters Rise, was their first project working with a record label. The songs became a bit more grown-up, influenced by time and a more tumultuous society. Songs like "Monsters" and "Knowledge Is A Gun" explore issues like hurricanes and political apathy with subtlety and wisdom. And, true to their roots, songs like "Floodlights and Sequins" and "The Big One" make sure you still have a good time (even at the end of the world). The album was recorded in Nashville, TN at Farmland Studios with Alex Torrez, David Dorn, Caleb Fisher and Gabe Lee.
Since the release of their album, they have focused on releasing several singles per year. "Crashing," "Can't Have You/Can't Lose You" and "Send Me Out Like Autumn" were all released independently, and doing so gave the girls a chance to explore their sound with different producers, resulting in a creatively satisfying and surprisingly fruitful endeavor. Their songs have continued to get AAA radio play and Spotify editorial placements, even as a completely independent band.
For their next batch of songs to be released in 2026 /2027, King Margo has teamed up with producer Roger Alan Nichols (Larkin Poe/Hayley Williams). Consciously slowing down a bit from a decade of heavy touring, the band is more fully-formed than ever artistically. They can't wait to continue to share their unique perspective and 100% human artistic offerings for the years to come.