Michael Marcagi

After enjoying success as the leader of alt-rock band the Heavy Hours, Michael Marcagi stepped out on his own with the EP American Romance -- and folky originals like the breakout hit "Scared to Start" have met with viral success. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Marcagi formed the band that would become the Heavy Hours in high school, and had a novelty hit with a full-band cover of Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now" in 2021. Debut EP Wildfire proved that they were a serious act to watch, thanks to tracks like "Don't Walk Away" (co-written with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, an early...