Gia Margaret

Gia Margaret is an American singer-songwriter and producer from Chicago, Illinois. She was trained in classical piano as a child and began pursuing a degree in music before ending both endeavors because they were “creatively limiting”.[1] Margaret has had various jobs prior to becoming a musician, including a nanny, book store clerk, and dental assistant.[2] She released her first full length album, There’s Always Glimmer, in July 2018. She describes the genre of her music as “sleep rock,” and has been compared to artists including Imogen Heap, The Postal Service, Nick Drake, and Broken Social Scene.[3][4]

Touring

In 2019, she toured around the United States with Welsh alternative folk singer-songwriter Novo Amor.[5] In September of that year, she went on her first headlining tour in the UK.[6] Margaret was selected to perform at SXSW 2019, a music festival in Austin, Texas, and was later selected by NPR to be part of the Austin 100.[7] This is a playlist of “a hundred handpicked highlights from among the thousands of acts playing SXSW 2019”.[8]

Discography

Margaret has released one full length album, 2018’s There’s Always Glimmer. This album was re-released on May 24, 2019 with two additional tracks, “Smoke (Acoustic)” and “Babies”.[9] Beyond her LP, she released an Audiotree live album on November 14, 2018 that included live performances of six songs.[10] Margaret’s song “Birthday” was remixed by artists Ryan Hemsworth and swim good now and released on streaming services on September 3, 2019.[11] Margaret has two record labels, Orindal in the United States and Dalliance in the UK.[12][13] While touring with Novo Amor, the two artists recorded and released two songs, "Lucky for You" and "No Fun," on February 28, 2019.[14][15][16] On Spotify, “Lucky for You” has 19.5 million streams and “No Fun” has 8.8 million streams as of April 30, 2023 and remain Margaret’s most streamed songs on the platform.[17] On June 12, 2020, she released her second full-length album, Mia Gargaret. While touring her 2018 album There's Always Glimmer in 2019, Margaret lost her voice due to illness and was forced to cancel her remaining tour dates. This resulted in experimentation with ambient synth meditations that came to comprise Mia Gargaret; there are no vocals featured on the record.[18] On April 26, 2023, Margaret announced her second album, Romantic Piano, and released the lead single "Hinoki Wood" alongside "Cicadas," another song featured on the upcoming LP.[19]

References
  1. Julious, Britt. "Gia Margaret's Notoriety Is a Happy Accident". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. Hyman, Dan. "You Should Know Gia Margaret". Chicago. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. Farrell, Margaret. "Gia Margaret: There's Always Glimmer". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. Geffen, Sasha. "Listen to 'Birthday' by Gia Margaret". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. Kenneally, Cerys. "Gia Margaret and Novo Amor Team up for Collaborative Tracks 'No Fun' and 'Lucky for You.'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. Kenneally, Cerys. "Gia Margaret Announces First Headline UK Tour". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. Thompson, Stephen. "The Austin 100: Gia Margaret". NPR. NPR. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  8. Thompson, Stephen. "The Austin 100". NPR. NPR. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  9. "There's Always Glimmer (Deluxe Version)". Genius. Genius Media Group Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  10. Margaret, Gia. "Gia Margaret on Audiotree Live". Audiotree. Bandcamp. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  11. "Gia Margaret 'Birthday' Remix". The Deli Magazine. Disqus. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  12. "GIA MARGARET - There's Always Glimmer". Orindal Records USA. Orindal. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  13. "Artists". Dalliance Recordings. Dalliance Recordings. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  14. "New Release: Novo Amor And Gia Margaret - No Fun / Lucky For You". Thank Folk For That. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  15. Kenneally, Cerys. "Gia Margaret and Novo Amor Team up for Collaborative Tracks 'No Fun' and 'Lucky For You". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  16. Sadler, Adam. "Novo Amor & Gia Margaret: No Fun / Lucky For You". Streaming Dept. Streaming Dept. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  17. "Gia Margaret". Spotify. Spotify Technology S.A. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  18. Bowers, Emma (June 15, 2020). "How Gia Margaret Lost Her Voice and Reassembled Her Songwriting". NPR Music.
  19. Minsker, Evan (April 26, 2023). "Gia Margaret Announces New Album Romantic Piano". Pitchfork.
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