Question: What nationality are both King Missile and Natalie Merchant?

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King Missile: King Missile is an American band that has been led in various incarnations by vocalist John S. Hall since 1986.

Royal Lunch: Royal Lunch is the ninth album by avant-garde band King Missile, and the band's third in its incarnation as "King Missile III."  It was released on September 21, 2004.

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (album): The Psychopathology of Everyday Life is the eighth album by avant-garde band King Missile, and the band's second in its incarnation as "King Missile III."  It was released on January 21, 2003.  The album is named after a 1901 book by Sigmund Freud.

Chris Xefos: Christopher "Chris" Xefos (born January 5, 1964) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician/engineer/producer and former member of band King Missile.  He plays various instruments such as accordion, bass, piano, and synthesizer, among others.  He began recording/producing various groups in New York City during the 1980s, including indie-rock legends Phantom Tollbooth.  In 1989, he joined the New York City avant-garde spoken word/art rock group, King Missile.  Five years, four albums and a number of alternative rock “hits” (including “Jesus Was Way Cool” and “Detachable Penis”) later, King Missile disbanded (this version).  Xefos also played with the group When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water during this time.  Following this period, he relocated to San Francisco.

Natalie Merchant (album): Natalie Merchant is the eponymous sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on May 6, 2014 by Nonesuch Records.  It is her first studio album consisting of all original material since "Motherland" (2001).

Love Is... (song): "Love Is..." is a song by avant-garde band King Missile.  It was the only single from the band's 1994 album "King Missile."

Natalie Merchant: Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.  She joined the American alternative/folk rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.  She has since released seven studio albums.

Mystical Shit: Mystical Shit is the third album by avant-garde band King Missile and the first of their albums to be released after the dissolution of the King Missile (Dog Fly Relgion) incarnation of the band.  The album was first released in 1990 and was later included on the compilation album "Mystical Shit & Fluting on the Hump."

The Body Has a Head: The Body Has a Head is an album by King Missile frontman John S. Hall, released exclusively in Germany in 1996.  Though billed as a Hall "solo album," the collection features considerable input from multi-instrumentalists Sasha Forte, Bradford Reed, and Jane Scarpantoni, all of whom would become members of the next incarnation of King Missile ("King Missile III") and contribute to that group's "debut" album, 1998's "Failure."

King Missile (album): King Missile is the sixth studio album by the avant-garde band King Missile.  It was released in 1994 through Atlantic Records.  The album is the band's third on the company.

Supporting paragraphs: King Missile Natalie Merchant
Answer: American