Micah P. Hinson

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Con diez álbumes aclamados por la crítica y una base de fans leales en todo el mundo, Micah P. Hinson se ha ganado la reputación de ser uno de los cantautores más innovadores e interesantes de la escena internacional del folk alternativo. Pero a principios de 2020, estuvo a punto de abandonar su carrera musical. Cuando se encontró encerrado en España al comienzo de la pandemia, aprovechó el tiempo y el espacio para reflexionar y recalibrar, dándose cuenta de que se sentía atrapado en su escritura. A partir de entonces, se comprometió a escribir solo sobre cosas que sucedieran en el presente, aunque primero daría un cierre al rehacer y grabar todas las canciones restantes que guardó durante los últimos 25 años.

I Lie To You representa el capítulo final de una carrera dedicada a mirar al pasado. Con canciones escritas desde su adolescencia hasta sus treinta, Hinson traza una línea desde sus primeros días inestables hasta sus años más recientes como un padre devoto que lidia con el divorcio. Desde el impactante tema de debut “Ignore The Days” hasta la conmovedora canción folk orquestal “Carelessly” y el nuevo sencillo reflexivo y lleno de soledad “What Does It Matter Now?”, I Lie To You se siente como un mosaico de experiencias de vida.

Libre de todas las cosas que lo habían estado agobiando durante años, Hinson ya se siente revitalizado en todos los sentidos: “No solo cambió mi composición, sino también mi vida familiar, mis puntos de vista sobre la religión y mis puntos de vista sobre la política”, dice. “Es realmente extraño que haya decidido hacer estos cambios en mi vida y que luego me hayan sucedido tantas cosas maravillosas y hermosas. Estaré eternamente agradecido por lo que haya sucedido para traerme a este nuevo lugar”.

admira: When did you get started in music?

Micah: My grandmothers, on my father’s and mother’s side, both had acute talents in playing piano- one was a learned player and one was a genius. From as early as I can remember, I was intrigued by the sound, and movements, of music. This, of course, being a child of the 90’s, led me to the guitar and writing songs. I began to try to write songs as early as 12 years old. It has taken me a lifetime to try to make relationships with the ghosts of music and songwriting.

admira: What led you to play your musical style?

Micah: I believe it was in my blood. Growing up, country music and folk music was something to avoid. But I was born in Tennessee and raised in Texas, so playing this type of music was unavoidable. I had to. I don’t believe I had a choice.

admira: What would you highlight about the admira A40-EF Serie Artesanía you have?

Micah: The sheer size of its sound. It speaks very well, to the point that it speaks for me. It can sound a thousand different ways, with a thousand different voices. It can delicate and it can be harsh. It helps to convey clearly the language I want to speak to the world.

admira: Looking to the future… What would your ideal guitar that doesn’t exist yet be like?

Micah: I would love to have a nylon stringed guitar that has double low E strings, double B strings, and double high E strings. That would be a dream. I play finger picking style mainly, and rarely use picks, so the idea of those 3 strings being doubled would help me create an even larger, wider sound. It would be even more like having an orchestra at my fingertips.

admira: Tell us, what are you up to?

Micah: I am currently recording my 12th full length album in northern Italy- with my producer, Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana, for my label, ‘Ponderosa Music Records’, who work out of Milan, Italy. I am in the process of publishing my 2nd novel with ‘Rasma Ediciones’. I am also working on a few songs for a movie score that is being written and filmed here in Spain.