Micah P. Hinson

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With ten critically acclaimed albums and a loyal global fanbase, Micah P. Hinson has established a reputation as one of the more innovative and interesting singer/songwriters in the international alt-folk scene. But in early 2020, he nearly walked away from his music career. When he found himself hunkered down in Spain at the start of the pandemic, he took advantage of the time and space to reflect and recalibrate, realizing he felt trapped in his writing. He vowed from then on to only write about things happening in the present, though he would first gain closure by reworking and recording all of the remaining songs he saved over the last 25 years.

I Lie To You represents the final chapter of a career spent looking in the past. With songs written from his teenage years through his thirties, Hinson draws a line from his unsettled early days through his more recent years as a devoted father navigating divorce. From the striking debut track “Ignore The Days” to the poignant orchestral folk song “Carelessly” to the ruminative new single brimming with loneliness “What Does It Matter Now?,” I Lie To You feels like a patchwork of life experience.

Free from all the things that had been weighing him down for years, Hinson already feels revitalized in every way: “It’s not only my songwriting that changed, but my family life, my views on religion, and my views on politics,” he says. “It’s really strange that I decided to make these changes in my life, and then so many amazing, beautiful things came to me. I’ll be forever grateful for whatever happened to bring me to this new place.”

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 theadmir A40-EF Artesanía Series 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 be 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.