New Micah album on the way!
I’ve previously raved about Micah’s debut album The Gospel of Progress here at Hooverdust, I saw him perform a stellar gig at the Northcote Social Club and he’s set to release a new album in October entitled Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit. The story behind this album is that it was recorded in his home town while hefted up on medication from a unexpected back injury. From Pitchfork:
An over-excited friend punched Hinson in the back, a playful prank which over the next few weeks developed into an unrelenting injury marked by debilitating pain. After toughing out a European tour aided by becoming addicted to Codeine, Soma, Xanax, and Neurontin, Hinson returned to America and immediately underwent back surgery to mend the injury.
His follow-up to ‘The Gospel of Progress’, ‘The Baby and the Satelitte’ felt a little unfinished and unaccomplished to me, never quite reaching the emotional heights of his debut. But just listening to Jackeyed from the new album (available free and legal here), Micah has a full-band back behind him and it sounds like the great follow-up us fans have been waiting for.
