Micah P Hinson - Stereo, Glasgow, 4/6/2010
by Tony Gaughan
published: 25 / 6 / 2010

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Tony Gaughan watches Texan singer-songwriter Micah P Hinson at the Stereo in Glasgow play a refreshingly honest and incredible acoustic solo show
The indie folk-country-punk inspired Texan normally doesn’t travel this light, with just himself and his acoustic guitar. This was despite too the lush arrangements of his new record, ‘Micah P Hinson and the Pioneer Saboteurs’. In a brief chat with him prior to the performance, Hinson was in the process of apologizing for not having a band with him, but before he had even finished that statement he was taking it back claiming, "If a song does not stand up to a solo performance ,then it probably ain't good enough anyway." How refreshingly honest and that pretty much capped this incredible performance. Micah opened with ‘A Call to Arms’, the first track on the new album, during which he puffed away furiously on a faux cigarette. The songs were incredibly fragile and commanded complete silence which Hinson achieved throughout his set from the packed, appreciative audience. Hinson's hilarious tales between killer tracks like ‘Seven Horses Seen’,‘Take Off That Dress for Me‘ and ‘My God, My God’ had the crowd believing they were actually at a stand up comedy night, normally a dangerous pastime in quick-witted Glasgow, but no one even attempted a heckle. Stripped back tracks from his previous release, ‘The Red Empire Orchestra’ included ‘The Fire Came Up to My Knees’ and the magnificent ‘Tell Me it Ain’t So’. The encores included ‘I Can't Help Falling in Love’ and ‘This Old Guitar’ from his ‘All Dressed Up’ album and capped an amazing performance.
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Interview (2008) |
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Accclaimed singer-songwriter Micah P. Hinson speaks to Sarah Mwangi after a series of melancholic records about both his more optimistic-sounding fourth album, 'Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra' and how his recent marriage has changed his songwriting. |
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Broadcast, Glasgow, 27/4/2014 |
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Tony Gaughan watches Texan-based singer-songwriter Micah P Hinson play his new album 'Micah P Hinson and the Nothing' in its entirety in a stunning show at Broadcast in Glasgow |
favourite album |
Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress (2014) |
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Tony Gaughan reflects on Texan-based singer-songwriter Micah P. Hinson's 2004 brooding debut album, which has recently been reissued |
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Micah P Hinson and the Pioneer Saboteurs (2010) |
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Unfocused, but ultimately surprisingly uplifting miserabilism on fourth album from Texas-based singer-songwriter, Micah P Hinson |
Micah P Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra (2008) |
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