EAT YOUR OWN EARS PRESENTS:

MICAH P HINSON

Live at Oslo, Hackney

In early 2020, Micah P. Hinson almost walked away from his music career. The esoteric Americana / folk singer-songwriter – who divides his time between Texas and Spain – had released ten critically acclaimed albums and built up a loyal fanbase (particularly in Europe), yet he felt trapped and deeply depressed.

“It hit me that all I was doing was writing about my previous relationships and situations, and that meant I had nowhere to go,” Hinson says. “How can you progress as a human being into the future if all you’re doing is writing about all the shit that chains you to the past?”

Born in Memphis but raised in Texas, Hinson didn’t initially understand his uniqueness. For one thing, he is of Chickasaw descent, a Native American tribe known for being particularly fierce warriors. For another, his family belonged to The Church of Christ, which is, as he explains it, “one of the newest and the strictest and the most bizarre sects of Christianity.”

While Hinson has earned much acclaim by creating songs about his past – and no doubt I Lie to You will continue this tradition – it will be fascinating to see what he creates now that he can move on, free from all the things that had been weighing him down for years.

Already, he 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.”

16+ (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult)