The album features a multitude of instruments that vary from slide, electric, and acoustic guitars to the ghostsnatchechobox and accordion. Micah’s voice is a combination of a gruff and brooding young man and the wise and soulful Johnny Cash. Songs differ from the banjo and twang of “Diggin’ a Grave” to the lush and beautiful night soundscape in the opening track, “Seems Almost Impossible.”  Full text...

Appreciate Hinson's sophisticated songwriting, let his easy, raspy vocal manner welcome you with a beer and a smile, and give the man your undivided attention. His stories are worth hearing time and time again.  Full text...

Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit is a pure expression of turmoil, a cathartic release through art that skillfully avoids self-obsessed mawkishness. Hinson and his band members build frames of sound around his voice and words, enhancing but not burying, as often spare as engulfing. Good music that came out of bad times, no silver lining necessary.  Full text...

When you hear Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit, it's hard to believe that Hinson's just a twentysomething singer/songwriter. He sounds more like a hard-knock rocker, desiccated after years in Southwestern sun, strung out with a rotgut hangover, pouring his soul out in an unnamed honkytonk.  Full text...

This is the album that Micah P. Hinson fans knew was in him, a stark and powerful set of songs that delve deeper into the soul than any of his previous work.  Full text...

The bad news for those who have tired of nice American boys moaning about the wolves coming down off the mountain, and how hard it is to bury mama in the frozen earth, is that here is another. The good news is that Hinson is blessed with a rich, warm voice that lifts him above most of his faux-redneck competitors, and he can arrange a song gloriously.  Full text...