The adjective “Waits-ian” (with reference to Tom Waits) is one that is often applied to performers who gruffly operate outside of the musical mainstream and Micah P. Hinson, in his career, is one who might well have been thus categorised with his close mic-ed rich and ragged vocals and sparse, rhythmic instrumentation, typified by the songs on his 2022 release I Lie to You.
With The Tomorrow Man, Hinson takes a musical turn into richer – possibly smoother – territory with the addition of (mainly) orchestral string backing. The opening ‘Oh, Sleepyhead’ has a triumphalist orchestral arrangement, whereas ‘One day I will get my revenge’ wanders more into Father John Misty territory with its reliance on narrative and catchy melody.

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