- Record Label: Jade Tree
- Release Date: Oct 10, 2006
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Genuinely soulful and unhindered by a slavish devotion to traditional Americana, The Opera Circuit is a tour de force for Hinson.
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The deep-voiced young troubadour has constructed some songs worthy of his blue moods and obsession with the old-timey.
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Entertainment WeeklyHis second album stands out from the singer-songwriter crowd. [15 Dec 2006, p.85]
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MojoBy turns, raw, sophisticated and sublime. [Sep 2006, p.104]
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A weary, beautifully realised work.
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UncutThough his voice is as lugubrious as ever, there is more light and shade than before. [Sep 2006, p.95]
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Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit is a pure expression of turmoil, a cathartic release through art that skillfully avoids self-obsessed mawkishness.
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A quietly compelling album, this will please not only fans of Hinson's other solo work, but those who were introduced to him through the Earlies and the Late Cord as well.
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Under The RadarMicah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit may be Hinson’s most emotionally affecting work to date. [#15]
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Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit covers more ground and isn't as unilaterally melancholy as we're used to, though the record contains some of his best work.
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New Musical Express (NME)A dark, beautiful collection. [26 Aug 2006, p.43]
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Micah P. Hinson And The Opera Circuit is a very unique album that can be as warm and familiar as it can be chilling and alien.
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At times enjoyable, at other times somewhat bland, And The Opera Circuit is a somewhat inconsistent follow-up release from the young artist.
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Not every song hits its mark, and Hinson's monotone often grates, but as dark as his recovery might have been, Opera Circuit doesn't mope or whine.
User score distribution:
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huigvJan 6, 2007great!
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NEPOJOct 19, 2006Superb. Better than his first LP with more variety and the same great voice and arrangements wow!