Micah P Hinson - All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers

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4...according to our Brett on Wed 16 Sep, 2009.

I kind of thought Micah P. Hinson was shitter than this 'All Dressed Up and Smelling of Strangers' demonstrates, but he's actually not. I don't know what that sentence means but I'm quite pleasantly surprised in any case. It's a double CD set in which the fella covers the likes of John Denver, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Leadbelly, Roy Orbison and others - generally in a bit of a cosy 'cuddled up in front of the fire' country sort of style. I'm liking the recording, it's super intimate and I can well imagine listeners being able to close their eyes and imagine Micah in the room with them, singing his little heart out and naked but for a battered pair of army boots, a pork pie hat, some upsettingly smeared lipstick and a diamante cock ring. And isn't that what we all want?

2CD – FTH080CDA
DA – FTH080D

‘All Dressed Up And Smelling Of
Strangers’ features cover versions from the
likes of legendary artists such as Bob Dylan,
Leonard Cohen and The Beatles, alongside
versions from contemporary artists like Emmy
The Great, Pedro The Lion and Centro-
Matic.

Album is in two volumes, the first
demonstrating his more stripped back
style, and the second a more eclectic and
electric styling.

Tracklisting:

Volume 1: ‘Slow And Steady’ By Pedro The Lion * ‘This Old Guitar’ By John Denver *
‘Kiss Me Mother, Kiss Your Darling’ By Letta C. Lord And George F. Root * ‘Not Forever Now’
By Centro-Matic * ‘The Times They Are A Changin’’ By Bob Dylan * ‘Suzanne’ By Leonard
Cohen * ‘We Almost Had A Baby’ By Emmy The Great * ‘My Way’ By Frank Sinatra

Volume 2: ‘Sleepwalk’ By Santo And Johnny * ‘Runnin’ Scared’ By Roy Orbison * ‘Stop The
World’ By Patsy Cline * ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’ By Elvis Presley * ‘In The Pines’ By
Leadbelly * ‘You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice’ By The Lovin’ Spoonful *
‘Listen To Me’ By Buddy Holly * ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ By The Beatles