Micah Freeman

Micah Freeman Debuts "The Red," Announces New EP
"If I ever have to throw hands with a suit on, I'd want this joint playing in the background."

By MATTHEW TRAMMELL
Singer/songwriter Micah Freeman makes hardscrabble blues with blade-in-cheek lyrics, exemplified on "The Red." The Baltimore-born, Atlanta-based artist will release The Red EP, a self-produced five-track project, on Awful Records, and the first single features label-boss Father. "I needed to capture this angst and youthful vigor that I see and feel around me," Freeman explains to FADER. "This song wants to kick your door in and fuck shit up, however you want to interpret that. If I ever have to throw hands with a suit on, I'd want this joint playing in the background."

Posted: FEBRUARY 24, 2015 - The Fader

Premiere: Watch The Video for Micah Freeman f/ Father "The Red"

BY ALEX RUSSELL
APR 10, 2015

Micah Freeman is the multi-talented gentleman (he has been known to carry a briefcase in real life) of the Awful Media Group/Conglomerate/Tyranny. He exposes yet another side of the crew, namely his, which is this sort of funk-spirited young prince sound. He talks his shit with class. The Mike Ellwood-directed video finds him navigating the night's functions and struggles suited up, until eventually a hooded Father emerges out of some dark void for his verse. Watch them (as well as an ethereally brief Ethereal appearance) above, and stay in tune for Micah's The Red EP. - Complex Magazine

Awful Records singer-songwriter Micah Freeman paints the town Red on new EP

WRITTEN BY FACT TEAM ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 2015

The Baltimore-born, Atlanta-based artist shows a different side of Awful.

Micah Freeman has been a part of the Awful Records crew for a while now, but most of his recorded music — his 2012 debut Timepiece and last year’s throwback Heartspace EP — pre-dates their year of ascendance.

Heartspace was intended to the be the first in of a trio of EPs that never materialized, but when Awful started popping off, Freeman thought it was the perfect time to change direction from retro-soul vibes to something more modern.

As with many projects, The Red EP is the product of a a break-up. “It led me to different phases of processing it: depression, getting over it, partying, the single love-life thing,” Freeman explains. “There was some spiritual enlightenment-seeking in there somewhere, too.”

That “emotional turmoil” led him to create something “escapist,” in the way that the tumult of the ‘70s led to disco. “There was a lot of social discord at that time, and people reacted in a party-all-night kinda way,” he says, drawing comparisons to our current moment.

While Freeman has adopted Awful’s less-than-precious approach to recording and releasing music (“I’ve stopped overthinking my songs,” he says), The Red is a bit of sonic outlier in their catalog. “It’s different from what’s expected from Awful at this point, but I think that’s a good thing — it shows how eclectic we are,” he explains. “I just want people to have fun and dance.” - Fact Magazine

AUDIO: MICAH FREEMAN, “MOVEMENT” FEAT. ABRA
BY KIARA SHARDE' | PUBLISHED: APRIL 21, 2015

The Awful Records crew has banded together for a 14-track compilation, titled Awful Holiday. Lifted from the eclectic mix is Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Micah Freeman‘s “Movement,” featuring Abra. The uptempo, jazzy tune showcases Freeman’s Baltimore roots with Abra adding her flair. Get into it below. Give Awful Holiday a full spin via their official soundcloud. - Saint Heron