Micah and the Mirrors new music video, “They Might Say”, from their Spaghetty Town Records/Beluga Records debut album Liar’s Chair, is an introspective romp through a whiskey soaked color scheme. The video’s visual narrative immediately captures a desperate solitude and also a defiant independence from a life severed from old ties.
Belting out the lyrics “I don’t care what they might say!” and “not ashamed that we’re estranged!” band leader Micah Morris savagely defends his new found independence. Following the collapse of his old band of 11 years, a divorce, and subsequent loss of his house, and his dogs (and literally everything else you need to make a great country song), “They Might Say” is a nostalgic glammed up ’60s and ’70s style ballad that’s strong enough to stand with the classics of days gone by.
The video is another collaboration with director Jarrett Barnes, and the proof is in the autumnal toned caramel colorings on full display. Following the pattern of Morris performing alongside his reflection in mirror images, the visual style continues the trope seen in previous videos “Yokohama Mama” and “Hungry Hungry Heart,” also filmed and directed by Barnes.
Musically, this track is playfully summarized by producer Randy Michael’s statement that “it sounds like Harry Nilsson if he grew up watching MTV.” “They Might Say” is a glorious gallop into the somewhat familiar, yet deeply personal territory for Micah and the Mirrors.
Born with Texas rhythm and raised on Rocky Mountain grit, Micah Morris has been kicking around the American rock n’ roll circuit long enough to earn every scar. You might know him from Fast Eddy or his earlier Six Shooter days, the kind of bands that smelled like gasoline and heartbreak. Now he’s steering into new territory with Micah and the Mirrors.
Morris comes from serious stock. His old man played with Austin staples like Christopher Cross and Double Trouble, his mom worked with Carole King, and somewhere up the family tree swings a Monkee named Michael Nesmith. That kind of lineage doesn’t hand you talent, but it sure lights the fuse.
From busking Denver sidewalks to cranking amps in sweaty dive bars, Morris built his sound on the long road: half punk, half rock ’n’ roll salvation. Fast Eddy gave him a taste of global airplay when Little Steven’s Underground Garage crowned their track “Take a Look” the Coolest Song in the World. But you can tell he’s never been one to sit still, too many ideas, too many riffs buzzing in his head.
So he packed up, hit Atlanta, and cut his first solo batch with Randy Michael (The Booze, Solid State Radio) behind the board and Dan Dixon twisting the knobs.
Micah and the Mirrors isn’t nostalgia, it’s a continuation. The sound of a lifer still chasing that perfect, reckless moment when the needle drops and the night feels endless.
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