Houston-based singer-songwriter Micah Edwards is finding himself in the middle of a soul revival.
Blending country storytelling and vintage soul vibes, Micah Edwards has released his double LP Texas Soul, inspired by the sounds he’s encountered across the eponymous state, from soul clubs, pedal steel guitars, and late-night dance halls.
Thanks to artists like Leo Bridges and Charley Crockett, Texas is finding itself experiencing a modern soul revival, and Micah Edwards is keen to make his presence known right in the middle of it. It’s less about making a new genre and more about putting a name to the blend of sounds Texas has always experienced.
“When I say ‘Texas Soul’ is a spectrum, I mean it,” says Micah Edwards. “This record moves from boleros to rockabilly, from ‘60s R&B to ‘80s country, and somehow it all still feels like the same story. Texas has always been a crossroads, and I wanted the album to sound like that – wide, textured, and big enough to hold all of it.”
Released off the back of his previous two EPs, 2024’s Pasadena and 2025’s Concan, Micah Edwards is clear about how much Texas Soul is about his own identity, and how he’s always existed in two worlds as a Houston-based, California-born mixed-race kid in America. The tension between identities is both the theme and the point, and it’s not something Micah Edwards wants to – or plans to – shy away from.
“These songs are gratitude,” says Micah Edwards. “They’re my way of saying thank you to the places that raised me, changed me, and reminded me who I am.”
Texas Soul was produced by Micah Edwards himself, alongside Kendrick Ballard, Anthony Farrell, Jack Gulielmetti, Cameron Jaymes, and Andrew Trube.
