Michael Hughes Watson

Michael Hughes Watson is a Christian pop music artist from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead vocalist of the Christian indie rock band Above the Golden State, active from 2007-2014,

Career Watson released his debut extended play, Here, on January 26, 2018. It was preceded by another extended play, Wait, released May 17, 2019, On November 27, 2020, he released an extended play titled the Dayspring EP. It included three traditional Christmas hymns and one original song, "Smoke in the Wind". It was followed by Feeling on April 9, 2021.

Since 2024, Watson has been one half of the indie folk duo Lag Season, in collaboration and co-production with Micah Bartel. They released several singles that year, including "Danny Boy", "Graves into Gardens", and "Surrendered". On August 30, 2024, they released an extended play, Preseason. On March 28, 2025, Lag Seasons released their second extended play, Contending.

Discography As Michael Hughes Watson Studio albums TitleDetails Released: November 20, 2020 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streamingFeeling Released: April 9, 2021 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays TitleDetailsHere Released: January 26, 2018 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streamingWait Released: May 17, 2019 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streamingPurify My Heart 2 Released: March 20, 2020 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streamingDayspring Released: November 27, 2020 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles Title YearDetails Album "Smoke in the Wind" 2019Released: January 1, 2019 Written by Michael Hughes Watson Dayspring EP"O Come, O Come Emmanuel" Released: November 1, 2019 Written by John Mason Neale"O for a Thousand Tongues" 2020 Released: February 27, 2020 Written by Charles Wesley "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As Lag Season Extended plays TitleDetailsPreseason Released: August 30, 2024 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streamingContending Released: March 28, 2025 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles Title YearDetails Album "Danny Boy" 2024Released: March 15, 2024

Written by Christopher Joel Brown, Michael Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hammer"Surrendered" Released: April 12, 2024 Written by Micah Bartel"Silence Our Enemy" Released: July 19, 2024 Written by Michael Hughes Watson Produced by Micah Bartel Preseason"The Pain in Healing (Look to You)" Released: September 13, 2024 Written by Michael Hughes Watson"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.