A closer look at Micah Bachrach’s debut single “Darlin’”

Micah Bachrach released his first single, “Darlin’” on Friday, March 26.

Bachrach has been aggressively taking steps towards a full-time career in music since he decided to pursue it after college in March of 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He plays Thursday and Friday nights at the Village Pub in Bloomington and is constantly working on his skills as a songwriter and musician. He’s well on his way to his 10,000 hours.

“Darlin’" is right at home amongst most of Bachrach’s originals, which make appearances in his live set. It’s an open dialogue on his life and mental health told through his powerful voice surrounded by a deep groove.

Bachrach sat down to discuss this single on WIUX’s “On the Record with Sam Boland” last Friday.

The song opens on the chorus, containing Bachrach’s message to his audience.

Darlin, don’t stress too much, it will all be fine.
Darlin, try and relax your mind.

“It’s a song to listen to when you’re stressed out,” he said.

Bachrach lays out all of the things that are weighing on him in the song’s only verse. It’s artfully and intentionally done. Tension builds as Bachrach goes on line after line. Worry after worry. Goal after goal.

Bachrach at Indiana University’s “Tiny Dorm” concert.

“I detail everything that stresses me out,” said Bachrach on his new single. “My future and wanting to pursue my own artistry, but also needing to make money to have a family, travel, and do things I want to do.”

It’s only after he’s exhausted everything on his mind that he returns to the chorus to tell us to relax our minds. It will all be fine.

“It’s so easy to get stuck in your own head and be like ‘oh my god, look at all the stuff that’s wrong with the world or my life’ and if you don’t have that reassuring voice then you’re going to go nuts,” he said.

Bachrach tries to be that reassuring voice for his audience. He formerly wanted to be a therapist and hopes to accomplish similar things through his music. He hopes that by talking about his own mental health his audience will relate and find comfort in his music. “Darlin’” is just the first step in the process.