Michael Hughes Watson is a Christian pop music artist from Portland, Oregon.

[1] He is the lead vocalist of the Christian indie rock band Above the Golden State, active from 2007-2014,[1] and one half of the indie folk duo Lag Season.

[2] It was preceded by another extended play, Wait, released May 17, 2019,[1] which was followed by the albums Life & Good | Death & Evil on November 20, 2020.

[3] 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".