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Sep 19, 2019 · September 19, 2019. Hiss Golden Messenger leader and father of two M.C. Taylor ponders love, death, and spirituality on new LP 'Terms of Surrender.'Graham Tolbert. M.C. Taylor has been singing ...
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Hiss Golden Messenger’s driving-force, MC Taylor in conversation on-board Bristol’s Thekla on his last UK tour. With the critically-acclaimed ‘Terms Of Surre...
Aug 30, 2023 · August 30, 2023. The cover of Hiss Golden Messenger’s latest LP pretty much says it all: If the world is indeed headed for its final reckoning, we might as well go out grinning. On the surface at least, Jump For Joy (Merge) is bandleader M.C. Taylor at his most, well, joyful. It also may be his most fully realized batch of tunes, and it’s ...
Jun 10, 2021 · Hiss Golden Messenger's new record Quietly Blowing It will be released on June 25 via Merge Records. Watch the video for the new single 'Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner)' below. Photography by Chris Frisina / Graham Tolbert. Written by Amanda Wicks. Amazon Music Embed Widget - album Quietly Blowing It.
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Oct 31, 2011 · Makes a Moon Landing. By Emma Brown. October 31, 2011. Â. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER. Hiss Golden Messenger, better known as MC Taylor, wears many hats. He’s a lyricist, musician, bard, former member of the San Francisco band Court and Spark. Not to mention that he’s a professional folklorist (he’s got a Master’s degree in the field).
Aug 30, 2021 · Hiss Golden Messenger: I was in the midst of a lot of solitude when I was writing the songs for this record – not necessarily in a bad way, I kind of like being alone – so consequently, I had a lot of time to just sit with my own ideas and arrangements. I had a lot of time to come up with those sort of second-line melodies, the repeating motifs that are happening below the lead vocal ...
Jun 26, 2021 · HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER: (Singing) Was a pain that we trusted. The sword and the shield, lay 'em down, now they're rusting. There's a spade if you're willing to work on the building. FADEL: So a ...
