Hiss Golden Messenger

Something for the Weekend: Hiss Golden Messenger “I Need a Teacher”

January 29, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Well, that’s it for us this week, dear reader. There’s been a lot of talk about education over the last few days. So many questions. Will schools reopen before Easter? Should teachers, along with other frontline […]

Video: Hiss Golden Messenger “Sanctuary”

January 20, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Honest and beautiful. This is the new single from Hiss Golden Messenger, whose seventh full-length release, ‘Terms of Surrender’, is nominated for Best Americana Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. ‘Sanctuary’ is a heartfelt song that […]

Mandolin Orange and Hiss Golden Messenger support new North Carolina fundraiser compilaton

July 31, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

If you were going to rank US states for their contribution to music over the years, North Carolina would be right up there and for fifty years, Carrboro’s live venue Cat’s Cradle has been at the […]

Hiss Golden Messenger “Terms Of Surrender” (Merge Records, 2019)

September 24, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

M. C. Taylor’s shape shifting collective, Hiss Golden Messenger, is very like a ship whose course is set by its captain’s moods and emotions. Pre release talk of Terms Of Surrender being, “Taylor’s journey through a […]

Hiss Golden Messenger announces UK dates

August 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The eclectic Durham, North Carolina outfit Hiss Golden Messenger aka MC Taylor have announced details of a six-date UK tour in December. The announcement comes hot on the heels of the new song ‘Happy Birthday, Baby’ […]