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hiss golden messenger terms of surrender

10/3/2019

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Hiss Golden Messenger from the album Terms of Surrender available on Merge Records  (by Bryant Liggett)
Eleven studio records in to his career, and songwriter MC Taylor, aka Hiss Golden Messenger, still have the arm to pitch curveballs. Not that Hiss Golden Messenger toss out a surprise junk pitch every time, though various web descriptions of the sound use a dozen different words to describe the sonic achievements of each release.  Country, Soul, Blues, and Gospel offer jangle mixed with a touch of Swamp-pop, shaking the ingredients thoroughly as the latest release from Hiss Golden Messenger, Terms of Surrender shamelessly flirts with, and teases, style commitments.
“I Need a Teacher” is an upbeat album opener, presented with subtle jangle, swirling guitars and a hint of psychedelic fuzz while “Bright Direction (You’re a Dark Star Now)” follows in a lazy day, laid-back groove, completely comfortable with its meandering pace. “Old Enough to Wonder Why (East Side-West Side)” plays with plucky banjo and blipped beats, the hushed chorus of ‘come meet me on the east side, come meet me on the west-side’ delivered over layers of rhythm and experimental noise. “Happy Birthday Baby” is a smooth rolling love song, the storyline a nod to Taylor’s daughter and counting the ways her presence that ‘lit up the house like a matchstick’. “Whip” curates a fragile sound, shuddering like it could fall apart at any second as the piano ballad of the title track provides an emotional ending for Terms of Surrender, Hiss Golden Messenger sending swirling soundscapes over gentle, soulful piano ramblings.  (by Bryant Liggett)   
 
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