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14 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: Yard Act, A. Savage, Snõõper, Say Sue Me, and More

Plus Coach Party, Jamila Woods, Metric, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 14, 2023

Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the July 4th holiday falling on a Tuesday, leaving less songs to consider. So, this week’s Songs of the Week is supersized and incorporates tracks from the last two weeks. More

Hiss Golden Messenger Share New Song “Shinbone”

Jump for Joy Due Out August 25 via Merge

Jul 12, 2023

American folk band, Hiss Golden Messenger, have shared a new song “Shinbone,” which is the second single to be released from their upcoming album Jump for Joy. More

Jun 02, 2023

Grammy nominated American folk band, Hiss Golden Messenger, have just announced the release of their 11th studio album, Jump for Joy, and shared its first single, “Nu-Grape,” via music video. They have also announced some fall tour dates. More

Jun 02, 2022

Revelators Sound System, the collaborative project of Hiss Golden Messenger and Cameron Ralston, have shared a video for their new single, “Grieving.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Revelators, which will be out on June 17 via 37d03d. More

May 12, 2022

Hiss Golden Messenger (the project of M.C. Taylor) and Cameron Ralston have announced a new collaborative project, Revelators Sound System. Their debut album, Revelators, will be out on June 17 via 37d03d. They have shared a video for a song from the album, “George the Revelator.” More

Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Holiday Album, Shares New Song “Grace”

O Come All Ye Faithful Due Out This Friday via Merge

Oct 20, 2021

Hiss Golden Messenger (the project of M.C. Taylor) has announced the release of a holiday album, O Come All Ye Faithful, due out this Friday (Oct. 22) via Merge. Taylor has also shared a new song, “Grace,” one of several original tunes he has crafted for the album, which includes covers of songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Woody Guthrie, and Spiritualized, in addition to traditional holiday songs. More

Hiss Golden Messenger Shares New Song “Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner)”

Quietly Blowing It Due Out June 25 via Merge; New Tour Dates Announced

Jun 03, 2021

Hiss Golden Messenger (the project of M.C. Taylor) is releasing a new album, Quietly Blowing It, on June 25 via Merge. Now he has shared another song from it, “Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner),” via a video for the song. He’s also announced some tour dates. More

Hiss Golden Messenger Shares Video for New Song “Hardlytown”

Quietly Blowing It Due Out June 25 via Merge

Apr 20, 2021

Hiss Golden Messenger (the project of M.C. Taylor) is releasing a new album, Quietly Blowing It, on June 25 via Merge. Now he has shared another song from it, “Hardytown,” via a Dylan-esque video for the song, where Taylor has the lyrics written on cue cards. More

Mar 08, 2021

Hiss Golden Messenger (the project of M.C. Taylor) has announced a new album, Quietly Blowing It, and shared a new song from it, “If It Comes in the Morning,” via a video for the single. More

Jan 14, 2021

Hiss Golden Messenger have shared a video for their new song “Sanctuary.” The song was written and produced by frontman M.C. Taylor. More

Watch Jim James, Julien Baker, and The Decemberists Cover “What the World Needs Now Is Love”

Burt Bacharach Cover For Newport Folk Festival Also Features Andrew Bird, Hiss Golden Messenger, Glen Hansard, and More

Aug 04, 2020

This weekend was the finale of the entirely virtual Newport Folk Festival, aptly dubbed “Our Voices Together,” as it features upward of 20 artists covering Burt Bacharach’s classic “What the World Needs Now Is Love.” The cover was led by Jim James of My Morning Jacket and music directed by Chris Funk of The Decemberists, wrapping up the week-long virtual fest. More

Under the Radar Announces My Favorite Album Issue with Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney Covers

Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more

Sep 27, 2019

Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More

Aug 14, 2019

Hiss Golden Messenger (the band led by M.C. Taylor) is releasing a new album, Terms of Surrender, on September 20 via Merge. Now he has shared another song from it, “Happy Birthday, Baby.” The song was written for his daughter’s fifth birthday. Listen below (via Rolling Stone), followed by Hiss Golden Messenger’s upcoming tour dates. More

Hiss Golden Messenger Shares New Song “Cat’s Eye Blue”

Terms of Surrender Due Out September 20 via Merge

Jul 16, 2019

Hiss Golden Messenger (the band led by M.C. Taylor) is releasing a new album, Terms of Surrender, on September 20 via Merge. Previously he shared a video for its first single, “I Need a Teacher” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now Taylor has shared another song from the album, “Cat’s Eye Blue.” More

11 Best Songs of the Week: Marika Hackman, Shura, Sleater-Kinney, Bat For Lashes, and More

Plus Bruce Springsteen, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Purple Mountains, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 14, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We couldn’t quite limit it to a Top 10 this week, there were enough strong new tracks to stretch it to a Top 11. There were several notable albums announced this week, which meant a lot of strong new singles to choose from. More

Jun 11, 2019

Hiss Golden Messenger (the band led by M.C. Taylor) has announced a new album, Terms of Surrender, and shared a video for its first single, “I Need a Teacher.” More

Hiss Golden Messenger Announces Fall North American Tour Dates

Some Proceeds Go to Durham Public Schools Foundation

May 14, 2019

Hiss Golden Messenger (the band led by M.C. Taylor) has announced some new fall North American tour dates. They go down this September, October, and November and include shows on both coasts and in between, as well as in Canada. More

Merge Records Announces Initial Lineup for 30th Anniversary Festival

July 24-27, 2019, in Carrboro and Durham, NC - Destroyer, Wye Oak, Waxahatchee, The Mountain Goats, Superchunk, and More

Feb 06, 2019

Merge Records are celebrating their 30th anniversary with a hometown festival July 24-27, 2019, in Carrboro and Durham, NC. The four-day festival is set to feature more than 30 artists and the initial lineup has been announced. More

Hiss Golden Messenger Announces 4-LP Boxset, Shares Rarity “Rock Holy”

Devotion: Songs About Rivers and Spirits and Children Due Out November 2 via Merge

Sep 13, 2018

Hiss Golden Messenger (the band led by M.C. Taylor) have announced a new 4-LP boxset, Devotion: Songs About Rivers and Spirits and Children, and shared one of its tracks, the rarity “Rock Holy.” More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Courtney Barnett, Gaz Coombes, Let’s Eat Grandma, Snail Mail, and More

Plus Okkervil River, The Go! Team, King Tuff (feat. Jenny Lewis), Hiss Golden Messenger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 23, 2018

Last week we skipped Songs of the Week. Most of the music industry was in Austin for SXSW and thus few notable songs were shared last week, leaving us with not enough contenders to even put together a Top 5 we were truly excited about. So this week’s Songs of the Week mainly covers this week, but has a few songs from last week, including the song that would’ve been our #1 last week if we’d done a list. Hence we have a Top 12 this week. More

Mar 20, 2018

Hiss Golden Messenger (the band led by M.C. Taylor) have shared a new song, “Passing Clouds,” with proceeds going to Everytown for Gun Safety. The song, along with a dub remix, will be released at midnight via Spacebomb Records, with all proceeds going to the charity Everytown for Gun Safety, the nonprofit looking to end gun violence. More

Aug 28, 2017

Hiss Golden Messenger announced a new album, Hallelujah Anyhow, last month, but when it was announced they didn’t share any music from the album. Now they have made up for that by sharing two new songs at the same time, “Domino (Time Will Tell)” and “When the Wall Comes Down.” More

Hiss Golden Messenger Announce New Album

Hallelujah Anyhow Due Out September 22 via Merge

Jul 25, 2017

Hiss Golden Messenger just released their last album, Heart Like a Levee, last October via Merge, but they have already announced another one due for release a little less than a year later. It’s entitled Hallelujah Anyhow and is due out September 22, also via Merge. More

Nov 16, 2016

Hiss Golden Messenger released their new album, Heart Like a Levee, last month via Merge. The band led by M.C. Taylor have now shared a new video for “Like a Mirror Loves a Hammer.” More

Listen: Hiss Golden Messenger - “Heart Like a Levee”

Heart Like a Levee Due Out October 7 via Merge

Sep 30, 2016

Hiss Golden Messenger are releasing their new album, Heart Like a Levee, next Friday (October 7) via Merge. The band led by M.C. Taylor has already shared several songs from the album, but a week before its release we are now treated to title track “Heart Like a Levee,” a banjo and backing vocals infused dose of Americana. More

Under the Radar Announces Three SXSW Events: Car Seat Headrest, Hinds, Eleanor Friedberger, and More

Everything Everything, Caveman, Still Corners, Julien Baker, Sunflower Bean, Petite Noir, Fear of Men, Yuck, Gwenno, Girls Names, Cullen Omori, TEEN, and Others to Play

Mar 04, 2016

Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for its three SXSW 2016 events: two day parties on Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17 and one official nighttime showcase on Wednesday, March 16. The lineups include Car Seat Headrest, Julien Baker, Hinds, Eleanor Friedberger, Everything Everything, Caveman, Still Corners, Yuck, Sunflower Bean, Petite Noir, Girls Names, Gwenno, MONEY, Cullen Omori, TEEN, Mass Gothic, Younghusband, and more. More

Premiere: Hiss Golden Messenger Mixtape (Le Guess Who? Edition)

Le Guess Who? May Day is Saturday May 24 in Utrecht, Netherlands

Apr 16, 2014

Le Guess Who’s annual May Day event goes down on Saturday, May 24 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Ahead of that, we’re featuring mixtapes from a few of the artists performing. The first comes from Hiss Golden Messenger. More



Interviews

My Favorite Album: MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger on Brightblack Morning Light

“It’s a record that hit me at an important time of my life.”

May 25, 2020

I first heard the record when it came out in 2006. I was in my previous band at the time [The Court & Spark], and it really struck me, this record. I was living in San Francisco at the time, and that band, Brightblack Morning Light, was based out of Northern California as well. More


Reviews

Sep 20, 2017

M.C. Taylor has always been a songwriter unafraid to mark the starkest contrasts of human emotion. In an interview with The Washington Post last November, Taylor described his last record Heart Like a Levee as a “reflecting pool” for people to view their own emotions in his words and music. More