In a decade or two, Haw will sound as warm, clear, and spooky as it does today. But HGM stand out because they don't combine them so much as play them simultaneously and inseparably as part of a single tradition. The many different musics on Haw are familiar, timeless they can be endlessly recombined for new purposes. They are merely articulated through his experience, not his own wisdom. Sites: Bandcamp, Facebook, Wikipedia Members: Alex Bingham, Brad Cook, Chris Boerner, M.C. Throughout these songs, Taylor's lyrics and the grain in his voice reveal that, whatever truths there are in these songs, they come from antiquity, and the land itself, which is an extension of the divine. Hiss Golden Messenger More Images Profile: Roots/country rock project based in Durham, North Carolina and led by M.C. The band effortlessly embodies the traditions of country, folk, rock, and bluegrass simultaneously to support his delivery. The backwoods country-rock of "Sweet as John Hurt" has Taylor autobiographically proclaiming "I come from the bottom of the river Haw" (he does), as electric guitars and Gordon Hartin's pedal steel decorate his drawling plaintive vocal. The lyric is world-weary, disenchanted, yet refuses to stray from the stubborn path chosen by the protagonist. Layered fiddles come in midway to act as a bridge, but the track circles back to its nearly hypnotic slowness. Its loose-tuned drums are the only non-reverbed instrument, as Taylor's voice comes wafting from the center as shimmering electric guitars, a snail-paced bassline, and endlessly echoing acoustics surround him. "Devotion" is slow enough to have been played by Crazy Horse. The back-porch flatpicking acoustic guitar ramble that is "I've Got a Name for the Newborn Child" is offset by a shuffling snare that resonates under the hooky chorus. The melding of Taylor's and Sonia Turner's voices is haunting, beautiful, darkly prophetic the swirling violins and horns that intermittently appear and vanish create textural dimensions that make it all the more mysterious. The eerie spiritual country psych in "Sufferer (Love My Conqueror)" is where roots meet space. Taylor, frontman for the North Carolina-based band Hiss Golden Messenger, about the new album Quietly Blowing It. In opener "Red Rose Nantahala," rockabilly, electric Piedmont blues, and a popping, greasy Stax-like bassline all meld with their edges exposed. Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with M.C. They are musically rooted in the traditions of the American South - folk, bluegrass, swampy rock, country gospel, warped R&B - and offer strange twists and turns on them all. In this session, the singer-songwriter talks about that album, his experience over this past year and how his music evolves over time, which you'll hear as he performs songs from throughout his. These 11 songs are drenched in eternal themes: faith, dread, family, spirituality, and metaphor. The set features over half a dozen guests, including guitarist William Tyler. Taylor and guitarist/bassist Scott Hirsch, has become a quintet. The band, originally just songwriter/vocalist/guitarist M.C. It is titled alternately for a river in North Carolina and for a now extinct Indian tribe from the same region. Visit for more information about tickets, upcoming events, and parking.Haw is Hiss Golden Messenger's second offering for Paradise of Bachelors. $1 from every ticket goes to support the Durham, NC Public Schools Foundation whose mission is to foster community support for public schools and invest in our students, educators, and families to ensure success and equity for every student. A limited number of front row seats are available. Tickets are $30 in advance online and $35 on the day of the show. The steady, churning acoustic guitar and mandolin, the steel guitar tracings, the bobbing and weaving organ, and a trusted cast of talented collaborators conspire to make “Quietly Blowing It” his most audacious and hopeful work yet.Ĭoncessions, including beer and wine will be available at the show. “I went looking for peace,” said Taylor, evidenced by his existential ruminations about parenthood, joy, hope, and loneliness.Taylor’s music is at once familiar, yet impossible to categorize. Throughout the album Taylor brings his keen eye to our “broken American moment” as he did on Hiss Golden Messenger’s critically acclaimed, GRAMMY® -nominated album “Terms of Surrender.” Taylor incorporates elements from the American songbook into his latest album “Quietly Blowing It” on Merge Records. The North Carolina songwriter is returning to the Waldo after last year’s sold-out show. Taylor for an intimate solo performance July 21 at 7:30 p.m. WALDOBORO – The Waldo Theatre is excited to welcome back Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C.
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