Hiss Golden Messenger

Fronted by singer-songwriter MC Taylor, Hiss Golden Messenger is a Grammy-nominated Americana band from Durham, North Carolina. Taylor and Scott Hirsch launched the project in 2007, following the breakup of their critically-acclaimed alt-country band, The Court & Spark. Together, they recorded the debut album Country Hai East Cotton and released it in 2008 via Taylor's own label, Heaven & Earth Magic Recording Company. Bad Debt followed in 2010 and served as the group's first album to be released internationally. After 2011's Poor Moon, 2012's Lord How I Love The Rain, and 2013's Haw, Hiss Golden Messenger signed with the American label Merge and released 2014's Lateness of Dancers, a critically-acclaimed record that turned the band into indie darlings. Lateness of Dancers reached number 13 on the US Folk Albums chart and was followed by 2016's Heart Like a Levee, which hit number 19 on the same chart. As the decade drew to a close, Hiss Golden Messenger received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Americana Album" with 2019's Terms of Surrender. The singles "Domino (Time Will Tell)" and "I Need a Teacher" became hits on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart that same year, peaking at number 40 and number 29, respectively. One year later, "Sanctuary" reached number 12. Now a familiar name on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart, Hiss Golden Messenger returned to the Top 50 in 2023 with "Nu-Grape," a hit from the band's album Jump for Joy. This was followed in 2026 by I'm People, their first release under Chrysalis label, featuring the lead single "In the Middle of It."

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