The laid-back, folksy sound of Hiss Golden Messenger feels like it mainly draws its influence from earthy singer-songwriters like Neil Young. But according to M.C. Taylor, the mastermind behind the ...

Folk Americana singers Hiss Golden Messenger and Hannah Frances sang songs and shared stories about sobriety, grief and fate during a performance Wednesday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The proceeds ...

I was so enchanted by these recordings that I sequenced them into an album and passed it around to friends. They liked it, so I found a place that would press 100 copies on vinyl, and I sold through ...

The inaugural Evanston Folk Festival happened over the weekend by the shoes of of Lake Michigan at Dawes Park in Evanston, IL. Sierra Ferrell headlined Saturday, which also featured performances from ...

Last weekend, two Triangle bands came back from long cross-country tours in support of new records. Both were exhausted and grateful, clearly happy to be home at last. Mandolin Orange kicked off its ...

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On Heart Like a Levee, the new album from North Carolina’s Hiss Golden Messenger, songwriter M.C. Taylor attempts to reconcile the two seemingly at-odds aspects of his being: that of a touring ...

2010s indie fans rejoice: Taylor Goldsmith and M.C. Taylor have announced an unprecedented duo tour. The two longtime alt-folk figureheads–who add lead vocals and guitar to Dawes and Hiss Golden ...

Two new singles are out today from Hiss Golden Messenger, the rootsy rock outfit led by Durham’s M.C. Taylor. Amelia Meath of Mountain Man and Sylvan Esso lends backing vocals. The songs come ahead of ...

North Carolina’s Hiss Golden Messenger have built a distinguished career of deftly straddling the roots music and indie-rock worlds over the past 15 years. While they paint from a classic palette of ...