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Hiss Golden Messenger – O Come All Ye Faithful (CD)

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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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M.C. Taylor has spent years building one of the most spiritually honest catalogs in American roots music, drawing from gospel, soul, and folk traditions without ever losing the personal thread. That sensibility makes him a natural fit for this kind of project, where the weight of the season calls for something more than celebration, something closer to witness.

Conceptualized and written during the chaotic fall months of 2020, Hiss Golden Messenger's O Come All Ye Faithful-recorded shortly after the widely hailed Quietly Blowing It-is a meditation on grace, loss, hope, and community. Explains songwriter M.C. Taylor, "Big, brash holiday music-the type that we hear in big-box stores in the middle of December-has never resonated with me, and this past year it felt absolutely dissonant. I wanted to make a seasonal record that felt more in step with the way that I, and so many others, experience this time of year: quiet, contemplative, searching, and bittersweet."

Tracklist
1. Hung Fire
2. O Come All Ye Faithful
3. Grace
4. By the Lights of St. Stephen
5. Shine a Light
6. Joy to the World
7. Silent Night
8. Hanukkah Dance
9. As Long As I Can See the Light

UPC: 673855077529
Label: Merge Records
Release Date: 10.29.21
Format: CD