Hiss Golden Messenger, the musical project led by M.C. Taylor, are set to return with their upcoming studio album, Jump For Joy, on August 25 via Merge Records. In celebration of the announcement of ...

In essence though, Jump for Joy adroitly showcases the mélange the North Carolina-based Taylor has perfected. In the studio here with his touring band, it’s a potpourri nodding to Little Feat, the New ...

In the midst of recording his 2021 album Quietly Blowing It, Hiss Golden Messenger — the nom de plume of M.C. Taylor — seriously wondered if it was the end of the road for his indie-rock career. “That ...

On a loosely conceptual project, the singer-songwriter finds his groove in smooth, soft-rock sounds and adolescent optimism. All the slickness on Jump for Joy can be beguiling. It’s an album that ...