Hiss Golden Messenger
Hiss Golden Messenger
Latest Release
- I'm People
- May 2026
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Sanctuary | ||
| 2 | In the Middle of It | ||
| 3 | Jenny of the Roses | ||
| 4 | I Need a Teacher | ||
| 5 | Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner) |
Albums
Mar 2026 • 2 songs
Feb 2026 • 1 song
Aug 2023 • 14 songs
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Popular On
- Denver's World Class Rock
- Americana, Commercial-Free
About
Biography
A vehicle for singer/songwriter Michael Taylor (aka M.C. Taylor), Hiss Golden Messenger's fusion of classic rock, folk-pop, and sparse blues in various guises has seen Taylor compared to the likes of lo-fi legends Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Bill Callahan. While one of Taylor's first statements as Hiss Golden Messenger, 2010's Bad Debt, was a stark, home-recorded voice-and-guitar session, most of the work he created was more ambitious, blending a range of roots music flavors -- blues, country, soul, R&B, and boogie rock -- with the emotional palette of Taylor's songwriting. The ...