Hiss Golden Messenger, Anna St. Louis
Thursday, June 13 @ Georgia Theatre Rooftop
Photo Credit: Graham Tolbert
The songwriting vehicle of North Carolina musician M.C. Taylor, Hiss Golden Messenger puts a loose, vaguely psychedelic spin on dirty-boot Americana, as heard on his most recent full-length, 2017’s soulful Hallelujah Anyhow, an urging of empathy in the Trump era. Last year, Merge released a box set, Devotion: Songs About Rivers and Spirits and Children, featuring remastered versions of three existing Hiss LPs, plus a collection of rarities. In February, Taylor dropped two new tracks, the twangy “Watching the Wires” and gospel-tinged “Everybody Needs Somebody,” both featuring vocals from Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso. L.A. folkie Anna St. Louis opens Thursday’s Rooftop show.
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Thursday, June 13
Georgia Theatre
Hiss Golden Messenger
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER North Carolina's M.C. Taylor plays laid-back folk-rock with hints of Wilco and The Grateful Dead. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.
ANNA ST. LOUIS L.A.-based indie-rock singer-songwriter.
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