Hiss Golden Messenger - Oh Come All Ye Faithful (October 22, 2021)

The second Hiss album of 2021. This one is a holiday album of sorts.Comes out in 2 days!

“Here's a fun surprise that I'm very glad to let out of the bag: There is a new Hiss Golden Messenger album coming out on Friday. It's called 'O Come All Ye Faithful.' I think of it as a seasonal record. I started work on this record, in my way, around this time last year when I went into a big box store to pick up some wrapping paper and was struck by how dissonant the overhyped, aggressive holiday music sounded in the midst of so much collective chaos and grief. I wanted to try to make something that felt more resonant with this time of year, something lush, bittersweet, meditative. Some of the songs I wrote myself; some are songs that I love by Spiritualized, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Woody Guthrie; some are old gospel hymns. I'm thankful to Merge Records and everyone that came with me on this trip and trusted me to make something deep. The record turned out even more beautifully than I dared to hope, and that is down to the many incredible players and singers that gave themselves to this music. The deluxe version of 'O Come All Ye Faithful' includes and fully reimagined, chopped and dubbed version of the album by Cameron Ralston, my partner in Revelators (which you'll hear more about soon), entitled 'The Sounding Joy.' The artwork was created by Struggle Inc. and the photographs were taken by Chris Frisina. A song called “Grace” is out today and it features my friends Aoife O'Donovan, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Sonyia Turner”

 

They've really been just cranking them out

 

what the heck! just bought tickets to see them in December, I hope they don't shortchange Quietly Blowing It now.

 

Gotta love a two-day album rollout.

I think I'm going to save my first listen of this until mid-November or so. If anyone gets hold of digital files of the "dub" bonus disc and feels like sharing, that'd be awesome.

 

Really digging this. This will definitely get its fair share if spins this winter.

I’m super curious about Revelators. Does anyone know what that’s all about or is this the first we hear about it?

 

Revelators (new MC project) album out in June.