Singer/songwriter Hiss Golden Messenger (not his real name) has signed on with alternative music powerhouse Merge Records and announced a new album called Lateness of Dancers, which will hit stores September 9. Although the dancers have yet to explain why they are late, the limited information available ticks all the classic Americana mythology boxes: recorded in rural location, check (outskirts of Hillsborough, NC); in a barn, check (+ tin roof); joined by a bunch of mates and frequent collaborators, check (William Tyler, Scott Hirsch, Phil and Brad Cook of Megafaun); misty hued, pastoral setting with animal cover art, check (as evidenced above).
If you’re as convinced as I am of the impending greatness of Lateness of Dancers, you can watch the album trailer below on repeat until September 9, or even go and see Hiss Golden Messenger on tour (including the Harvest Transfigurations II festival). Tracklist and dates are listed below.
Lateness of Dancers tracklist:
01. Lucia
02. Saturday’s Song
03. Mahogany Dread
04. Day O Day (A Love So Free)
05. Lateness of Dancers
06. I’m a Raven (Shake Children)
07. Black Dog Wind (Rose of Roses)
08. Southern Grammar
09. Chapter & Verse (Ione’s Song)
10. Drum
Tour dates:
07.11-13.14 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.15.14 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Valkhof Festival
07.16.14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
07.18.14 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival
07.20.14 - North Devon, UK - Somersault Festival
07.25.14 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle (Merge 25 Festival)
07.26.14 - Winston-Salem, NC - Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art
08.01-03.14 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon
08.28-30.14 - Asheville, NC - Harvest Records Transfigurations II
&bull: Hiss Golden Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/HissGoldenMessenger
&bull: Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
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