Hiss Golden Messenger - Quietly Blowing It

Released25th June 2021.

I went looking for peace, says songwriter M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger abouthis new album Quietly Blowing It, out March 26, 2021, on Merge Records. Its not exactlya record about the state of the worldor my worldin 2020, but more a retrospective ofthe past five years of my life, painted in sort of impressionistic hues. Maybe I had thepresence of mind when I was writing Quietly Blowing It to know that this was the time to goas deep as I needed to in order to make a record like this. And I got the time required inorder to do that. He pauses and laughs ruefully. I got way more time than I needed,actually."

Quietly Blowing It was written and arranged by Taylor in his home studiohis 8 10 sanctuary packed floor to ceiling with books, records, and old guitarsas he watched thechaotic world spin outside his window. Writing became a daily routine, he explains, andthat was a ballast for me. Having spent so much time on