Lateness of Dancers

Lateness of Dancers
Studio album by
Hiss Golden Messenger
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
Length42:48
LabelMerge Records
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Haw
(2013) 		Lateness of Dancers
(2014) 		Heart Like a Levee
(2016)
Singles from Lateness of Dancers
  1. "Southern Grammar"
    Released: February 3, 2015[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[2]
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Consequence of SoundA−[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
MusicOMH[8]
NME[9]

Lateness of Dancers is the fifth studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 9, 2014, under Merge Records.[10]

Critical reception

Lateness of Dancers was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 16 reviews.[3]

Accolades

Accolades for Lateness of Dancers
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2014 8 [11]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2014 23 [12]
PopMatters Top 80 Albums of 2014 57 [13]
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 2014 7 [14]

Track listing

Lateness of Dancers track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lucia"3:11
2."Saturday's Song"4:35
3."Mahogany Dread"4:06
4."Day O Day (A Love So Free)"5:30
5."Lateness of Dancers"5:20
6."I'm a Raven (Shake Children)"2:50
7."Black Dog Wind (Rose of Roses)"4:30
8."Southern Grammar"4:52
9."Chapter & Verse (Ione's Song)"4:47
10."Drum"3:07

Personnel

  • MC Taylor - lead vocals, guitars, production
  • Scott Hirsch - bass guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, mixing, production
  • Phil Cook - guitars, banjo, piano, organ, electric piano, background vocals
  • Brad Cook - bass guitar, background vocals
  • Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion
  • Chris Boerner - guitars
  • Terry Lonergan - drums, percussion
  • William Tyler - guitars
  • Alexandra Sauser-Monnig - background vocals
  • Bobby Britt - fiddle
  • Mark Paulson - strings

Charts

Chart performance for Lateness of Dancers
Chart Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[15] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 22

References

  1. ^ "Southern Grammar - Single by Hiss Golden Messenger". Apple Music. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Maloney, Sean (September 4, 2014). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Terry, Josh (September 9, 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Lavery, Aaron (September 12, 2014). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Paton, Daniel (September 2, 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Snapes, Laura (September 7, 2014). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Richards, Chris (September 9, 2014). "Complicated faith: Searching for God in the songs of Hiss Golden Messenger". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2014". American Songwriter. November 24, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2014". Consequence of Sound. December 12, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Best Albums of 2014". PopMatters. December 22, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2014". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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