Terms of Surrender

Terms of Surrender
Studio album by
Hiss Golden Messenger
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
StudioLong Pond Studio, New York
Sound City Studios, Los Angeles[1]
Length39:07
LabelMerge
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Virgo Fool
(2018) 		Terms of Surrender
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
No Ripcord7/10[4]
Pitchfork6.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Terms of Surrender is a studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 20, 2019 under Merge Records.[1] The album was produced by MC Taylor and Brad Cook.

Critical reception

Terms of Surrender was met with generally favorable 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 78, based on 13 reviews.[2]

Accolades

Accolades for Terms of Surrender
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Magnet Magazine Top 25 Albums of 2019 20 [7]
Mojo Magazine Top 75 Albums of 2019 71 [8]

The album received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by MC Taylor (except "Terms of Surrender", written by Taylor and Brad Cook)

Terms of Surrender track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Need a Teacher"3:17
2."Bright Direction (You're a Dark Star Now)"4:24
3."My Wing"4:26
4."Old Enough to Wonder Why (East Side—West Side)"4:23
5."Cat's Eye Blue"3:49
6."Happy Birthday, Baby"3:45
7."Down at the Uptown"3:26
8."Katy (You Don't Have to Be Good Yet)"3:57
9."Whip"4:29
10."Terms of Surrender"3:11

Personnel

  • MC Taylor - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
  • Phil Cook - acoustic and electric pianos, organ, electric guitar, harmonica
  • Brad Cook - bass guitar, mandolin, synths
  • Aaron Dessner - electric guitar, high-strung acoustic guitar, piano
  • Josh Kaufman - acoustic and electric guitars, lap steel, synths
  • Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion, Omnichord
  • Jenny Lewis - harmony vocals
  • Alexandra Sauser-Monnig - harmony vocals
  • Madalyn Stefanak - harmony vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Terms of Surrender
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 61

References

  1. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (June 12, 2019). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album, Drops New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Moody, Mark (September 19, 2019). "No Ripcord Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Hussey, Allison (October 3, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Dolan, Jon (September 20, 2019). "Hiss Golden Messenger's 'Terms of Surrender' is a Sweet Record About Love, Family and Fighting Through Darkness". Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Magnet's Top 25 Albums of 2019". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Mojo's 75 Best Albums of 2019". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Americana Album". grammy.com. Recording Academy. 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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