Hiss Golden Messenger’s fifth album, ‘Lateness Of Dancers’, was one of 2014’s most under the radar gems: “an Americana record of immense spiritual and musical grace”, It was also MC Taylor’s first for fabled North Carolina indie label, Merge Records. Clearly wanting to make the most of their new signee (known to his folks as Mike), next week they’re releasing the gorgeous ‘Southern Grammar’ EP: with the version of the title track (originally on ‘Lateness Of Dancers’) taken from a session for the Philadelphia radio station WXPN, while ‘Brother, Do You Know The Road?’ and ‘He Wrote The Book’ were both orphan songs.
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HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER – ” Southern Grammar ” Live at Rough Trade NYC
Posted: January 30, 2015 in MUSICTags: Hiss Golden Messenger, Lateness of Dancers, Rough Trade Records, singer songwriter, Southern Grammar EP, WXPN Radio
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STRAND OF OAKS – ” My Wrecking Ball ” Ryan Adams Cover
Posted: December 1, 2014 in MUSICTags: Cover Song, Ryan Adams, Strand of Oaks, WXPN Radio
Strand Of Oaks stopped by the WXPN studios to perform a cover of “Ryan Adams”track “My Wrecking Ball” off of his self-titled album that was released earlier this year. The cover is part of a Year In Review project that the Philadelphia-based radio station is putting together by having other artists cover songs from some of their favorite albums of the year. The soft-strummed version doesn’t stray too far from the original,
STRAND OF OAKS – ” Times A Revelator ” WXPN Like A Version
Posted: October 29, 2014 in MUSICTags: Cover, Gillian Welch, Strand of Oaks, WXPN Radio
Timothy Showalter aka Strand Of Oaks covers a version of Gillian Welch song ” Time a Revelator” for WXPN like a version series.
The Fat Angel Sings 