Hiss Golden Messenger has released a new track from their upcoming album Terms Of Surrender, which comes out September 20th on Merge Records. The hypnotic and moody “Cat’s Eye Blue” finds lead singer/songwriter M.C. Taylor taking emotional inventory and gaining a new perspective focusing on what is fundamentally most important. Listen to “Cat’s Eye Blue” HERE.
Taylor says of the track, “’Cat’s Eye Blue’ is a song about anxiety. And about fathers. How to express ourselves in real terms. How to cut the poison out to avoid further harm. ‘Is this wicked word too bad to be spoken? You let the heart attack in. One taste and it’s broken.’ I sing about fathers–my own, specifically–because I almost lost mine during the writing of this record. He’s still here–I hear him outside playing with my kids right now–but I’ve been thinking about him a lot this past year.”
“Cat’s Eye Blue” follows the June release of “I Need A Teacher”, the first single off of Terms Of Surrender. The inspiring video for the song (Seen Here) was filmed during the statewide North Carolina Association of Educators’ Day of Action demonstration. The reaction and support since the release of the song and clip has been exceptional.
Hiss Golden Messenger will be going out on a headlining tour in support of Terms Of Surrender that kicks off on September 24th in Greenville, SC. See a list of all tour dates below.
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Hiss Golden Messenger 2019 Fall Tour Dates
July 24 – Durham, NC – MRG 30
July 27 – Newport, RI – Let Us Go Into The House
August 7 – Boulder, CO – FMQB
August 9 – Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square
August 10 – Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square
August 19 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater *
August 21 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater *
August 22 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater *
August 24 – Fayetteville, AR – Fayetteville Town Center
August 27 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore *
August 30 – Minneapolis, MN – Surly Brewing *
August 31 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt *
September 1 – Kansas City, MO – Crossroads KC *
September 15 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Blues & Brews
September 24 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room ^
September 25 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West ^
September 26 – Waverly, AL – Standard Deluxe – Outdoor ^
September 27 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn ^
September 28 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s ^
September 30 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada +
October 1 – Austin, TX – Antone’s +
October 3 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole +
October 4 – San Diego, CA – Casbah +
October 5 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom +
October 9 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
October 10 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern %
October 11 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern %
October 12 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial Ballroom %
October 14 – Spokane, WA – The Bartlett %
October 15 – Missoula, MT – Top Hat Lounge %
October 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room %
October 18 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall %
October 19 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall %
November 2 – Winston-Salem, NC – Symphony Unbound w/
The Winston-Salem Symphony
November 7 – Nashville, TN – Basement East ^
November 8 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar ^
November 9 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall ^
November 10 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark ^
November 12 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern #
November 13 – Ithaca, NY – The Haunt #
November 14 – New York, NY – Webster Hall #
November 15 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair #
November 16 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom #
November 17 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live #
* supporting Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
^ with special guest Dee White
+ with special guest Daughter of Swords
% with special guest Erin Rae
# with special guest Molly Tuttle