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Hiss Golden Messenger - From Country Hai East Cotton

Review by David Edwards

Hiss Golden Messenger have crafted an intelligent album dripping with blues, rainwater and swirled by smokehouse maturity. »

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• 9/10 by marko23

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following on from the widely praised 'bad debt' ep, the much hyped hiss golden messenger deliver another set of mouth watering heavy hitters with the 'from country hai east cotton' mini album. introducing mc taylor's accomplished talent for arrangement and production, 'from country hai east cotton' finds taylor's peerless songs augmented by lush orchestration and a full band line up. soulful and deep, a vast range of influences are distilled into a compelling blend that points directly to classic status. described by uncut as 'north carolina's new folk star', immediate touchstones for 'from country hai east cotton' include grateful dead, fleetwood mac, al green, traffic and steely dan, and taylor now seems set to step up next to bill callahan, will oldham and iron and wine in the pantheon of alt-country and americana royalty.
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