Terms of Surrender

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.

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]

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]

On November 24, 2020, it was announced that the album was nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the "Best Americana Album" category.

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)[9] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 61

References
  1. Minsker, Evan (June 12, 2019). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album, Drops New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "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. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  10. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.


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