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HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER

QUIETLY BLOWING IT (ALTERNATE COVER VERSION) (MERGE)

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER - QUIETLY BLOWING IT (ALTERNATE COVER VERSION) 173563
Format:
1 LP
Release:
05.12.2025
Label:
MERGE
Kat.-Nr.:
173563
Barcode:
0673855075556
Coke Bottle Clear vinyl. Jun 25, 2021 (EST) CD MRG755cd 673855075525 $6.00 Jun 25, 2021 (EST) LP - Black MRG755lp 673855075518 $11.00 Dec 02, 2022 (EST) LP - Coke Bottle Clear MRG755lp-dlx-C1 673855075556 $12.50 TOTAL Quietly Blowing It was written and arranged by Taylor in his home studio_his 8' x 10' sanctuary packed floor to ceiling with books, records, and old guitars_as he watched the chaotic world spin outside his window.

"Writing became a daily routine," he explains, "and that was a ballast for me. Having spent so much time on the road over the past ten years, where writing consistently with any kind of flow can be tricky, it felt refreshing.

And being in my studio, which is both isolated from and totally connected to the life of my family, felt appropriate for these songs." Between March and June, Taylor wrote and recorded upwards of two dozen songs_in most cases playing all of the instruments himself_before winnowing the collection down and bringing them to the Hiss band.

In July, the group of musicians, with Taylor in the production seat, went into Overdub Lane in Durham, NC, for a week, where they recorded Quietly Blowing It as an organic unit honed to a fine edge from their years together on the road.

"We all needed to be making that music together," he recalls. "We've all spent so many years traveling all over the world, but in that moment, it felt cathartic to be recording those particular songs with each other in our own small hometown."
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK
  • 1.2. THE GREAT MYSTIFIER
  • 1.3. MIGHTY DOLLAR
  • 1.4. QUIETLY BLOWING IT
  • 1.5. IT WILL IF WE LET IT
  • 1.6. HARDLYTOWN
  • 1.7. IF IT COMES IN THE MORNING
  • 1.8. GLORY STRUMS (LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER)
  • 1.9. PAINTING HOUSES
  • 1.10. ANGELS IN THE HEADLIGHTS
  • 1.11. SANCTUARY