Hiss Golden Messenger has released a new track from their upcoming album Terms of Surrender, which comes out September 20. 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.

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 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 fall tour dates below.

Hiss Golden Messenger on tour:
Jul 24 Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre (MRG30) [SOLD OUT]%
Jul 27 Newport, RI – Let Us Go Into The House
Aug 09 Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square
Aug 10 Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square
Aug 19 Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre*
Aug 21 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre* 
Aug 22 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre* 
Aug 24-26 Fayetteville, AR – Fayetteville Roots Festival 
Sep 13-15 Telluride, CO – Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Sep 24 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
Sep 25 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Sep 26 Waverly, AL – Standard Deluxe – Outdoor
Sep 27 Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Sep 28 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
Sep 30 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Oct 01 Austin, TX – Antone’s
Oct 03 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
Oct 04 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Oct 05 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Oct 09 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Oct 10 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Oct 11 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Oct 12 Vancouver, BC – Imperial Vancouver
Oct 14 Spokane, WA – The Bartlett
Oct 15 Missoula, MT – Top Hat Lounge
Oct 16 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
Oct 18 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Oct 19 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Nov 02 Winston-Salem, NC – Symphony Unbound with The Winston-Salem Symphony
Nov 07 Nashville, TN – Basement East
Nov 08 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
Nov 09 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov 10 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
Nov 12 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 13 Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
Nov 14 New York, NY – Webster Hall
Nov 15 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Nov 16 Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
Nov 17 Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
% w/ the Mountain Goats, H.C. McEntire
* w/ Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats