Hiss Golden Messenger have announced the September 20 release of their highly anticipated new album Terms of Surrender. Pre-order it on CD, LP, and coke-bottle clear Peak Vinyl in the Merge store, from participating independent record stores, or digitally.

Led by the introspective songwriting of M.C. Taylor, Terms of Surrender finds the charismatic bandleader ruminating on complex emotions in the wake of a personally turbulent year. Over the course of six albums, fans of Hiss Golden Messenger have connected with the unique way Taylor identifies and articulates deeply personal sentiments and observations, all from a seemingly vulnerable place. There is always an underlying sense of hope and resolution throughout his extensive body of work that makes his songs relatable. Hiss Golden Messenger is also an extraordinary band that infuses elements of rock, gospel, alternative, Americana, and folk that make their music easily accessible and highly infectious. Terms of Surrender encompasses all of these key elements and brings them to new heights.

The album’s ten songs touch on a myriad of emotions, inner conflict, and questions. Starting with opening track “I Need a Teacher,” the narrator longs for guidance to help navigate life’s endless challenges. The video for the song was shot during the statewide North Carolina Association of Educators’ Day of Action demonstration and features a glance into the eyes and faces of real teachers, children, and families that illustrate the humanity and what is at stake for our future. 

For over a decade, M.C. Taylor has written, recorded, and toured relentlessly as the evolving Hiss Golden Messenger, amassing a devoted fanbase along the way while gaining the deep respect of fellow artists and critical approval from a vast array of press that includes Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, Stereogum, Paste, The Atlantic, Entertainment Weekly, American Songwriter, Consequence of Sound and Under The Radar. The band has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Terms of Surrender was produced by Taylor and Brad Cook and features guest appearances by Jenny Lewis, Josh Kaufman, and Aaron Dessner of The National. The album was recorded at Dessner’s Long Pond studio in upstate New York, with additional recording at Sound City in Los Angeles, Haptown Studio in Nashville, and Overdub Lane in Durham, North Carolina.

Hiss Golden Messenger recently announced an extensive fall tour in support of Terms of Surrender. See a full list of tour dates below. One dollar from every ticket sold on the headlining tour will go to Durham Public Schools Foundation to help foster community support for public schools, students, educators, and families. 

Hiss Golden Messenger on tour:
Jun 11 Columbus, OH – The Basement 
Jun 12 Lexington, KY – The Burl
Jun 13 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre Rooftop 
Jun 14 Charlotte, NC – Sounds of Summer at First Ward 
Jun 15 Charleston, SC – The Pour House
Jul 11 Asheville, NC – Highland Brewing Company^
Jul 12 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium^
Jul 24 Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre (MRG 30)%
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 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/ Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
% w/ the Mountain Goats, H.C. McEntire 
^ w/ Andrew Bird