Hiss Golden Messenger, the North Carolina-based project led by MC Taylor, has announced a new album, ‘I’m People,’ arriving May 1 via Chrysalis Records. The record’s lead single, “In The Middle Of It,” is out now alongside a lyric video. Written across New Mexico, California, and North Carolina, the album follows 2023’s ‘Jump For Joy’ and presents a direct, deeply human collection of songs rooted in lived experience.
“The songs on I’m People are about running towards and away from things,” Taylor shares, describing themes that stretch from family and aging to solitude, heartbreak, devotion, and renewal. He calls “In The Middle Of It” a “Santa Fe song,” written at El Rey Court and shaped by desert highways, long drives, and late-night radio. The imagery of open landscapes and interior reflection runs throughout the record.
‘I’m People’ was co-produced by Taylor and Josh Kaufman, engineered by Chris Boerner and Gillian Pelkonen, and mixed and mastered by D. James Goodwin. Recorded at Dreamland, a decommissioned church near Woodstock, New York, the album features contributions from Bruce Hornsby, Sam Beam, Marcus King, Sara Watkins, Amy Helm, Eric D. Johnson, and Taylor Goldsmith, among others.
In support of the release, Hiss Golden Messenger will embark on a full-band U.S. tour beginning in September. The run spans Colorado, California, the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, the South, and the East Coast before concluding with two nights in Carrboro, North Carolina.
‘I’m People’ Tracklist:
- In The Middle Of It
- Who You Gonna Run To?
- Shaky Eyes
- Mercy Ave
- I’m People
- Seneca (Time Is A Mother, Baby)
- Last Orders
- Gabriel
- Heavy World
- Alright
- Spirit Cat
- Depends on the River
Hiss Golden Messenger Tour Dates:
Sept. 24 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Sept. 25 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center
Sept. 26 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up
Sept. 29 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
Oct. 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Oct. 6 – Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint
Oct. 9 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre
Oct. 10 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Oct. 11 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Oct. 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Icehouse
Oct. 16 – Newport, KY – Southgate House
Oct. 17 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
Oct. 18 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Nov. 4 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
Nov. 5 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theatre
Nov. 6 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Nov. 7 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Nov. 9 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
Nov. 11 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
Nov. 12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Nov. 13 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Nov. 14 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Nov. 18 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
Nov. 19 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Nov. 21 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Nov. 22 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle