His golden entourage: Bon Iver, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy...

De Zwerver presents at AB: Hiss Golden Messenger

Q, Mojo, Uncut mags: '****... 7/10... variously heart-rending and uplifting'
Justin -Bon Iver- Vernon: 'it's all I listened to for an entire month'

Hiss Golden Messenger is mainly MC Taylor and he has a new CD out, the fifth already, that is, rightly, rigorously and tenderly praised above. 'Lateness Of Dancers' is out on the Merge label and distributed here via De Konkurrent.

From North Carolina, USA, musically - and often also live - they're to be found in the company of Bon Iver, Megafaun, Bill Callahan, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, (the late) Jason Molina...

Not exactly someone who can't wait to head the hit parade, but rather a craftsman who succeeds in delivering mature songs, after years of collecting and refining, for an audience that still wants to listen and appreciate.

See too: AB's full and enthusiastic Huis 23, February 2014.