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Sep 17, 2014Lateness Of Dancers has the unmistakable aura of a deep classic. It is a US masterpiece. A wonderful thing, for sure.
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Sep 9, 2014Channeling the traditions of Southern music without getting caught up in it, Lateness of Dancers proves the genre’s vitality.
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Sep 8, 2014It’s heavenly, in its own troubled way.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014The music is quirky, textured Americana. [Sep 2014, p.93]
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MojoSep 12, 2014[MC Taylor's] voice is a gorgeous, low-slung burr, his melodies are fireside-warm, his restless imagination follows the lineage of Southern literary giant Eudora Welty and the collective chops, overseen by long-time studio accomplice Scott Hirsch, are impeccable. [Oct 2014, p.92]
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Sep 10, 2014Four albums in, Lateness of Dancers reveals the arrived-at maturity in Taylor's songwriting, and his ability to convey, in the first-person narratives of his protagonists, a way through the complex notions and pain of living in the world by embracing them on their own terms, with no attempt at escape.
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Sep 9, 2014An album of warm colors and earthy textures, Lateness is an album for warm sweaters and hard ciders, backyard firepits and late-autumn barbecues.
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Q MagazineSep 4, 2014Variously heartrending and uplifting, Lateness OF Dancers is enriching stuff. [Oct 2014, p.110]
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Sep 4, 2014The conventional instrumentation and song forms might lead some to consider it a conservative work--but its uniquely personal dimensions suggest otherwise.
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Sep 4, 2014Strong as the songs are, it’s the rich musical settings that really hit hard.
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Sep 9, 2014This album sounds best in the context of the Hiss Golden Messenger catalog--as a comment on and a celebration of the spiritual and creative toil on the previous albums.
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Sep 9, 2014There is something that feels almost too comfortable on Lateness. Taylor stays in the same well-worn groove he has been grinding on for the past decade and shows no signs of looking for an exit strategy.
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Oct 17, 2014Lateness Of Dancers may only be one step forward for Hiss Golden Messenger, but it’s a crucial step forward for the group, one that expands the emotional palette of their music.
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Sep 12, 2014Full of guest musicians helping to bring his songs to life, this latest record might be a little different to previous Hiss Golden Messenger outings, but it also might be his best.
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UncutSep 4, 2014Taylor's no alchemist--not yet at least--though Lateness Of Dancers suggests he can write songs that transcend the everyday by hymning its subtleties. [Oct 2014, p.78]
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Sep 11, 2014It’s an album of discreet charm, but one that will reward those who give it time.
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