Terms of Surrender

2019 studio album by Hiss Golden Messenger

Terms of Surrender

Studio album by

Hiss Golden Messenger

Released| September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Studio| Long Pond Studio, New York
Sound City Studios, Los Angeles[1]
Length| 39:07
Label| Merge
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
| Virgo Fool
(2018)  | Terms of Surrender
(2019)  |

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 78/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
No Ripcord| 7/10[4]
Pitchfork| 6.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone| [6]

Terms of Surrender is a studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 20, 2019 under Merge Records.[1] The album was produced by MC Taylor and Brad Cook.

## Critical reception

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Terms of Surrender was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews.[2]

### Accolades

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Accolades for Terms of Surrender Publication  | Accolade  | Rank  | Ref.

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Magnet Magazine | Top 25 Albums of 2019  | 20  | [7]
Mojo Magazine | Top 75 Albums of 2019  | 71  | [8]

The album received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[9]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by MC Taylor (except "Terms of Surrender", written by Taylor and Brad Cook).

Terms of Surrender track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "I Need a Teacher"| 3:17
2.| "Bright Direction (You're a Dark Star Now)"| 4:24
3.| "My Wing"| 4:26
4.| "Old Enough to Wonder Why (East Side—West Side)"| 4:23
5.| "Cat's Eye Blue"| 3:49
6.| "Happy Birthday, Baby"| 3:45
7.| "Down at the Uptown"| 3:26
8.| "Katy (You Don't Have to Be Good Yet)"| 3:57
9.| "Whip"| 4:29
10.| "Terms of Surrender"| 3:11

## Personnel

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* MC Taylor \- lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
* Phil Cook \- acoustic and electric pianos, organ, electric guitar, harmonica
* Brad Cook - bass guitar, mandolin, synths
* Aaron Dessner \- electric guitar, high-strung acoustic guitar, piano
* Josh Kaufman - acoustic and electric guitars, lap steel, synths
* Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion, Omnichord
* Jenny Lewis \- harmony vocals
* Alexandra Sauser-Monnig \- harmony vocals
* Madalyn Stefanak - harmony vocals

## Charts

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Chart performance for Terms of Surrender Chart (2016)  | Peak
position

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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 61

## References

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1. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (June 12, 2019). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album, Drops New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
3. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
4. ^ Moody, Mark (September 19, 2019). "No Ripcord Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
5. ^ Hussey, Allison (October 3, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
6. ^ Dolan, Jon (September 20, 2019). "Hiss Golden Messenger's 'Terms of Surrender' is a Sweet Record About Love, Family and Fighting Through Darkness". Retrieved April 24, 2020.
7. ^ "Magnet's Top 25 Albums of 2019". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
8. ^ "Mojo's 75 Best Albums of 2019". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
9. ^ "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Americana Album". grammy.com. Recording Academy. 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
10. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
11. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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Solo albums|

* Country Hai East Cotton (2008)
* Bad Debt (2010)
* Poor Moon (2011)
* Lord I Love the Rain (2012)
* Haw (2013)
* Lateness of Dancers (2014)
* Heart Like a Levee (2016)
* Hallelujah Anyhow (2017)
* Terms of Surrender (2019)

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