For example, speaking about one of the album’s new tracks, Taylor states, “ ‘Grace’ is about keeping a light for those that are struggling or lost or confused or grieving: the gone ones, our children, poets, teachers. Special guests on O Come All Ye Faithful include Erin Rae and Buddy Miller, along with members of Hiss Golden Messenger’s extended family. “The intention was to make a seasonal record with vibe.” I wanted to make a seasonal record that felt more in step with the way that I, and so many others, experience this time of year: quiet, contemplative, searching and bittersweet,” Taylor says. “Big, brash holiday music - the type that we hear in big-box stores in the middle of December - has never resonated with me, and this past year it felt absolutely dissonant. He also wrote three new songs for the album.
On O Come All Ye Faithful, Taylor puts a different spin on “Shine a Light” by Spiritualized as well as “Hanukkah Dance” by Woody Guthrie. Indeed, both projects provide a subtle (and often lovely) interpretation of seasonal music. Meanwhile, it winds down with a warm cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “As Long as I Can See the Light.”Īs for that album cover? It’s an homage to Emmylou Harris’ classic Christmas collection, Light of the Stable. The lead track, “Hung Fire,” echoes the feeling of the artist’s album from earlier this year, Quietly Blowing It. Along with the familiar title track, the set gathers a few other hymns (“Joy to the World,” “Silent Night”) and three new songs written by Hiss Golden Messenger’s MC Taylor. Hiss Golden Messenger is wrapping up the year with an unexpected delight: O Come All Ye Faithful.
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