Lateness of Dancers

Lateness of Dancers is the fifth studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 9, 2014 under Merge Records.[11]

Lateness of Dancers
Studio album by
Hiss Golden Messenger
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
Length42:48
LabelMerge Records
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Haw
(2013)		 Lateness of Dancers
(2014)		 Heart Like a Levee
(2016)
Singles from Lateness of Dancers
  1. "Southern Grammar"
    Released: February 3, 2015[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year78/100[2]
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[3]
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
American Songwriter[6]
Consequence of SoundA-[7]
Drowned in Sound7/10[8]
MusicOMH[9]
NME[10]

Critical reception

Lateness of Dancers was met with universal acclaim 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 81, based on 16 reviews.[4]

Accolades
Accolades for Lateness of Dancers
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2014 8 [12]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2014 23 [13]
PopMatters Top 80 Albums of 2014 57 [14]
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 2014 7 [15]

Track listing
Lateness of Dancers track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lucia"3:11
2."Saturday's Song"4:35
3."Mahogany Dread"4:06
4."Day O Day (A Love So Free)"5:30
5."Lateness of Dancers"5:20
6."I'm a Raven (Shake Children)"2:50
7."Black Dog Wind (Rose of Roses)"4:30
8."Southern Grammar"4:52
9."Chapter & Verse (Ione's Song)"4:47
10."Drum"3:07

Personnel
  • MC Taylor - lead vocals, guitars, production
  • Scott Hirsch - bass guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, mixing, production
  • Phil Cook - guitars, banjo, piano, organ, electric piano, background vocals
  • Brad Cook - bass guitar, background vocals
  • Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion
  • Chris Boerner - guitars
  • Terry Lonergan - drums, percussion
  • William Tyler - guitars
  • Alexandra Sauser-Monnig - background vocals
  • Bobby Britt - fiddle
  • Mark Paulson - strings

Charts
Chart performance for Lateness of Dancers
Chart Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[16] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 22

References
  1. "Southern Grammar - Single by Hiss Golden Messenger". Apple Music. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. Maloney, Sean (September 4, 2014). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. Terry, Josh (September 9, 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. Lavery, Aaron (September 12, 2014). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. Paton, Daniel (September 2, 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. Snapes, Laura (September 7, 2014). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. Richards, Chris (September 9, 2014). "Complicated faith: Searching for God in the songs of Hiss Golden Messenger". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2014". American Songwriter. November 24, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. "Top 50 Albums of 2014". Consequence of Sound. December 12, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  14. "The Best Albums of 2014". PopMatters. December 22, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  15. "Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2014". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  16. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  17. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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