On June 25, 2021, “Merge Records” label released “Quietly Blowing It”, the twelve Hiss Golden Messenger studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Overdub Lane”, “Echo Magic”, “The Shed”, “Starr Sound”, “The Old Pillow Studio”, “The Boom Boom Room”, “Dad’s Bar & Grill”, and was produced by M.C. Taylor.

Personnel:

• M.C. Taylor – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, additional recording
• Chris Boerner – electric guitar
• Buddy Miller – electric guitar
• Josh Kaufman – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
• Scott Hirsch – lap steel guitar, synthesizer
• James Wallace – piano, additional recording
• Devonne Harris – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, clavinet
• Alex Bingham – bass, synthesizer
• Brevan Hampden – drums, percussion
• Matt McCaughan – drums, percussion, synthesizer
• Stuart Bogie – saxophone
• Matt Douglas – saxophone
• Griffin Goldsmith – singing
• Taylor Goldsmith – singing
• Sonyia Turner – singing
• Zach Williams – singing
•  Luc Suèr – recording
• Darryl Norsen – layout, design
• Chris Frisina – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by M.C. Taylor, except where noted.

1. Way Back in the Way Back
2. The Great Mystifier
3. Mighty Dollar
4. Quietly Blowing It
5. It Will If We Let It
6. Hardlytown
7. If It Comes in the Morning – Anaïs Mitchell, M.C. Taylor
8. Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long – Distance Runner)
9. Painting Houses – Gregory Alan Isakov, M.C. Taylor
10. Angels in the Headlights
11. Sanctuary