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Jump for Joy

Hiss Golden Messenger

Jump for Joy

Latest release from MC Taylor's North Carolina-based indie folk ensemble

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Merge
UK Release date
25/08/2023
US Release date
25/08/2023
  1. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    A remarkable return to top form from one of the most consistently compelling songwriters currently in circulation
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A panoramic, magical reverie on the sometimes hard gift of a life in American music. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   American Songwriter

    In a world beset by tragedy and turmoil, any cause to Jump For Joy is clearly worthwhile
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    What's new, though, is how Taylor has pushed his music's most rousing dimensions to the fore. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    Jump for Joy is an exercise in self-help and self-care, and a few spins might help you on the road to better days. It will certainly make them easier to enjoy
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  6. 8.0 |   The Observer

    The North Carolina band’s latest album is their best yet – a warm distillation of country-soul and folk, and every song tells a story
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Hiss Golden Messenger’s Jump for Joy switches up the mood considerably, offering a bouncy set of tracks of youthful enthusiasm and maturing gratitude
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  8. 6.6 |   Pitchfork

    On a loosely conceptual project, the singer-songwriter finds his groove in smooth, soft-rock sounds and adolescent optimism
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  9. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    ‘Jump For Joy’ sits outside notions of period specifics
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  10. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Latest album from the shapeshifting Americana band is made for dancing during the end times
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