Lateness of Dancers

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Lateness of Dancers
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Studio album by
Hiss Golden Messenger
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
Length42:48
Label Merge 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
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10 [2]
Metacritic 81/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound A− [6]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [7]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]

Lateness of Dancers is the fifth studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 9, 2014, under Merge Records. [10]

Contents

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. [3]

Accolades

Accolades for Lateness of Dancers
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 20148 [11]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 201423 [12]
PopMatters Top 80 Albums of 201457 [13]
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 20147 [14]

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

Charts

Chart performance for Lateness of Dancers
ChartPeak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [15] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] 22

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References

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