Terms of Surrender

Terms of Surrender
Studio album by Hiss Golden Messenger
Released	September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Studio	Long Pond Studio, New York Sound City Studios, Los Angeles [1]
Length	39:07
Label	Merge
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Virgo Fool (2018) Terms of Surrender (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
No Ripcord	7/10 [4]
Pitchfork	6.5/10 [5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Terms of Surrender is a studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 20, 2019 under Merge Records. ^[1] The album was produced by MC Taylor and Brad Cook.

Critical reception

Terms of Surrender was met with generally favorable 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 78, based on 13 reviews. ^[2]

Accolades

Accolades for Terms of Surrender

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Magnet Magazine	Top 25 Albums of 2019	20	[7]
Mojo Magazine	Top 75 Albums of 2019	71	[8]

The album received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. ^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by MC Taylor (except "Terms of Surrender", written by Taylor and Brad Cook).

Terms of Surrender track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Teacher"	3:17
2.	"Bright Direction (You're a Dark Star Now)"	4:24
3.	"My Wing"	4:26
4.	"Old Enough to Wonder Why (East Side—West Side)"	4:23
5.	"Cat's Eye Blue"	3:49
6.	"Happy Birthday, Baby"	3:45
7.	"Down at the Uptown"	3:26
8.	"Katy (You Don't Have to Be Good Yet)"	3:57
9.	"Whip"	4:29
10.	"Terms of Surrender"	3:11

Personnel

• MC Taylor - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
• Phil Cook - acoustic and electric pianos, organ, electric guitar, harmonica
• Brad Cook - bass guitar, mandolin, synths
• Aaron Dessner - electric guitar, high-strung acoustic guitar, piano
• Josh Kaufman - acoustic and electric guitars, lap steel, synths
• Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion, Omnichord
• Jenny Lewis - harmony vocals
• Alexandra Sauser-Monnig - harmony vocals
• Madalyn Stefanak - harmony vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Terms of Surrender

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11]	61

References

1. Minsker, Evan (June 12, 2019). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album, Drops New Song". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
3. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
4. Moody, Mark (September 19, 2019). "No Ripcord Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
5. Hussey, Allison (October 3, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
6. Dolan, Jon (September 20, 2019). "Hiss Golden Messenger's 'Terms of Surrender' is a Sweet Record About Love, Family and Fighting Through Darkness" . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
7. "Magnet's Top 25 Albums of 2019". Magnet Magazine . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
8. "Mojo's 75 Best Albums of 2019". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
9. "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Americana Album". grammy.com. Recording Academy. 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
10. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
11. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.