On November 2, Hiss Golden Messenger will release Devotion: Songs About Rivers andSpirits and Children, a limited-edition deluxe box set which includes remastered reissues ofthe classic Hiss albums Bad Debt, Poor Moon, and Haw as well as Virgo Fool, a raritiescompilation that will only be available physically as part of this collection. Both the 4-CD and 4-LP sets are housed in a cloth-wrapped, foil-stamped slipcase and feature original iconographicartwork by Sam Smith, an exclusive foldout poster, full lyrics, and new liner notes by NewYorker writer Amanda Petrusich and MOJO editor John Mulvey. The vinyl set also includes adigital download of all tracks. "Come the brightest, brightest day, the north wind's gonna be a friend of mine."Excerpts from the Devotion liner notes:What struck me about Hiss Golden Messenger-and my absorption in these early records wasinstantaneous-is that Taylor's songs are completely and unfailingly honest about how stupidand frustrating it is to be a person. But then, of course, he finds magnificence anyway:"Hallelujah anyhow" is how he put it later.-Amanda Petrusich |