PRESS

Poor Moon in the New Year.

Happy New Year, folks. Thanks to Stephen Deusner for including Poor Moon among his “Most Underrated Albums of 2011” list on Salon.com. Says he: “Poor Moon represents a personal, very expansive view of America and Americana music, alternately recalling Dylan, Hank Williams and any back-porch pickup band, yet the superlatively breezy country-rock vibe conceals bleak implications about morality, fatherhood, and country. Taylor sees a darkness, and to his considerable credit, he never flinches.”

Hiss Golden Messenger: Poor Moon Praise and Press Round-Up.

The past few weeks have brought a rush of recognition for Hiss Golden Messenger, Poor Moon, and Paradise of Bachelors, for which we’re grateful and humbled. In the wake of the epic release party concert (see the previous post for photos; stay tuned here for recordings), below is our accounting of the recent slew of very positive views, reviews, and interviews.

Talkin’ Turkey with Bright Phoebus.

Happy Thanksgiving! The Bachelors would like to share some holiday cheer with Hiss Golden Messenger fans. First, please consider taking a few minutes to read this righteous, and heavy duty, profile of Hiss Golden Messenger in the Independent Weekly, which plumbs the spiritual and paternal perspectives articulated in Poor Moon and spares some kind words for yours truly at PoB as well.

Moon Landing.

Interview Magazine–as in Andy Warhol’s Crystal Ball of Pop–has just published an interview with M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger about songwriting, his new Poor Moon album, and what it means to be a professional folklorist.

Love & Sleep.

The Bachelors have been so busy with our upcoming Hiss Golden Messenger LP (due November 1st, the Day of the Dead) and the Willie Lowery/Plant & See LP (due late winter/early spring), that we’ve neglected to post more press about David Lee.

David Lee + PoB = Wax Poesy.

Please pick up a copy of the latest issue of righteous magazine Wax Poetics (#47) to read Contributing Editor Jon Kirby’s thoughtful profile of David Lee on page 28. Mr. Lee finds himself among illustrious company in these pages, which are populated by the likes of the great Solomon Burke (the King of Rock ‘n’ Soul himself, RIP); cosmic songster Terry Callier; PoB hero and Carolinas favorite Roy C; the legendary Bobby Womack and Lamont Dozier; and even Earth, Wind, and Fire.

David Lee’s Brown-Hudson Award Acceptance and Performance Videos.

On April 2, 2011, David Lee accepted the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Brown-Hudson Award and performed two songs, “I Can’t Believe You’re Gone” and “I’ll Never Get Over Losing You,” accompanied by his custom cassette backing track. We’re delighted to share some video of the event below.

Light in the Attic Interview and PoB-03 Announcement.

Our friends at Light in the Attic Records, who are distributing Said I Had a Vision, have posted a long-form interview with the Bachelors. You can find that here–be sure to read to the end, where we announce our upcoming projects in collaboration with brilliant North Carolina songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Willie French Lowery, who served as Clyde McPhatter’s bandleader and fronted heavy psych bands Plant and See and Lumbee before striking out on his own.

David Lee accepts the Brown-Hudson Award.

David Lee visited Chapel Hill on the weekend of April 2nd with eight family members in order to accept the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Brown-Hudson Award. Our very full weekend included lunch with Bill Ferris and other pals, an interview for NPR’s The Story (which will be airing shortly), and of course, David’s performance of “I Can’t Believe You’re Gone” and “I’ll Never Get Over Losing You,” accompanied by a cassette deck he brought from Shelby.