Terms of Surrender
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ReleasedSeptember 20, 2019
StudioLong Pond Studio, New York
Sound City Studios, Los Angeles[1]
Sound City Studios, Los Angeles[1]
Length39:07
| Terms of Surrender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 20, 2019 | |||
| Studio | Long Pond Studio, New York Sound City Studios, Los Angeles[1] | |||
| Length | 39:07 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Hiss Golden Messenger chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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.
Accolades
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]
| 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).
| 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 |
