M.C. Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger) with Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman)
About this episode
M.C. Taylor and Josh Kaufman discuss music, collaboration, and the themes of Taylor's latest album.
On this week’s Talkhouse Podcast, we’ve got a Talkhouse favorite in conversation with a guy who’s spent a lot of time behind the scenes on some incredible records. It’s M.C. Taylor and Josh Kaufman. Taylor has been making music under the curious name Hiss Golden Messenger for two decades now, and he’s amassed an incredible—and incredibly varied—catalog of music that’s never easy to pin down. There are elements of rock, folk, even elements of what was called alt-country for a while there. But what ties it all together is a true vision: Taylor has a singular voice and passion that runs through all of his records. The latest is called I’m People and it’s concerned with nothing less than community, music-making, heartbreak, and the world at large. He does not aim low, in other words. It’s his most ambitious and maybe accessible in a while, and as usually features a motley crew of guests and regulars, including Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Bruce Hornsby, and Sara Watkins, among others. Check out the song “Shaky Eyes” right here. Now in addition to all of those day players on I’m People there was a guy there for most of the process, writing and playing along with Taylor: Josh…
People in this episode
Host: M.C. Taylor
Guest: Josh Kaufman
Topics covered
- music
- community
- interview
- collaboration
- creativity
Keywords
- Hiss Golden Messenger
- Bonny Light Horseman
- I’m People
- music collaboration
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hiss Golden Messenger, Bonny Light Horseman
Books & works: I’m People, Day of the Dead
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