Alexandra Sauser-Monnig – Bandwidth http://bandwidth.wamu.org WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Photos: Hiss Golden Messenger And Alexandra Sauser-Monnig At DC9 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/photos-hiss-golden-messenger-and-alexandra-sauser-monnig-at-dc9/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/photos-hiss-golden-messenger-and-alexandra-sauser-monnig-at-dc9/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:18:30 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=39550 Country soul isn’t exactly the hot sound of the moment, but North Carolina’s Hiss Golden Messenger has released one of the year’s best records in that genre—and probably one of the year’s best indie-rock records, period. Lateness of Dancers, which came out this month on Merge Records, combines a certain ear-softening AM rock with broad strokes of folk and church music. Lead songwriter M.C. Taylor has been at it for years, starting with Country Hai East Cotton in 2008—and before that, in San Francisco’s Court & Spark and hardcore band Ex-Ignota. His songs have gone from relatively spare and scrappy to fully realized and rich, embodied by gorgeous numbers like “Mahogany Dread.”

Last night Taylor returned to DC9 with a full band, a lineup that included Mountain Man member Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, who also opened the show. Here’s what Bandwidth saw through its lens.

Alexandra Saser-Monnig:

Alexandra Sauser-Monnig at DC9, 9/15/2014

Alexandra Sauser-Monnig at DC9, 9/15/2014

Alexandra Sauser-Monnig at DC9, 9/15/2014

Alexandra Sauser-Monnig at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger:

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

Hiss Golden Messenger at DC9, 9/15/2014

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