Hiss Golden Messenger's "I'm People": A Review of Music as Human Connection
By
Stephen M. Deusner
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
A review of Hiss Golden Messenger's 12th studio album "I'm People," focusing on M.C. Taylor's belief in music as a restorative force. The review highlights the album's opening track "Seneca (Time Is a Mother, Baby)" and its depiction of live music as a uniquely human space untouched by AI, while exploring themes of connection, resilience, and the miracle of musical creation.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledFor M.C. Taylor, music is a robust kind of miracle.
Creating a song or just hearing one can replenish your spirits during hard times, and even an untested but enthusiastic band can instantly bind people together onstage and off.
The scene is reassuringly human, partly because live shows are one of the few spaces where AI has yet to gain a foothold
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