Defense Brief
Terms of Surrender
2026-11-15 01:40:47 · The Daily Ledger
Terms of Surrender is a studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 20, 2019 under Merge Records. The album was produced by MC Taylor and Brad Cook.
Critical reception
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.

Accolades
The album received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing
Personnel
MC Taylor - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
Phil Cook - acoustic and electric pianos, organ, electric guitar, harmonica
Brad Cook - bass guitar, mandolin, synths
Aaron Dessner - electric guitar, high-strung acoustic guitar, piano
Josh Kaufman - acoustic and electric guitars, lap steel, synths
Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion, Omnichord
Jenny Lewis - harmony vocals
Alexandra Sauser-Monnig - harmony vocals
Madalyn Stefanak - harmony vocals
Charts
References
2019 albums
Hiss Golden Messenger albums
Merge Records albums
