Hiss Golden Messenger

Aka Michael Taylor of Pittsboro, North Carolina, formerly of cult US band The Court & Spark. Taylor has been likened to Iron & Wine, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bill Callahan, M Ward and Bon Iver. Amonst his fans is David Bowie, who describes Taylor's ghostly Laurel Canyon folk-blues as "mystical country ... like an eerie yellowing photograph."