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The Hold Steady release Heaven Is Whenever 04/05/10 in The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady are back with their new album, ‘Heaven Is Whenever’, which is out now.
‘Heaven Is Whenever’ follows on from the release of 2008’s critically acclaimed ‘Stay Positive’ which gave the band it’s highest Billboard chart position to date, and a Top 15 album in the UK, The Hold Steady toured relentlessly, playing to some of their biggest audiences to date.
Singer Craig Finn says ‘Heaven Is Whenever’ is about “embracing suffering and finding reward in our everyday lives”. Piano and keys, though still present, take a backseat to guitar on the new record, which also gets production help from lead guitarist Tad Kubler.
Recorded in several smaller sessions spread out over a long period of time, the songs on ‘Heaven Is Whenever’ received the benefit of being road-tested on the band’s recent tours including the UK shows last September. As Finn says this allowed them to “see what was working and what wasn’t. I believe this record benefits from us working at a more deliberate pace.”
Tracklisting:
1. The Sweet Part Of The City
2. Soft In The Center
3. The Weekenders
4. The Smidge
5. Rock Problems
6. We Can Get Together
7. Hurricane J
8. Barely Breathing
9. Our Whole Lives
10. A Slight Discomfort
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Watch The Hold Steady perform an acoustic version of Hurricane J:
i hate this band.
— andy · 10/05/10 03:20 AM · #