My favorite Indie band, The Hold Steady, has a new album due out next week (June 17th) and I’d say it’s tied with the new Weezer disc for the Best Album I’ve Heard This Year title. It both embraces their modern-Springsteen lore (they even have horns now!) and branches out completely from anything they’ve ever done.
If I had to call it right now, I’d say “Stay Positive” isn’t QUITE as good as their earlier albums (“Boys and Girls In America” is a classic to me), but it might be one of those slow burns that’s better on the 89th listen.
Only time will tell if this one will live up to their truly underappreciated catalogue of great albums I can never seem to get you people to listen to (okay, I guess that isn’t much to live up to) but for now I’m really digging the free streaming available here.
Of course, I’m a completely biased source. Check it out for yourself. For you newcomers I recommend breaking in with:
Track 1 - Constructive Summer
Track 2 – Sequestered in Memphis
Track 5 – Lord I’m Discouraged
Track 8 – Stay Positive
Track 9 – Magazines
Track 11 – Slapped Actress
Or any track off their earlier albums.
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