My new favorite band.
January 12th, 2007
I first heard it on XPN probably three months ago.
At first, I thought it might be something new by Umphrey’s McGee.
Or maybe a Springsteen incarnate.
But after perusing the Velvet Rope forums and getting some clarification (not to mention the rare continuous raves from those posters) I raced my iTunes to the store and downloaded a few tracks from The Hold Steady.
(HUGE thanks to Mike Z for coaching me through the Plugin install for video links)
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1HP5R2oDAQ
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Yeah, I can dig them from time to time.
The Hold Steady are fantastic. If they ever come through Hbg (fat chance), I’ll be there to see them – they put on a great show.
The Springsteen coparison is right on — they sound like what Springsteen would have sounded like if he’d grown up in Minneapolis and done a lot of meth as a teenager.
I like their last album (Separation Sunday) even better than the current one (Boys & Girls In America). Check out “Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night” and “Cattle And The Creeping Things.”