Two years in the past, nice American rock band the Hold Steady launched their album Open Door Policy, and it fucking dominated. The Hold Steady aren’t the hard-touring beast that they as soon as had been, however they nonetheless play transformative dwell exhibits, they usually appear to be clicking into a pleasant rhythm recently. In the time since Open Door Policy, frontman Craig Finn launched his solo LP A Legacy Of Rentals, and now the Hold Steady are as soon as once more returning with a brand new LP. If the primary single is any indication, we should always prepare for one more ripper.
The subsequent Hold Steady album is known as The Price Of Progress, and the band recorded it with Bonny Light Horseman chief and Taylor Swift collaborator Josh Kaufman, who additionally produced Open Door Policy. The first single is an enormous, meaty rocker referred to as “Sideways Skull.” The band has performed this one dwell earlier than, and it’s all a couple of bunch of fuckups dreaming of rock-star glory: “She said we’re gonna do a show at the Pyramids/ She said she needs to take a call from her lawyers/ Introduced me to the dudes that she’s calling her crew/ An assortment of sad self-destroyers.” The backup vocals make me consider Bob Seger. Below, take heed to “Sideways Skull” and take a look at the tracklist for The Price Of Progress.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Grand Junction”
02 “Sideways Skull”
03 “Carlos Is Crying”
04 “Understudies”
05 “Sixers”
06 “The Birdwatchers”
07 “City At Eleven”
08 “Perdido”
09 “Distortions Of Faith”
10 “Flyover Halftime”
The Price Of Progress is out 3/31 on the Hold Steady’s personal Positive Jams label.