The Hold Steady Bring Jools Holland "Stay Positive," "Sequestered In Memphis"
The Hold Steady are a band you loved commenting about in 2008, even though
Stay Positive
didn't place as high in those year-end lists as past HS offerings. Regardless, Craig Finn & Co. donned tuxedos and helped Jools Holland ring in 2009 as part of his New Years Eve Hootenanny with a couple Positive anthems. This version of the title track's more interesting than the stylized video treatment (not hard). Finn sounds a bit hoarse, which adds some urgency.
Pasta Primavera —
Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs has become a favorite listen of mine. They made my best of 2008 list with their fantastic album Wagonwheel Blues. Now they’... more info
Paste Magazine — Literary rockers
The Hold Steady
will team up with
The War On Drugs
and tour the U.S. in April in support of its fourth album, Stay Positive. more info
Stereogum —
The Hold Steady are a band you loved commenting about in 2008, even though
Stay Positive
didn't place as high in those year-end lists as past HS offerings. Regardless,... more info