Description
The Hold Steady are rightly lauded by fans, critics and other creative minds for the scope, depth, truth and heart that they bring
to chronicling the American rock myth. And for just plain rocking out loud. They have recently put the finishing touches to 'Heaven Is Whenever' their brand new album.
The album was produced by Dean Baltulonis, who engineered the band's debut 'Almost Killed Me' and produced their second album 'Separation Sunday'. 'Heaven Is Whenever' was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in upstate NY and Wild Arctic Studios in Queens, NY, with mixing also happening at Wild Arctic.
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".
Following 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.
Tourdates - June 12 Newport Isle of Wright Festival. 22 London HMV Forum. 26 Manchester Academy 2.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Hold Steady
- Original year of release
- 2010
- Label / Studio
- ROUGH TRADE
- Year of release
- 2010
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #2808
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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The Sweet Part Of The City
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Soft In The Center
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The Weekenders
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The Smidge
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Rock Problems
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We Can Get Together
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Hurricane J
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Barely Breathing
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Our Whole Lives
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A Slight Discomfort
Customer Reviews
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Great Lyrics
- It gets better and better
- No boring bits
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about ROUGH TRADE Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever:
The Hold Steady have built a strong reputation for producing good solid rock and roll laced with modern day stories of mis-spent youth, laments and intelligent observations of people. In Heaven Is Whenever, their 5th studio album released in May 2010, we again hear their Catholic anxieties resonate through these lyrically dense tunes. There are different influences in this album - Southern rock sifts through the steel guitar of the opening track "The Sweet Part of the City" through to the softer feel of of "Hurrican J". Every track works to make this a tight rock album.
Pros
Cons
- Not What I Expected
Best Uses
Comments about ROUGH TRADE Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever:
This is a good album, but non as good as I expected.
Not at the level of stay positive, but it's pleasant and it's reccomended if you are an hold steady fan.
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