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Heaven Is Whenever

The Hold Steady

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Released: May 2010
Label: Vagrant Records (Us)
It's never been so hard to make out Craig Finn's wordplay as on his band's fifth studio album; his vocals are garbled low in the mix. He seems to going for more no-nonsense sincerity about lost community, fewer wise-guy allusions to classic rock and Catholicism. St. Theresa and an offertory basket do show up, a few old Cheap Trick and Husker Du titles get name-checked, and there are intermittent Thin Lizzy changes, Poison riffs and cowbells. But the overall mood feels fatigued like, say, late-period Everclear. So any of the Hold Steady's previous four would be a smarter place to start.
- Chuck Eddy
The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever 2010-06-03
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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
    A Slight Discomfort
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