The Hold Steady’s latest album, Open Door Policy, is another exhilarating blast of crimes, capers, and melancholic mayhem. That the LP comes some 17 years into the indie institution’s recording career is both a surprise and a delight. From a […]
After a five-year album break, the indie rock heroes of The Hold Steady return with a pummeling confidence and reach back to glory days right at the top of their seventh LP with “Denver Haircut,” a focused story song about […]
I just paddled in this year’s Great Escape festival, after the immersion of recent years. I knew other commitments would keep me from wandering the streets and bars of Brighton for the full three days, but I had to sign up when the […]
My high hopes for The Hold Steady‘s Teeth Dreams have largely been realised – and 2014 has finally delivered some classic songwriting for me to enthuse about. It’s great to have a new record from this band, after about a four year gap. […]
