HEAVEN IS WHENEVER – AVAILABLE NOW

18 May, 2010

US

iTunes

Amazon:  MP3 or CD

Vagrant:  CD or Vinyl

UK / EU

iTunes

Amazon:  MP3 or CD

The Hold Steady on The Colbert Report Tonight!

13 May, 2010

The Hold Steady will be performing on The Colbert Report tonight on Comedy Central! 11:30 / 10:30 Central

The Interface Session on Spinner.com

10 May, 2010

Check out The Hold Steady’s performance on The Interface on Spinner.com HERE.

The Hold Steady on Late Show with Letterman TONIGHT!

30 April, 2010

Check local listings. It’s Friday, so you can stay up late to check it out!

First Listen: The Hold Steady, ‘Heaven Is Whenever’

19 April, 2010

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126023882

You can stream “Heaven is Whenever” in its entirety at NPR.org! See what they had to say about the album below.

First Listen: The Hold Steady, ‘Heaven Is Whenever’
by RUSS BORRIS

When I heard the first few seconds of Heaven Is Whenever, I thought immediately that this is not going to be a typical record from The Hold Steady. The bluesy, breezy guitar lick that opens “The Sweet Part of the City” conjures up more thoughts of the South than the band’s New York City home or Twin Cities roots might indicate.

Following the departure of keyboardist Franz Nicolay, there was talk that the band might shake things up a bit. A bit, yes, but there’s plenty for longtime fans to love here. Tad Kubler’s tremendous guitar riffs still reside at the foreground of these well-written anthems. ”You can’t tell people what they want to hear if you also want to tell the truth,” Craig Finn sings in “Soft in the Center.” Yep, that’s The Hold Steady.

At WFUV, we’ve been fans of the band for years now, and it’s great to be able to share our excitement about Heaven Is Whenever, available here for streaming in its entirety until its release on May 4. Take a listen and get ready to learn the songs you’ll be singing all summer.