The Hold Steady have announced plans to release a new album on 3rd May via Rough Trade in the UK (May 4th and via Vagrant Records in the USA).
To be called Heaven Is Whenever, the album was produced by Dean Baltulonis, who engineered the band’s debut Almost Killed Me and produced their second album Separation Sunday. It was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in upstate NY and Wild Arctic Studios in Queens, NY, with mixing also happening at Wild Arctic.
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.
Heaven Is Whenever tracklisting:
01 The Sweet Part Of The City
02 Soft In The Center
03 The Weekenders
04 The Smidge
05 Rock Problems
06 We Can Get Together
07 Hurricane J
08 Barely Breathing
09 Our Whole Lives
10 A Slight Discomfort
The Hold Steady Confirmed European tour dates
June
12 Newport, UK Isle of Wright Festival
14 Paris, FR Fleche D’Or
21 Amsterdam, NL Melkveg
22 London, UK HMV Forum
26 Manchester, UK Academy 2
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Let the anticipation begin. They’ve never let me down before, so I’ve got high hopes. Maybe I’ll set them a little lower than usual though, so I don’t end up disappointed.