“Born from the ashes of Minneapolis' beloved Lifter Puller, The Hold Steady emerge as a bar band far too good for the bars, a spectacular mess of sprawling guitar, ferocious vocals, and well-channeled, raucous irritation. Former Lifter Puller vocalist Craig Finn and bassist Tad Kubler (now on lead guitar) are now ably backed by Galin Polivka and Judd Counsell, and their collective spew is awfully i”
