7.1
Avg Score
7
Opinions
#26,814
All Time
10
Tracks
“Since 2017, The Hold Steady have steadily been dropping singles like hints on a treasure map, including “Entitlement Crew,” “The Stove & The Toaster,” “Star 18” and “Confusion in the Marketplace/T-Shirt Tux.” At long last, we have found the treasure at the end of the journey: Thrashing Thru The Passion. And it is everything those hints promised it would be. With five new songs in addition to the”
“The Brooklyn indie rock institution’s seventh album is as joyous and rousing as their best efforts.”
“The Bible tells us that Samson, last of the judges of the ancient Israelites, was blessed with super-human strength. He slayed a lion with his bare hands. He massacred an entire army of Philistines using only the jawbone of a donkey. The secret to his strength? His long, flowing hair. When his lover Delilah betrayed him and had his hair cut, Samson lost his powers. Look, we’re not saying that The ”
“chancers and chasers in fist-punching glory”
“The band's their first album in five years is a return to form after a couple overly serious LPs.”
“The Hold Steady’s seventh album is a record that combines five previously unheard tracks with five that have been digitally released over the past three years. It’s largely disappointing, although lyrically solid, as Craig Finn’s charismatic vocals pair perfectly with his rambling, narrated lyrics. But you were probably expecting that. Lead single ‘Denver Haircut’, the record’s opener, tells a cu”
