“In the first song on I Need A New War, Craig Finn takes up the sweep of an American life in a handful of lines — guy meets girl, maybe at a Dead show; she’s in recovery; they move to Montana. Things get “druggy” and fall apart; he pieces together life without her, finds religion, has a kid and, eventually gets ominous news from a doctor: “we’re looking at these numbers from your tests.” That’s jus”
“The Hold Steady frontman's second solo album is a character-driven record that's a few shades darker than his last solo outing. It's also driven by acoustic guitar, which puts even more focus on Finn's words.”
“Craig Finn's latest solo LP is too similar to The Hold Steady to make any sense”
