God in ChicagoCraig Finn · 2017

pitchfork

“As soon as Craig Finn sets his scene, describing a mother finding her dead son and his sister finding a stash of drugs, “God in Chicago” marks a different strategy for the former the Hold Steady frontman. He doesn’t bark the lyrics, nor does he sing them. Instead, he simply speaks the words over a forlorn piano theme, with the tone and intimacy of a story related graveside. After the sister calls ”