Tag Archives: Hold Steady
The Best Albums of 2010: 3. The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever
3. The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever Vagrant Heaven is whenever We can get together Go into your bedroom And listen to your records. – We Can Get Together I believe in rock ‘n’ roll. Ever since, just like in the Velvets song, Nirvana taught me the world from my bedroom – and saved […]
Top 10s of 2010 (so far)
It’s been a while between blogging. But lots of writing being done – just not so much the publishing. So hence, a quick intermission. Top 10 albums of 2010 (so far) 1. Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can (Virgin) A huge leap from her already pretty great debut. A mournful album about growing […]
100 for 2000 – #89. The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
To end another wonderful decade of great music, I’m going to write about ten albums from each of the last ten years, that are either great, or hold some sort of personal significance. A musical kiss off to 00s. 2008 – #9. The Hold Steady – Stay Positive (Vagrant) Coming off the success of Boys […]
100 for 2000 – #74. The Hold Steady – Boys And Girls In America
To end another wonderful decade of great music, I’m going to write about ten albums from each of the last ten years, that are either great, or hold some sort of personal significance. A musical kiss off to 00s. 2007 – #4. The Hold Steady – Boys And Girls In America (Vagrant) Just this weekend […]
7. The Devil And John Berryman
7. Boys And Girls In America – The Hold Steady The name that gets dropped with this band is Springsteen. They mix that urban poetry, that hopeless romance, that growing old feeling, with grinding guitars and rapid fire lyrics. But many have done this before (hello, Marah) but the Hold Steady have gone for the […]
