HOLD STEADY - HEAVEN IS WHENEVER (180g LP)

The Hold Steady Heaven Is Whenever on 180g LP + MP3

Brooklyn Rock Favorites Return to Guitar-Driven Sound on Excellent 2010 Album

The Hold Steady, lauded for the scope, depth, truth and heart they bring to chronicling the American rock myth, recently put the finishing touches on their newest offering, Heaven Is Whenever. The album was produced by Dean Baltulonis, who engineered the band’s Almost Killed Me and produced Separation Sunday, and was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in Upstate NY and Wild Arctic Studios in Queens, NY, with mixing also happening at Wild Arctic.

Singer Craig Finn says Heaven Is Whenever is about “embracing suffering and finding reward in our everyday lives.” Piano and keys take a backseat to guitar on the new record, which also gets production help from guitarist Tad Kubler. Recorded in several smaller sessions spread out over a long period of time, the songs on Heaven Is Whenever received the benefit of being tested on the band’s recent tours. As Finn says this allowed them to “see what was working and what wasn’t. I believe this record benefits from us working at a more deliberate pace.”

The Hold Steady Heaven Is Whenever Track Listing:

1.  The Sweet Part of the City
2.  Soft in the Center
3.  The Weekenders
4.  The Smidge
5.  Rock Problems
6.  We Can Get Together
7.  Hurricane J
8.  Barely Breathing
9.  Our Whole Lives
10. A Slight Discomfort