I'm a huge fan of the last Hold Steady album, Separation Sunday, and I've spent about six months (not consecutively) earwormed with "Your Little Hoodrat Friend," so I'd be really remiss if I failed to note that there's a new Hold Steady album coming out Tuesday. There's also a nice article about the band in today's New York Times.
I have to say, from the photos with the Times article, they could hardly look less like rock stars. Great band, though, and I'm really looking forward to the new album.
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