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The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn Releases New Album Today — Stream It Here

A Legacy of Rentals Out Now Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers

May 20, 2022

The Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn has released a new solo album, A Legacy of Rentals, today via Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers. More

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn Shares Video for “Birthdays”

A Legacy of Rentals Due Out May 20 via Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers

Apr 22, 2022

The Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn has shared a video for his latest single, “Birthdays.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming solo album, A Legacy of Rentals, which will be out May 20 via Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers. More

Mar 29, 2022

The Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn has shared a video for his latest single, “Messing With the Settings.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming solo album, A Legacy of Rentals, which will be out May 20 via Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: Craig Finn, Fontaines D.C., Good Morning, Hatchie, and More

Plus Jane Inc, Shearwater, Soft Cell, Bauhaus, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 25, 2022

Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2022. This week two icons from the 1980s united for a single and another artist from that era released their first new song in 14 years. There were also a couple of album tracks we loved. Tally it all up and we settled at 13 favorite songs this week. More

Mar 25, 2022

The Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn has announced a new solo album, A Legacy of Rentals, and shared its first single, “Messing with the Settings.” More

Download/Stream Scott Hutchison Live Covers Album Feat. Julien Baker, Ben Gibbard, and More

Tiny Changes: A Celebration of the Songs of Scott Hutchison Available as a Free Download

Mar 24, 2019

In May 2018, Scott Hutchison, 36-year-old frontman for Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, was found dead of apparent suicide after he was earlier reported missing by the band. Last December there was a benefit concert at Rough Trade in Brooklyn featuring the songs of Hutchison performed by Julien Baker, Ben Gibbard, Aaron Dessner from The National, Craig Finn, and others. Now the remaining members of Frightened Rabbit have released the concert as a live album that’s a free download or available to stream. More

Flip These Houses Midterms Benefit Features Spoon, Superchunk, The Hold Steady, and More

New York Show Includes Ted Leo; Michael Shannon; and Members of Sonic Youth, Nada Surf, The Walkmen, and More

Aug 29, 2018

Flip These Houses is a benefit concert on September 28th at the Knockdown Center in Queens, NY. Its purpose is to encourage people to vote Democratic in this November’s midterm elections. More

Feb 22, 2016

Titus Andronicus released their fourth album, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, last July via Merge and The Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn released his second solo album, Faith in the Future, last September via Partisan. More

Jun 17, 2015

The Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn will be releasing his second solo album on September 11. It’s titled Faith in the Future and due out via Partisan. NPR premiered the lyric video for the album’s first single, “Newmyer’s Roof,” which you can watch below. More

Jan 03, 2012

In just a few weeks’ time Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn will be releasing his first solo outing Clear Heart Full Eyes. More

Craig Finn Announces New Dates on Solo Tour

Clear Heart Full Eyes Out Jan. 24

Dec 13, 2011

With the release of his first solo outing Clear Heart Full Eyes due out in about a month’s time on Jan. 24, The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn has announced that he will be expanding his upcoming 2012 tour. More

Craig Finn Announces 2012 Tour Dates for Solo Project

Clear Heart Full Eyes out January 24 via Vagrant

Nov 16, 2011

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn has announced the initial tour dates for his debut solo album, Clear Heart Full Eyes. More

Nov 07, 2011

Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn is stepping away from his main gig to release Clear Heart Full Eyes—his solo debut. We have the details. More




Reviews

Jun 03, 2019

As the frontman of The Hold Steady—the band he formed in 2003—Craig Finn has established himself as one of contemporary music’s best and most interesting songwriters. More

Apr 20, 2017

Craig Finn has a way of making the connection from ordinary moments to extraordinary meanings. When we first met him in Lifter Puller and then in The Hold Steady his more-is-more, shot-gunned exuberance blew us away. More

Sep 10, 2015

Perhaps all Craig Finn needed was a slight change-of-sceneryhis latest solo album is his best work since The Hold Steady’s Stay Positive. Instead of chugging bar rock and singalongs, this album is filled with quiet moments and character studies. More

Jan 26, 2012

The Hold Steady’s crunchy bar-rock never really made much sense for frontman Craig Finn’s brand of lyrics-first, reference-laden, recurrent pan-album concepts. More