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Feb 24, 2010 The Hold Steady By Laura Studarus

New York rockers The Hold Steady are busy prepping their fifth studio full-length Heaven Is Whenever, set for release May 4.

Via press release, singer Craig Finn describes ‘Heaven Is Whenever’ as being “about embracing suffering and understanding its place in a joyful life.”

The band achieved this dichotomy in part, by placing a makeshift recording booth in the back of their tour bus. Finn says it allowed him to, “see what was working and what wasn’t. I believe this record benefits from us working at a more deliberate pace.”

Track list:

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

Tour Dates:

4/2 - Ardsley, NY LIFE the place to be
4/3 - New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
4/5 - Burlington, VT Higher Ground
4/6 - Northampton, MA Pearl Street
4/7 - Albany, NY Linda Norris Auditorium
4/8 - Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater
4/9 - Jermyn, PA Eleanor Rigby’s
4/10 - Syracuse, NY The Westcott Theater
4/12 - Rochester, NY The Club at Water Street Music Hall
4/13 - Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
4/14 - Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Club Lounge
4/15 - Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant St.
4/16 - Harrisburg, PA Appalachian Brewing Company
5/5 - Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
5/6 - San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
5/29 - George, WA Sasquatch Festival
6/12 - Newport, UK Isle of Wright Festival
6/14 - Paris, FR Fleche D’Or
6/21 - Amsterdam, NL Melkeg
6/22 - London, UK HMV Forum
6/26 - Manchester, UK Academy 2

(www.theholdsteady.net)