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Jul 18, 2018 The Hold Steady By Christopher Roberts

The Hold Steady have shared two new songs, “The Stove & The Toaster” and “Star 18,” the A- and B-side of a new single available now on Bandcamp. The songs are being shared in honor of the band’s upcoming “Constructive Summer” tour dates. Check them out below, followed by the tour dates.

All of the Bandcamp proceeds from the single will be donated to The K+L Guardian Foundation, which the band explain “was formed to benefit ‘Jersey’ Mike Van Jura’s children after he suddenly passed away in November 2012 at only 36 years of age. Jersey Mike was the unofficial leader of The Unified Scene.” The songs will be exclusive to Bandcamp the next couple of days, before going up on other digital retailers on Friday via Frenchkiss.

In a statement on Bandcamp the band had this to say about the songs:

“We are thrilled to be kicking off Constructive Summer with shows in Jersey City, Philly, Asbury Park and San Francisco coming up. To help celebrate, we thought we’d share some new music. Please enjoy our new songs ‘The Stove & The Toaster’ and ‘Star 18.’ We’ll be playing them at the shows, in case you want to sing along.

“These songs were recorded in May at Isokon Studios with Josh Kaufman producing and Dan Goodwin engineering. Stuart Bogie and Dave Nelson added some horns and Annie Nero helped with some backup vox. We are very pleased with the results and hope you are too.”

The Hold Steady Tour Dates:

July:

25 - Jersey City, NJ - White Eagle Hall - SOLD OUT
26 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
27 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer - SOLD OUT
28 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes - SOLD OUT

August:

2 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
3 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall - SOLD OUT
4 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop

September:

12 - Toronto, ONT - Horseshoe Tavern
13 - Toronto, ONT - Horseshoe Tavern
14 - Toronto, ONT - Horseshoe Tavern - SOLD OUT
15 - Toronto, ONT - Horseshoe Tavern - SOLD OUT

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