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The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004. The band consists of Craig Finn (vocals, guitar), Tad Kubler (guitar), Galen Polivka (bass), Bobby Drake (drums), and Steve Selvidge (guitar). Noted for their "lyrically dense storytelling," and classic rock influences, the band's narrative-based songs frequently address themes, such as drug addiction, religion and redemption, and often feature recurring characters based within the city of Minneapolis.
Formed four years following the break-up of Finn and Kubler's former band, Lifter Puller, The Hold Steady released their debut album, ''Almost Killed Me'' in 2004, and came to prominence with the release of their third studio album, ''Boys and Girls in America'', in 2006. In 2010, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Franz Nicolay left the band prior to the recording of their fifth studio album, ''Heaven Is Whenever'' (2010). During the band's subsequent tour, the band became a five piece, once more, with the addition of former Lucero guitarist Steve Selvidge.〔 The band released their sixth LP, ''Teeth Dreams'', on March 25, 2014.
==History==
In 2003, Minnesota-raised singer, word-writer, and guitarist Craig Finn and New York City bartender and bassist Galen Polivka began talking about starting a band. Finn and lead guitarist Tad Kubler (both formerly of Lifter Puller) developed the idea of The Hold Steady when, while watching The Band concert film ''The Last Waltz'', Finn asked Kubler, "Dude, why aren't there any bands like this anymore?" The Hold Steady's 2004 debut album ''Almost Killed Me'', released on Frenchkiss Records, was a sleeper hit among music critics, reaching No. 31 in the ''Pazz & Jop'' critics poll that year, an achievement which Finn described as "like being nominated for an Oscar or something."〔 In May 2005, they were the first rock band to grace the front page of ''The Village Voice'' in 15 years . They were ''Blenders 2006 "Band of the Year".
The band released its second album, ''Separation Sunday'', on May 3, 2005. The album was a loose concept album following the exploits of a character named "Holly" (short for "Hallelujah") and her quest to find a balance between Catholicism and rock and roll through drugs and a metaphorical resurrection. The album was critically lauded, and its religious overtones were picked up by many critics, such as Joe Gross of the ''Village Voice'', who dubbed it "the most egregiously American Catholic album since X's ''Under the Big Black Sun'', Springsteen's ''Tunnel of Love'', or that Jewish new waver Billy Joel's ''The Stranger''."
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