The Hold Steady : Heaven Is Whenever (New Album!)

Sweet! Today The Hold Steady official announced that their new album is called Heaven Is Whenever. The album is the band’s fifth record, and it’s coming out on Vagrant Records on May 4th. Dean Baltulonis produced the album. He was also responsible for the bands first two albums. It’s the bands first album (since Almost Killed Me – their first album) without their keyboardist, Franz Nicolay (the dude with the badass mustache!). The band claims the record is less anthematic, and more complex/guitar heavy. Rock on!

The band has a new tour coming up. I am going to make a trip to Syracuse with some friends to catch the band when they play at Syracuse on 4/10 at the Westcott Theater. I am stationed in Bing right now for college, so that is the easiest way for me to see them! I posted the full tour dates below, along with the tracklisting for Heaven Is Whenever:

01 The Sweet Part of the City
02 Soft in the Center
03 The Weekenders
04 The Smidge
05 Rock Problems
06 We Can Get Together
07 Hurricane J
08 Barely Breathing
09 Our Whole Lives
10 A Slight Discomfort

04-02 Ardsley, NY – LIFE
04-03 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
04-05 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
04-06 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street
04-07 Albany, NY – Linda Norris Auditorium
04-08 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
04-09 Jermyn, PA – Eleanor Rigby’s
04-10 Syracuse, NY – The Westcott Theater
04-12 Rochester, NY – The Club at Water Street Music Hall
04-13 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
04-14 Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel Club Lounge
04-15 Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant St.
04-16 Harrisburg, PA – Appalachian Brewing Company
05-05  Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
05-06  San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
05-29  George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
06-12  Newport, England – Isle of Wright Festival
06-14  Paris, France – Fleche D’Or
06-21  Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkeg
06-22  London, England – HMV Forum
06-26  Manchester, England – Academy 2

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