Tonight, I'm seeing the Wrens at Little Brother's in Columbs. The picture above is from when I saw them at the 2005 Intonation Festival. I'll have a review and pictures hopefully by Monday at the latest.
My friends and I have (illegally) been several times to this abandoned mental institute in Indy called Central State. There is now a documentary about it. Check it out here. I've decided to start a new feature on this site, where I do capsule reviews of albums, old and new. Here is the first one:
The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
The Hold Steady grabbed my attention with the song "You're Little Hoodrat Friend" on 2004's "Separation Sunday" and I never looked back. After seeing them at the 2005 Intonation Festival and Lollapalooza this past summer, I knew the Hold Steady were ready to take the indie music scene and make it make them a sandwhich. From the first notes, this album feels like what Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band would have made if they met a year ago. Craig Finn's stories of one night stands, getting high and betting on horses make "Boys and Girls in America" one of my favorite albums of this year. The standout track is the single, "Chips Ahoy!" where Finn begs "How I'm gonna know if you're high if you won't let me touch you?" while the band barrels through what sounds like Springsteen on steroids. Also reccomended: "Stuck Between Stations", "Massive Nights"
Stream the Album Here
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