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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from The Hold Steady's Craig Finn was produced by Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs.
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- Record Label: Tamarac
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Apr 3, 2025Sure, we miss Jenkins’ counterpointing coos, but tracks such as “People of Substance” and “Luke & Leanna” are so uptempo and thrilling that they don’t suffer from her absence—either that, or we’re so pumped we just forget.
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Apr 4, 2025It may not be the good-time party atmosphere that The Hold Steady can provide, but Always Been is probably Craig Finn’s finest solo album to date – it’s almost like a novel crammed into a conventional album.
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UncutApr 3, 2025Though still hyper-literate, the sound away from the semi-spoken ballads tends less frantic than The Hod Steady, from the Cars-like new wave of "postcards" to the distinctly Springstonian "Luke & Leanna". [May 2025, p.29]
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Record CollectorApr 17, 2025Production from The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel an layered, liquid backing from his bandmates makes the record soar and swoon, delivering the cracked grandeur these songs for the "overwhelmed and overtired" demand. [May 2025, p.105]
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Oct 1, 2025Like a small but poignant work of cinema, Always Been rewards close listening to every note.
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Apr 3, 2025The successes on Always Been prove that this combo works well, but the missteps also show that things can be improved upon if Craig Finn decides to record with Adam Granduciel again.
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Apr 3, 2025An LP that finds Finn doing what he usually does, sometimes as spectacularly as he usually does it, but with little to make it stand out from other iterations.