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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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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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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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MojoApr 3, 2025What separates this album from the 14 he's made before is the involvement of Adam Granduciel, who produces luminously, plays guitar, synths and more, and enlists his bandmates for much of the remaining instrumentation. [May 2025, p.87]
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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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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.