The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn has set a January 24 release date for his debut solo album

Borne of a personal challenge to record a song a day in his apartment, Craig Finn is set to release a new solo LP which focuses on quieter, sparer songs than those of Finn’s most famous outfit, the Hold Steady. And yes, the title is totally a Friday Night Lights allusion: It’s a juxtaposed reference [...]

The frontman's debut solo album will be titled 'Clear Heart Full Eyes'

Sept 01, 2011's Day in Rock digest

As part of the A.V. Club’s bands-covering-songs video series “A.V. Undercover,” ecstatic rockers the Hold Steady recently stopped by the A.V. Club’s Chicago office to cover “The Power Of Love,” the cheeseball-classic Huey Lewis and the News song from the Back To The Future soundtrack. I...