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Surely you know Franz Nicolay as the mustachioed melody-maker tickling the ivories and making funny faces with his drinking buddies in the Hold Steady. But Franz contains exponentially more rock than just one band can contain. In addition to his work with the World/Inferno Friendship Society, Franz is also a one man show in his own right. His debut solo album is called Major General, and it's due from Philly's Fistolo Records January 13.Here we have the cover:Produced in large part by James Frazee-- no stranger to the Hold Steady, having lent a hand on Stay Positive-- over a six-day period and mixed by John Agnello, the 13-track set finds Nicolay joined by Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls, former World/Inferno member Yula Be'eri, and Jared Scott of Demander. Demander themselves show up on the opening track "Jeff Penalty", which was produced by hardcore knob-turner of note Don Fury,while Balkan Beat Box's Peter Hess appears on a track, and Jack Terricloth of World/Inferno contributes lyrics on a pair of tracks.Franz will hit the road on a national tour in January, with a planned stop down at South by Southwest in March while the Hold Steady take a break from touring. Speaking of which, those dudes are currently out on the road with those Drive-By Truckers, with dates aplenty this year and next.read more
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We’ve known for a while that the great New York rock band the Hold Steady has been working on a new album, as well as an all-covers crowdfunded benefit EP. And now we know the details: The new LP is called Teeth Dreams, and it’ll be out 3/25. The band once cranked out albums at [...]
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The great Hold Steady spent some time recording in Nashville this year, and they’re planning on releasing their sixth album sometime in 2014. But they’ve also got a new project coming up: A five-song EP of covers, with each member of the band picking one cover. The EP is named The Unified Scene, after the [...]
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The Hold Steady have linked with SNL‘s Seth Meyers and Fallon producer Mike Shoemaker to craft the theme song for the duo’s animated Hulu series The Awesomes. The show is about a gang of misfit superheroes rejected from other squads for their age or particular peccadilloes, so a band like the Hold Steady are their [...]
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SPOILER ALERT: A new Hold Steady song played over the closing credits of last night’s Game Of Thrones. Does that count as a spoiler? It surprised the hell out of me. This comes on the heels of both CHVRCHES and Marissa Nadler covering the Game Of Thrones theme song; it also comes a season after [...]
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Band record 'The Bear With The Maiden Fair' for third series of hit US TV show
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