Almost Killed Me
Rogue Records
INDIE
THE HOLD STEADY blew Australian audiences away earlier this year when they toured nationally with LES SAVY FAV and THUNDERBIRDS ARE NOW!
To show where it all began, ROGUE RECORDS is very proud to present The Hold Steady's first - and some would argue greatest - album, 'Almost Killed Me'.
This sensational new release (its first time in Australia) is jam-packed with bonus action including an additional 5 previously unreleased tracks and the band's only video.
February saw the release of The Hold Steady's latest album 'Separation Sunday' (R6320CD). It gained exceptional support from both punters and press with multiple additions to TRIPLE J and solid support from indie radio including a 3RRR Album Of The Week, and Album Of The Week in street press such as BEAT, BRAG and RAVE.
The Hold Steady create a new brand of the Midwestern-mentality rock ideal, made famous by the loose energy of the REPLACEMENTS and the epic flourishes of THE E-STREET BAND.
'Almost Killed Me' charted at a substantial number on the highly esteemed VILLAGE VOICE 2004 Pazz and Jop Polls, it also ranked as "the #1 album you didn't hear in 2004" in both SPIN and ROLLING STONE magazines, and has been acknowledged in a wide range of other publications' "Best of 2004" lists, including MAGNET.
The Rogue Records' edition includes 3 non-LP cuts recorded during the 'Almost Killed Me' sessions. Another 2 cuts were originally released on a very limited edition inde comp, and the sterling video for "The Swish" which is to-date the only Hold Steady video in existence.
SMH ''Craig Finn articulately squeezes undulating narratives over 70's stadium-rock riffs... enjoy in this order'' ... HOTPRESS ''this record combines the storytelling of Paul Kelly and Don Walker with the monotone ramblings of Lou Reed...you cannot fault this album'' ... GQ ''Beat-poetic lyricist Craig Finn is picking up plaudits abroad and it's time Oz took notice, too. Get ready to rocksteady''.
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R6321CD |
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