The Hold Steady

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The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady in New York City 2008
The Hold Steady in New York City 2008
General information
Genre (s) Indie rock
founding 2004
Website http://www.theholdsteady.com/
Current occupation
Craig Finn
Tad Kubler
Galen Polivka
Bobby Drake (since 2005)
former members
Franz Nicolay (2005-2010)
Judd Counsel (until 2005)

The Hold Steady is an American indie rock band from New York .

Band history

After his band Lifter Puller broke up in Minneapolis in 2000, singer and guitarist Craig Finn moved to New York, where two years later, together with ex-bandmate Tad Kubler, drummer Judd Counsell and bassist Galen Polivka, he was all experienced musicians In his mid thirties, founded The Hold Steady . Her debut album Almost Killed Me was released a year later . The album was positively received by critics but was not a huge commercial success. The same was true for album number two, Separation Sunday .

Several changes followed, after which Bobby Drake took over the position of drummer and Franz Nicolay joined as keyboard player. In addition, the band changed labels and signed with Vagrant Records . Their third album in three years, Boys and Girls in America , then brought their first presentable successes. It was a top 5 hit on the Heatseekers charts and even made it onto the official Billboard 200 album charts in the USA for two weeks.

The Hold Steady then took the step to Europe with the album Stay Positive . It was released on July 14th and 15th, 2008 in Great Britain and the USA, and while it was just as successful in their home country as its predecessor, they were able to enter the UK charts straight away at number 15.

On January 23, 2010 the band announced on their homepage that their keyboardist Franz Nicolay had left the band.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Boys and Girls in America
  UK 84 02/03/2007 (1 week)
  US 124 10/21/2006 (2 weeks)
Stay positive
  UK 15th 07/26/2008 (3 weeks)
  US 30th 07/05/2008 (6 weeks)
A positive rage
  US 140 04/25/2009 (1 week)
Heaven Is Whenever
  UK 45 05/15/2010 (1 week)
  US 26th 05/22/2010 (3 weeks)
Teeth Dreams
  UK 50 04/05/2014 (1 week)
  US 28 04/12/2014 (2 weeks)

Albums

  • Almost Killed Me (2004)
  • Separation Sunday (2005)
  • Boys and Girls in America (2006)
  • Stay Positive (2008)
  • A Positive Rage (2009)
  • Heaven Is Whenever (2010)
  • Teeth Dreams (2014)
  • Thrashing Thru the Passion (2019)

EPs

  • The Virgin Digital Sessions (2005)
  • Live at Lollapalooza 2006: The Hold Steady (2006)
  • Stuck Between Stations (2007)
  • Live at Fingerprints (2007)

Singles

  • Milkcrate Mosh / Hey Hey What Can I Do (2004)
  • Chips Ahoy (2006)
  • Stuck Between Stations (2006)
  • Sequestered In Memphis (2008)
  • Stay Positive (2009)
  • Hurricane J (2010)

Others

  • For the 3rd season of the television series Game of Thrones , the band recorded a version of the song The Bear and the Maiden Fair in 2013 .

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: UK US1 US2
  2. ↑ Recorded at Soundcloud.com
  3. ↑ James Hibberd: 'Game of Thrones' and the Hold Steady team for season 3 song . In: EW.com , March 5, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013. 

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