The Hold Steady‘s Craig Finn has premiered another new track from his debut album ‘Clear Heart Full Eyes.‘ The song, New Friend Jesus, can be heard here.
The album will be available January 23rd in the UK through Full Time Hobby Records and January 24th in the US through Vagrant Records. It can be preordered here. The first 500 to pre-order the CD will receive a limited edition bandana.
In addition to his headlining U.S. tour starting February 1, Finn has confirmed a European tour supporting The Felice Brothers starting on March 13. The dates are below.
Finn travelled to Austin, Texas in July, removing himself from all familiar surroundings, to record the album with producer Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail of Dead) after challenging himself to write a new song every day in his Brooklyn apartment. He commented:
“I had written a bunch of songs that were outside of the norm for The Hold Steady, a little quieter and perhaps more narrative. I wanted to gain some experience and insight into the process of making a record by working with new people.”
‘Clear Heart Full Eyes’ Tracklist:
1. ApolloBay
2. When No One’s Watching
3. No Future
4. New Friend Jesus
5. Jackson
6. Terrified Eyes
7. Western Pier
8. Honolulu Blues
9. Rented Room
10. Balcony
11. Not Much Left Of Us
Craig Finn 2012 Tour Dates:
2/01 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada*
2/02 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory*
2/03 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*
2/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club* SOLD OUT
2/06 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill*
2/07 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle*
2/08 – Detroit, MI @ The Lager House*
2/09 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement*
2/10 – St Louis, MO @ Off Broadway*
2/11 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar*
2/13 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*
2/19 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah*
2/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour*
2/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop at Bottom of the Hill
2/23 – Portland, OR @ The Doug Fir Lounge*
2/24 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile*
2/27 – Ringwood, NJ Live @ Drew’s House
2/28 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott$
2/29 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)$ SOLD OUT
2/29 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)$ SOLD OUT
3/01 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s$
3/02 – Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel$
3/03 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506$
3/05 – Atlanta, GA @Earl$
3/13 – London, UK @ MacBeth ^ SOLD OUT
3/14 – Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute ^
3/15 – Dublin, Ireland @ Academy ^
3/16 – Belfast, Northern Ireland – Spring & Airbrake ^
3/17 – Glasgow, Scotland – ABC ^
3/18 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2 ^
3/20 – London, UK @ Koko ^ SOLD OUT
3/22 – Brussels, Belgium @ AB Box ^
3/23 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje ^
3/24 – Gronigen, Netherlands @ Oosterpoort ^
3/26 – Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof ^
3/27 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli ^
* – w/ Mount Moriah
$ – w/ Marcellus Hall
^ – w/ The Felice Brothers
