New Music Reviews (2/22) KEXP
Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what s coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from
The Hold Steady,
This Brooklyn-via-Minneapolis band’s excellent eighth studio album is their strongest since 2008’s
Stay Positive, featuring an expansive, dynamic and revitalized sound on richly detailed songs with soaring guitars, bright keyboards, punchy horns and more accompanying some of Craig Finn’s more captivating narratives of characters surviving on society’s margins, with the album’s main themes revolving around power, wealth and mental health. DY