The Hold Steady: “Heaven Is Whenever”

Album name: Heaven is Whenever Artist name: The Hold Steady Genre: Rock Released: 3 May 2010 Label: Vagrant/Rough Trade ZME Rating: 9/10 Website: theholdsteady.net A while back, I tweeted something to this effect: “If Craig Finn was a better singer, The Hold Steady would be a worse band.” In that respect, it would appear that Heaven is Whenever exists only to mock me. But more on that later. Here, for the hither-to uninitiated, is a…

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