New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - The
Hold Steady will release under 700 vinyl copies of their new album 'Heaven Is Whenever' (Vagrant Records) on April 17 as part of Record Store Day, complete with custom screen printed artwork. The extremely limited run of the album will only be available in independent record stores participating in Record Store Day. 'Heaven Is Whenever' will officially be released on CD, vinyl and digitally on May 4.
The album was produced by Dean Baltulonis, who engineered the band's 'Almost Killed Me' and produced 'Separation Sunday.' Singer Craig Finn says 'Heaven Is Whenever' is about "embracing suffering and understanding its place in a joyful life. The lyrics speak a lot about struggle and reward." Piano and keys take a backseat to guitar on the new record, which also gets production help from guitarist Tad Kubler.
The Hold Steady have added an appearance at Summer Fest in Milwaukee on July 1 to their touring schedule. Full list of confirmed tour dates below.
The Hold Steady confirmed Spring/Summer tour dates:
Fr 2-Apr Ardsley, NY LIFE the place to be
Sat 3-Apr New Haven, CT Toad's Place
Mon 5-Apr Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Tue 6-Apr Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Wed 7-Apr Albany, NY Linda Norris Auditorium
Thu 8-Apr Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater
Fri 9-Apr Jermyn, PA Eleanor Rigby's
Sat 10-Apr Syracuse, NY The Westcott Theater
Mon 12-Apr Rochester, NY The Club at Water Street Music Hall
Tue 13-Apr Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
Wed 14-Apr Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Club Lounge
Thu 15-Apr Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant St.
Fri 16-Apr Harrisburg, PA Appalachian Brewing Company
Wed 5-May Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Thu 6-May San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Sat 29-May Quincy, WA Sasquatch! Music Festival
Sat 12-Jun Newport, UK Isle of Wight Festival (main stage)
Mon 14-Jun Paris, FR Fleche D'Or
Tue 15-Jun Koln, DE Gebaude 9
Wed 16-Jun Berlin, DE Frannz Club
Thu 17-Jun Munich, DE 59.1
Sat 19-Jun Neuhausen ob Eck, DE Southside Festival
Sun 20-Jun Sheessel, DE Hurricane Festival
Mon 21-Jun Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
Tue 22-Jun London. UK HMV Forum
Sat 26-Jun Manchester, UK Academy 2
Thu 1-Jul Milwaukee, WI Summerfest 2010
'Heaven Is Whenever' will be available in the UK and EU on May 3 on Rough Trade Records.
