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Title: A fun New York band with a Midwest sound
Review: Hailed as a great live act, The Hold Steady returned in 2006 with their third album in the same number of years. Listening to them, lots of references came to mind: Bruce Hornsby, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Crash Test Dummies and more. The one running thread through all of the music they bring to mind is great production values to deliver a definitely Midwest sound, in spite of being based out of New York.The album is made up of a bunch of solid tracks that are captured on record impeccably. With no particular favorite songs within the album, I'd say confidently it's one of the year's most fun releases (along with the new 2006 Arab Straps album), and a band to continue to keep an eye on.
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