Steady

Two things: I've been having a pretty terrible week, and The Hold Steady's new album is their most embarrassing to date.

Honestly, this whole "indie populist" thing has gotten really irritating. All-ages shows! Chill-out tents! Cutters! Adderall! We can all relate!

Here's a video from when they were only kinda-sorta awful. It features a girl I once slept with:


This weekend holds the promise of art galleries and collapsing social circles.*



*Final line courtesy of The Hold Steady Random Lyric Generator.

Just like you, Matt Wild plays (played?) in a rock and roll band and is constantly broke. He has all his original hair, however, and weeps openly at baseball games.