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The Price of Progress
Rock · 2023 · 10 tracks · 38m

The Price of Progress

The Hold Steady

March 31, 2023 · Thirty Tigers

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A sophisticated, mid-tempo collection of urban noir stories that feel both weary and deeply empathetic.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 38m
01
Grand Junction
3:34
02
Sideways Skull
4:04
03
Carlos is Crying
3:46
04
Understudies
3:57
05
Sixers
4:15
06
The Birdwatchers
4:15
07
City at Eleven
2:49
08
Perdido
3:42
09
Distortions of Faith
5:16
10
Flyover Halftime
3:14
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the piano and guitar lock into a tense, cinematic groove on Grand Junction, setting a moodier tone than their previous records.
The sudden, soaring horn section that elevates the chorus of Sixers into a moment of unexpected classic rock grandiosity.
The stark, vulnerable delivery of the line about crying in a Mexican restaurant during Carlos is Crying, where the music pulls back to let the narrative breathe.
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