Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Craig Finn = my favorite lyricist

Tonight I see The Hold Steady at the El Rey Theatre in LA. In honor of this fact, here is a video of them playing "Stuck Between Stations" from their album Boys and Girls in America on David Letterman's show:



I've always thought that Craig Finn more resembles the kind of guy you're likely to see doing code monkey work in a cubicle than fronting a rock band, which makes his lyrics about partying, alcohol, and general debauchery all the more surprising.

Nonetheless, goddamn does this band rock...

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