It is an album that I heard when it came out in 2005, though I have not listened to it for a while. It is such an ambitious and totally engrossing album that you will want to hear from start to end! With the core band of Craig Finn – lead vocals, guitar, Tad Kubler – guitar, Galen Polivka – bass guitar and Franz Nicolay – keyboards in top form, everyone needs to listen to Separation Sunday. Even though their latest album, 2021’s Open Door Policy is brilliant, my favourite album from the Minnesota band is Separation Sunday. Separation Sunday follows the interconnected stories of several fictional characters: Craig (the narrator), Holly (short for ‘Halleluiah’), a sometimes-addict, sometimes-prostitute, sometimes-born-again Christian/Catholic (and sometimes all three simultaneously) Charlemagne, a pimp and Gideon, a skinhead, as they travel from city to city and party to party. Of the first decade of this century, The Hold Steady’s second studio album, Separation Sunday, is one I would encourage people get on vinyl, as it is a fascinating concept.
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