由于充分累积的人生历练，他们身上并未产生新进乐团后继乏力的症状，反而越挫越勇，一张比一张进步。尤其Hold Steady初出道时，纽约流行的是Interpol、The Rapture这些年轻帅劲的队伍；他们既不年轻、也不酷帅，只能尴尬地被忽略。直到两年前凭借第三张大碟Boys and Girls In America拨云见日，当初唱衰者，如今都只能刮目相看，成就更显珍贵。
一辈子都是死忠棒球迷，Craig Finn果然深谙老将价值。
Hold Steady的音乐所以挖凿出深度，在于词曲都有一套。Craig Finn是一名顶尖的说故事好手，词作放在现今独立乐坛，可谓一流。藉由笔下有趣的角色塑造，透过忏悔感十足的内心剖白，他让这些醉汉、毒虫、流浪者甚至杀人犯活灵活现起来。有时同一名人物甚至于不同专辑都粉墨登场，让Hold Steady的作品更具连贯性。
Resisting the musical trends in New York City, vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn (ex-Lifter Puller) formed the Hold Steady after moving from Minneapolis in 2000. Wanting to capture the sound of bands such as the Replacements and the Grifters, he recruited guitarist Tad Kubler (also ex-Lifter Puller), drummer Judd Counsell, and bassist Galen Polivka. Recording mostly live, the band released its debut, Almost Killed Me, on Frenchkiss Records in March 2004. Dave Gardener (Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu) and Dean Botulonis signed on to produce Separation Sunday, which arrived in 2005. The World/Inferno Friendship Society's Franz Nicolay (keyboards) and Bobby Drake (drums), formerly of End Transmission and Arm, were also added to the Hold Steady lineup. The band's third effort, 2006's Boys and Girls in America, marked its first release for Vagrant.
After writing the majority of their fourth record on the road, the Hold Steady returned to John Agnello's Water Music studio to record Stay Positive, their most heavily produced effort. In July of 2008, the album was released by both Vagrant and Rough Trade. In 2010 the band announced the departure of Franz Nicolay. Later that same year they released their fifth album, Heaven Is Whenever. In 2012 the band went on a brief hiatus, with frontman Craig Finn releasing his debut solo album, Clear Heart Full Eyes. Regrouping with new guitarist Steve Selvidge in 2013, the revitalized five-piece re-entered the studio to record a track for the Game of Thrones soundtrack -- which was also released as a limited-edition single on Record Store Day 2013. Near the beginning of 2014 they announced the release of their sixth album, Teeth Dreams.
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