The Hold Steady's frontperson Craig Finn will release A Legacy Of Rentals on May 20, his fifth solo record, courtesy of Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers. Finn also shared a new song, "Messing With The Settings" from the new record.
The album was written in 2020 and recorded last May with producer Josh Kaufman and engineer D. James Goodwin.
“Memory is a major theme through A Legacy Of Rentals,” Finn says in a statement, adding, “I wanted the first song on the record to open on that note. This song is literally a eulogy. It’s delivered by someone who has lost touch with the recently deceased but still finds them important. Musically, it really explores the line between talking and singing, which was something we leaned into on this record. We wanted to make this song an incantation of sorts. It also features the beautiful 14-piece string section that played on a lot of these songs. I wanted to it have a cinematic feel, like Gone With The Wind or something like that.”
Finn is currently confirming a dates for a global tour.
Track list:
1. Messing With The Settings
2. The Amarillo Kid
3. Birthdays
4. The Year We Fell Behind
5. Due To Depart
6. Curtis & Shepard
7. Never Any Horses
8. Jessamine
9. A Break From The Barrage
10. This Is What It Looks Like
