2006: THE HOLD STEADY
Boys and Girls in America
The remains of Minnesota's Lifter Puller broke out with their third album, Boys and Girls in America, as Craig Finn's tumbling stories of burnouts and breakups fused with suddenly arena-worthy licks to prove this joyous modern bar band has a lifespan beyond tomorrow morning's hangover. It's their legions of faithful (and evangelical) fans that vault the Hold Steady over their closest competition from this year, the Arctic Monkeys, who blew up like the Beatles, sure, but failed to demonstrate their staying power.
ESSENTIAL TRACK ''Stuck Between Stations''
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