THE HOLD STEADY RETURN WITH "HEAVEN IS WHENEVER"

Although I don't write about too many new-ish bands (i.e. anyone who started after the mid-'90s) The Hold Steady is a band I definitely dig. I just found out that their next album, Heaven Is Whenever, comes out on May 4. This is their first album as a four-piece; a few months ago, keyboardist Franz Nicolay announced that he was leaving the band. That changes the sound a lot, because his piano and organ were a big part of the group's (E Street Band-ish) sound.