Episode 17:  The Price of Progress by The Hold Steady

About this episode

Dan and Kev discuss The Hold Steady's album 'The Price of Progress' and its lyrical themes while exploring their friendship.

Take a step into the Craigverse as Kev surprises Dan with his most challenging album yet: The Hold Steady’s 2023 album “The Price of Progress”. Dan and Kev will discuss the ins-and-outs of Craig Finn’s vivid and verbose lyrics and the characters contained therein. They also talk about sports…Will Dan and Kev even be friends at the end of this? Can Dan overcome Craig Finn’s attitude? It’ll hurt a little bit, but Dan will do what he do to survive.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan, Kev

Topics covered

• album discussion
• lyrics analysis
• sports
• friendship
• music critique

Keywords

• The Hold Steady
• The Price of Progress
• Craig Finn
• lyrics
• music podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Hold Steady

Books & works: The Price of Progress

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