Stay Positive

by The Hold Steady

Stay Positive cover art

For their fourth album, Craig Finn's Brooklyn-based rock band turns their focus toward the anxieties of aging gracefully within a youth-centric punk subculture. The record features the band's signature massive, Springsteen-esque guitar anthems alongside unusual additions like harpsichords and talk-boxes, delivering profoundly earnest lyricism regarding addiction and loyalty. It is widely considered their most cohesive and mature songwriting statement.

Genres

  • Indie Rock
  • Heartland Rock

Tracklist

  1. Constructive Summer
  2. Sequestered in Memphis
  3. One for the Cutters
  4. Navy Sheets
  5. Lord, I'm Discouraged
  6. Yeah Sapphire
  7. Both Crosses
  8. Stay Positive
  9. Magazines
  10. Joke About Jamaica
  11. Slapped Actress
  12. Ask Her for Some Adderall
  13. Two Handed Handshake
  14. Cheyenne Sunrise
  15. Specters
  16. 40 Bucks
  17. This Isn’t Enough
  18. You Tremble
  19. Ballad of The Midnight Hauler
  20. Sequestered In Memphis (Demo)
  21. Yeah Sapphire (Demo)
  22. Stay Positive (Demo)
  23. Lord, I'm Discouraged (Demo)
  24. Magazines (Demo)
  25. Ask Her For Adderall (Demo)
  26. Two Handed Handshake (Demo)
  27. Joke About Jamaica (Demo)
  28. Creepy Harpsichord Jam (One for the Cutters) (Demo)
  29. 40 Bucks (Demo)
  30. Phil Spector (Spectres) (Demo)