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- Summary: The second full-length solo release for The Hold Steady frontman was produced by Josh Kaufman.
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- Record Label: Partisan
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 14 out of 17
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Mixed: 3 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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Sep 11, 2015While the songs here aren’t as instantly stick-in-your-head catchy as much of The Hold Steady’s catalog, they have a subtler staying power of their own.
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Sep 9, 2015Finn was able to dial the swagger back for Faith In The Future and replace it with nuance, subtlety; sonically, it allows him room to breathe, to let new characters and stories thrive in softer moments.
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Sep 11, 2015Faith In The Future may lack the life-affirming joie de vivre that The Hold Steady can invoke at their best, but if we’re to hear no more from them, there’s enough here to reaffirm faith in Finn’s future at least.
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Sep 10, 2015Finn may be past recording the desperation and hopes of youth, but Faith in the Future shows he's more than capable of finding beauty, hope, and meaning in the desperation of adulthood too.
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Sep 11, 2015Despite the unknown future and the ever shaky present, Finn’s adept and poetic lyrics along with some challenging music ensure there are some dark thrills on this perilous ride.
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UncutSep 4, 2015The best of Faith In The Future is among the best of Finn. [Oct 2015, p.75]
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Sep 10, 2015It’s the romance, warmth and gentle quirks of its orchestration--the drunken brass, the grizzled guitars and the nervous dusting of drums--that prevent the album getting overwhelmed by the intensity of its own neurotic narrative.