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Heaven Is Whenever by Hold Steady
Heaven Is Whenever is an album by Hold Steady, released in 2010. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hurricane J”, on 5 lists with a best position of #15.
Heaven Is Whenever, the Hold Steady's fifth album, came out in May 2010 on Vagrant in the U.S. and Rough Trade in Europe, and it's the first record the Brooklyn band made without Franz Nicolay, whose keyboards walked out the door before the sessions began. That leaves more room for Tad Kubler's guitars, and the band leans hard into its classic rock and heartland streak, with Galen Polivka and Bobby Drake keeping the backbeat sturdy.
Craig Finn set it up against Stay Positive: that one, he said, was about trying to grow old with some dignity, and this one was the band actually pulling it off, lyrics coming from a 38-year-old who had given his whole life to rock'n'roll. The storytelling is as dense as ever, but the view is from further down the road. "Hurricane J" led the way, premiering on Pitchfork that March, and the album entered the Billboard 200 at #26, the highest the Hold Steady had ever charted.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Heaven Is Whenever on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricane J | 5 | #15 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.