Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Of Eyes

Craig Finn presents his debut album Clear Heart Full Eyes. The Hold Steady frontman's first solo effort was produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Heartless Bastards) and was recorded in Austin, Texas, during the summer of 2011. The New York Times wrote that Finn is the "kind of shouter-singer who can make a room jump for hours. He grew up on classic rock radio and a Minneapolis music scene, led by the Replacements, that was exploding all around him. His ability to knit crunchy licks and bawdy back stories into the kind of narrative rarely found in popular music has earned him the esteem of music critics and novelists alike." Most of the songs on Clear Heart Full Eyes were captured in no more than three takes.

Writes Finn: "I'm calling this record Clear Heart Full Eyes. It's a juxtaposed reference to 'Friday Night Lights,' a TV show that excited and moved me and also happened in Texas. Further, Clear Heart signifies honesty and transparency, and Full Eyes suggests experience. Thus, it's about being optimistic and open without succumbing to the weariness or doubt that comes with age and experience. To me, that is what it's all about."

1. Apollo Bay

2. When No One's Watching

3. No Future

4. New Friend Jesus

5. Jackson

6. Terrified Eyes

7. Western Pier

8. Honolulu Blues

9. Balcony

10. Not Much Left Of Us

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