“We’re a guitar band.” That’s how Tad Kubler, lead guitarist and songwriter for The Hold Steady, describes the current incarnation of the now 10-year-old act. That statement wouldn’t seem like much when the band formed, but now, it’s downright radical.

Cadenza set out to comb our collections and dig up the best releases of summer 2010. We found some things out. First, we had no love for August releases, like, […]