For some reason best known to himself Ben radcliff chose to review the new Hold Steady album # 5, Heaven Is Whatever, in the style of a Craig Finn lyric.
It is so bad it is rotten, “It’s got eighth-note riffs with hiccups, and after Sunday Mass and nitrous, it all sounds like the old MTV theme. ” though Ben seems to like it.
Judge for yourself.
MEANWHILE: The Guardian gave it a mixed but positive review on Thursday.