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Always Been, 2025
Written by Craig Finn
The narrative here is well-trod ground by Finn, on solo records as well as with the Hold Steady: man with a shaky past and a few demons vows that this time things will be different. But while he confesses his weaknesses and peccadillos, there's clearly something he isn't saying. "You never really told me what it was / You cut me off for, and I'm still not sure / So I've decided that I'd call and just check in." You get the feeling that if the narrator really engaged in some introspection it would be pretty clear what Dana cut him off for. Backed by the War on Drugs, Finn sounds great. The fast tempo belies the bleakness of the lyrics, and as with all of his best material, keeps you listening as the song reveals more every time with what it doesn't say.
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