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I decided that I would do artist-dedicated Sunday Shuffles for the rest of the month, because why not. I picked The Hold Steady this week after a brief conversation with a friend about Boys and Girls in America , which was covered on an episode of The Great Albums podcast. Plus, nothing like some rock and roll in the summertime, right? 1. Big Cig (6) - from Teeth Dreams 2. The Weekenders (18) - from Heaven Is Whenever 3. Cattle & The Creeping Things (15) - from Separation Sunday 4. Certain Songs (9) - from Almost Killed Me 5. Same Kooks (13) - from Boys and Girls in America 6. Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night (11) - from Separation Sunday 7. The Ambassador (6) - from Teeth Dreams 8. The Only Thing (6) - from Teeth Dreams 9. The Smidge (16) - from Heaven Is Whenever 10. On With The Business (8) - from Teeth Dreams

The Hold Steady's second album, Separation Sunday , celebrated its 10th anniversary last weekend. It was the album that hooked me on the band...I'd probably heard a song on KEXP and decided to take a shot. I loved the mixture of storytelling and rock music and became a fan. So, today we're going to shuffle through their music. The play counts are lower because I haven't listened to them as much since I reconstructed iTunes 5 years ago, except for Heaven Is Whenever , which came out after that time. I've only recently put their 2014 album, Teeth Dreams , in iTunes but I've listened to it on Spotify many times. Anyway, let's get to the music... 1. Big Cig (2) - from Teeth Dreams 2. Same Kooks (8) - from Boys and Girls in America 3. Massive Nights (9) - from Boys and Girls in America 4. Rock Problems (17) - from Heaven Is Whenever 5. One For The Cutters (10) - from Stay Positive 6. Teenage Liberation (4) - outtake from Boys and Girls in America 7. You G...