
Always Been - CD
Always Been - Release Date April 4th, 2024.Tracklisting:1. Bethany2. People of Substance3. Crumbs4. Luke & Leanna5. The Man I’ve Always Been6. Fletcher's7. A Man Needs a Vocation8. I Walk with a Cane9. Clayton10. PostcardsCraig Finn returns with Always Been, his first solo album since 2022. The album was produced by Finn’s long time friend Adam Granduciel, the principal of The War on Drugs. Always Been is direct both in music and title. As Finn says, “I’ve always been Craig Finn.”From the opener “Bethany,” a moody piano-driven portrait with a distinctive Granduciel guitar solo, to the propulsion of the first single “People of Substance,” to the vivid storytelling and character development that has marked Finn’s career, this record feels at once familiar and fresh.Recorded throughout 2024 at One Cue Studio in Burbank, CA, Always Been features a host of musicians, including many of Granduciel’s bandmates in The War on Drugs. Kathleen Edwards and Sam Fender provide guest vocals. The m