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Before The Hold Steady completely blew up in 2006, Craig Finn and Tad Kubler had already established a sound like the one you here on Almost Killed Me, Seperation Sunday and Boys and Girls in America as early as the mid nineties - as Finn and Kubler had been in Lifter Puller from 1994-2000. There have been rumblings of a reunion/box set – but those seem to have been put on the wayside thanks to the huge success The Hold Steady has achieved.

What you get with Lifter Puller is essentially what you get when listening to The Hold Steady. Finn’s lyrics serve as a narrative for the drugged up lifestyles that we’ve come accustomed to hearing him sing/talk about, and his voice was just as hoarse then as it is now.

The sound Lifter Puller provides won’t be found on Finn’s recent work, however, as Lifter Puller relied heavily on a synthesizer, which sounded just as worn down as Finn and the people he sings about. Sadly, all of Lifter Puller’s albums are out of print; but they do have Fiestas and Fiascos available on Itunes.

“Secret Santa Cruz? tells the story of a girl and her summer vacation – which consisted of clubbing, making out with some guys and watching a “raver kid get murdered.? It’s the Craig Finn we all know and love.

Lifter Puller – Secret Santa Cruz [MP3]

Posted by Wes Soltis on Sep 28, 2007 @ 12:00 am