We All Want The Same Things

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AlbumMar 24 / 201710 songs, 44m 3s
Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
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7.8 / 10

No longer sounding like stripped-down Hold Steady songs, Finn's latest solo album is the accomplished work of a wise songwriter—mournful, musically layered, and full of empathy.

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Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn is a deeply empathetic songwriter. That’s not always obvious, since his characters tend to be working through (self-imposed) streaks of bad luck or turbulent emotional spirals. However, even his protagonists with shifting moral compasses tend to be likable, mainly because Finn is adept…

8 / 10

The world Finn creates here is as vivid and evocative as the finest of his work with The Hold Steady.

8.2 / 10

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His most fully-realised collection to date.

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If Craig Finn ever decided he was tired of making music, he could likely have a successful career writing short stories.

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn confirms his status as one of American music’s best storytellers on his third solo album.

6 / 10

Craig Finn is a guy with a lot to say — often within the span of a single song or sentence, for that matter. His verbose wordplay has been s...

8.0 / 10

Craig Finn has a way of making the connection from ordinary moments to extraordinary meanings.

7 / 10

With We All Want the Same Things, Craig Finn sounds as comfortable as ever in his own skin.

6 / 10