Following Messing With The Settings, Birthdays marks the second preview of The Hold Steady frontman's fifth solo LP, 'A Legacy Of Rentals', due out on May 20 via Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers.
More upbeat than its predecessor, but equally reflective, the rousing song unfurls around layers of instrumentation mostly comprising piano, organ and saxophone. He said:
"Producer Josh Kaufman and I decided early on to feature strings on this record, as opposed to the wind and brass heavy compositions of the last three albums. But when we came to this song we kept hearing Stuart Bogie’s saxophone, so we got him to do this solo and he crushed it. We thought it suggests a bit of a bridge back to my previous records. This song is about family, the way we honor these connections, and how both positive and negative things are carried through blood lines – genetic traits as long-term memories. Coincidentally, it was recorded on Josh’s actual birthday."
Finn previously announced a handful of summer dates with his touring band, The Uptown Controllers. Head here for details. Tickets are on sale.
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