Craig Finn talks to Johnny about coffee addiction, songwriting, and The Hold Steady’s new album.

The Hold Steady’s latest record, Open Door Policy, is available on Bandcamp.

Craig Finn is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the frontman of the American indie rock band The Hold Steady, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums. Prior to forming The Hold Steady, Finn was the frontman of Lifter Puller. Described by Pitchfork as “a born storyteller who’s chosen rock as his medium,”^[1] Finn has released four solo albums, Clear Heart Full Eyes (2012), Faith in the Future (2015), We All Want the Same Things (2017) and his latest release I Need a New War (2019).