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Stay Positive is the fourth studio album by The Hold Steady, released on July 15, 2008 through Vagrant Records. Vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn notes that the album is about "the idea of ageing gracefully [...] keeping going, perseverance [and] how to stay true to the ideals and ideas you had when you were younger." Keyboard player Franz Nicolay notes that the album is his favorite, stating that it features an "integrated, nuanced, less hectic distillation of [their earlier] sound." Stay Positive was the last studio album to feature Nicolay until 2019's Thrashing Thru the Passion, who departed from the band in early 2010 but returned in 2016.

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  • Stay Positive is the fourth studio album by The Hold Steady, released on July 15, 2008 through Vagrant Records. Vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn notes that the album is about "the idea of ageing gracefully [...] keeping going, perseverance [and] how to stay true to the ideals and ideas you had when you were younger." Keyboard player Franz Nicolay notes that the album is his favorite, stating that it features an "integrated, nuanced, less hectic distillation of [their earlier] sound." Stay Positive was the last studio album to feature Nicolay until 2019's Thrashing Thru the Passion, who departed from the band in early 2010 but returned in 2016. On May 20, the album's first single, "Sequestered in Memphis", was released on the band's MySpace page and on iTunes. On June 9, the entire album was made available to stream on MySpace, and on June 18 the full album became available on iTunes. It was later released for the videogame Rock Band (via the Rock Band Network) on March 4, 2010. The record entered the UK Album Chart at #15 on July 20, 2008, the third-highest new entry. It ranked #1 on the UK Indie Chart. In the U.S. it entered at #30 on the Billboard 200.The album was Alex Zane's record of the week on the XFM breakfast show. The song "Constructive Summer" was number 56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. Stay Positive has sold 88,000 copies as of April 2010 (en)
  • Stay Positive è il quarto album in studio di The Hold Steady, pubblicato il 15 luglio 2008 da Il cantante / chitarrista afferma che l'album riguarda "l'idea di invecchiare con grazia [...] continuando, la perseveranza [e] su come rimanere fedeli agli ideali e alle idee che hai avuto quando eri più giovane." Il Tastierista dice invece che l'album è il suo preferito, affermando che presenta una "distillazione integrata, sfumata, meno frenetica del suono [precedente]". Stay Positive è stato l'ultimo album in studio a presentare Nicolay fino al Thrashing Thru the 2019 Passion, che è andato via dalla band all'inizio del 2010 ma è ritornato nel 2016. Il 20 maggio, il primo singolo dell'album, Sequestered in Memphis, è stato pubblicato sulla pagina MySpace della band e su iTunes. Il 9 giugno, l'intero album è stato reso disponibile per lo streaming su MySpace e il 18 giugno l'intero album è diventato disponibile su iTunes. È stato successivamente rilasciato per il videogioco Rock Band (tramite la Rock Band Network) il 4 marzo 2010. Il disco è entrato nella classifica degli album del Regno Unito al n. 15 il 20 luglio 2008, la terza più alta new entry. Si è classificato al primo posto nella classifica indie del Regno Unito. Negli Stati Uniti è entrato al numero 30 della Billboard 200. L'album è stato il record della settimana di Alex Zane nello show per la colazione XFM. La canzone Constructive Summer era la numero 56 nella lista dei 100 migliori brani di Rolling Stone del 2008. Stay Positive ha venduto 88 000 copie ad aprile 2010. (it)
  • Stay Positive — четвёртый студийный альбом американской рок-группы The Hold Steady, изданный 15 июля 2008 года на лейбле Vagrant Records и на Rough Trade. Клавишник Франц Николаи отмечает, что этот альбом является его любимым, заявляя, что он представляет собой «интегрированную, нюансированную, менее суматошную дистилляцию [их раннего] звучания». Альбом дебютировал в британском официальном хит-параде UK Album Chart на 15-м месте в дату с 20 июля 2008 года. Он также занял первое место в рок-чарте UK Indie Chart. В США альбом дебютировал на 30-м месте в хит-параде Billboard 200. Песня «Constructive Summer» была включена журналом Rolling Stone под номером 56 в их список 100 лучших песен 2008 года (100 Best Songs of 2008). Тираж Stay Positive к апрелю 2010 года составил 88 000 копий (ru)
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  • Stay Positive is the fourth studio album by The Hold Steady, released on July 15, 2008 through Vagrant Records. Vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn notes that the album is about "the idea of ageing gracefully [...] keeping going, perseverance [and] how to stay true to the ideals and ideas you had when you were younger." Keyboard player Franz Nicolay notes that the album is his favorite, stating that it features an "integrated, nuanced, less hectic distillation of [their earlier] sound." Stay Positive was the last studio album to feature Nicolay until 2019's Thrashing Thru the Passion, who departed from the band in early 2010 but returned in 2016. (en)
  • Stay Positive è il quarto album in studio di The Hold Steady, pubblicato il 15 luglio 2008 da Il cantante / chitarrista afferma che l'album riguarda "l'idea di invecchiare con grazia [...] continuando, la perseveranza [e] su come rimanere fedeli agli ideali e alle idee che hai avuto quando eri più giovane." Il Tastierista dice invece che l'album è il suo preferito, affermando che presenta una "distillazione integrata, sfumata, meno frenetica del suono [precedente]". Stay Positive è stato l'ultimo album in studio a presentare Nicolay fino al Thrashing Thru the 2019 Passion, che è andato via dalla band all'inizio del 2010 ma è ritornato nel 2016. (it)
  • Stay Positive — четвёртый студийный альбом американской рок-группы The Hold Steady, изданный 15 июля 2008 года на лейбле Vagrant Records и на Rough Trade. Клавишник Франц Николаи отмечает, что этот альбом является его любимым, заявляя, что он представляет собой «интегрированную, нюансированную, менее суматошную дистилляцию [их раннего] звучания». Тираж Stay Positive к апрелю 2010 года составил 88 000 копий (ru)
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