We are but two short months away from the new Hold Steady album, Stay Positive, but dang if they didn’t go and get me all excited about it today by releasing “Sequestered in Memphis”, the record’s first single.

The track is very Boys and Girls in America, complete with rolling piano, polished hooks, and a crowd-friendly hand-clap sing-a-long. Their template hasn’t changed, but when you’re the greatest rock and roll band around, why mess with something that isn’t broke?