Hold Steady - Open Door Policy - Black Vinyl worker placement games From the album's opening moments

From the album's opening moments

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Hold Steady - Open Door Policy - Black Vinyl worker placement games From the album's opening momentsWe recorded Open Door Policy in two different sessions in the back half of 2019. Once again we teamed with producer Josh Kaufman and engineer Dan Goodwin, this time at the Clubhouse studio in upstate NY. Our intention was to create an album that worked as a grand piece, rather than a collection of songs. 2019 was an active year for The Hold Steady our writing was consistent, and new songs were coming in pretty regularly. The recording process was