Craig Finn of The Hold Steady recently told NME that most of the material for their next album is already in the can and will be recorded probably in December. Finn added that they've demoed about 14 songs and they've been previewing some of them while on tour with Art Brut this month and most of November.

"It sounds like the rest of our stuff. It's hard for me to tell what's different," he told NME. "I haven't finished the lyrics at all." Judging by one of the new songs they played recently, "Ask Her For Adderall," it seems Finn still enjoys songs about girls and some new upper drug. Long live hoodrats who own all those Bones Brigade videos and sleep with all the skaters. Read the full NME article here
Here are the remaining dates:
NME ROCK 'N' ROLL RIOT TOUR 2007
WITH ART BRUT
Oct 24 - Raleigh - Lincoln Theatre
Oct 25 - Athens - 40 Watt
Oct 26 - Knoxville - Bijiou Theatre
Oct 27 - Columbus - Newport Music Hall
Oct 29 - Pontiac - Crofoot Ballroom
Oct 30 - Chicago - Metro
Oct 31 - Chicago - Metro
Nov 01 - Minneapolis - State Theatre
Nov 04 - Seattle - HUB Ballroom
Nov 05 - Portland - Crystal Ballroom
Nov 06 - San Francisco - The Mezzanine
Nov 07 - Los Angeles - The Music Box at the Fonda
Nov 08 - San Diego - Cane's
Nov 09 - Tempe - Marquee Theatre
Nov 11 - Boulder - Fox Theatre
Nov 12 - Denver - Ogden Theatre
Nov 13 - Lawrence - Granada
Nov 14 - Dallas - Palladium
Nov 15 - Austin - La Zona Rosa
Nov 17 - Birmingham - Bottle Tree Annex
Nov 18 - Atlanta - Variety Playhouse
Nov 19 - Richmond - Toad's Place
Nov 20 - Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club
Nov 21 - New York - Terminal Five