From Vagrant Records:

In association with Pitchforkmedia we have posted an entire album stream for THE HOLD STEADY’s anticipated new album Boys and Girls in America. You can join in on this listening party and listen to the album in its entirety on vagrant.com/holdsteady_listeningparty

Boys and Girls in America hits stores this Tuesday and in select retail locations you will receive a limited editon Boys and Girls in America comic book, drawn by James Callahan (BARF Comics). To find out what stores in your area have the comic books check out this site. Supplies are VERY limited, so get their early to ensure you get and copy.

- I think what we’re seeing with Vagrant lately is similar to what Epitaph is doing with their Anti- imprint — diversifying their audience base in a way that isn’t so reliant on the whims of music industry trends. There are a lot of smart people working behind the scenes at Vagrant and with their signings of acts like LEMONHEADS, JOHN RALSTON, FRENCH KICKS, THE FUTUREHEADS, and THE HOLD STEADY, the label seems to be on firm footing, or perhaps, focused on rebuilding after a cleansing of being at the forefront of the modern emo era.