Featuring a rough, rousing sound that took its cues from Social Distortion's melodic punk and Bruce Springsteen's heartland rock, the album found an audience not only in America - where eMusic deemed it the number one record of 2008 - but also in Europe, where Bruce Springsteen joined the musicians during their set at the 2009 Glastonbury festival. The Gaslight Anthem signed with SideOneDummy and released their sophomore effort, The '59 Sound, later that year. The EP appeared in early 2008, as did an offer to join the roster of the California-based indie label SideOneDummy Records. The band managed to secure enough down time between tour dates to record a four-song EP, Señor and the Queen, in Austin. The increasing popularity was enough to score gigs with the likes of Against Me! and the Draft, and by the end of 2007, the Gaslight Anthem had played over 200 shows. Arriving in May 2007 via the local imprint XOXO Records, the album garnered accolades from punk zines and blogs alike. The band - comprised of vocalist/guitarist Brian Fallon, bassist Alex Levine, drummer Benny Horowitz, and guitarist Alex Rosamila - began establishing a hometown audience after forming in 2005, and their soulful punk rock attracted wider attention upon the release of their first full-length album, Sink or Swim.
The Gaslight Anthem rose out of the fertile punk scene of New Brunswick, NJ, flaunting a unique style that melded the influence of Bruce Springsteen, Wilson Pickett, and various Motown groups with the rough, emotional grit of Hot Water Music and Jawbreaker. When the book is over, it’s over.The Gaslight Anthem rose out of the fertile punk scene of New Brunswick, NJ, flaunting a unique style that melded the influence of Bruce Springsteen, Wilson Pickett, and various Motown groups with the rough, emotional grit There’s no new music because that’s all Paul and the band has to say.
However, the band ultimately released The ‘59 Sound Sessions that same year, which features rare and unreleased tracks.īrian Fallon later confirmed that the band members have gone their own separate ways, saying: “I feel it’s a lot like The Replacements. On January 3, 2018, the band announced that they would play a string of shows to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their album The 59' Sound, but would not be releasing or producing any new work. The Gaslight Anthem is part of a rich tradition of New Jersey punk, spanning the Misfits to the Bouncing Souls.Īfter the release of their fifth album, Get Hurt, the band took an indefinite hiatus in 2015. The Gaslight Anthem embraces many elements of the Jersey Shore sound, and Brian Fallon lists fellow New Jersey rock star Bruce Springsteen as a significant influence on their music. The catchy, upbeat sounds and vivid lyrical imagery of their second full-length album, The ‘59 Sound’ brought the band much-deserved success.Ĭonsisting of Brian Fallon (lead vocals), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar), Alex Levine (bass guitar), and Benny Horowitz (drums), the band released five full-length albums. With a moon I know in the town I live, steady as she waits Seems as though she yearns for me, calls me by my name Sometimes she says, "come to me, kiss me whileĮdit bioFormed in 2006, The Gaslight Anthem is a rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. I don't think I'm going out anymore You'd better find some other body to comfort When I was trembling, baby, you was a diamond But you ain't a diamond no more The Gaslight Anthem - Rollin' and Tumblin' The Gaslight Anthem - Angry Johnny and the Radioĭon't think twice I still believe it, John, we lived those nights Like we were dyin' on the long haul drives For our Maria, with the ragged sails high And the radio on I'm all washed out by the side of the road Broken bones Matilda left a note and a rose Sayin', "Baby honey child, I've loved you so long But you deserve much better But you know the summer always brought inĪnd in the backseats we just tried to findĪnd in the backseats we just tried to find some room to breatheĪnd you know the summer always brought inĪnd now in the backseats we just tried to find some room to breatheĪnd these cowboys all go crazy in the heatĬhasin' the lights and all the girls along the Santa Ana streets
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