On Here Comes My Man, Fallons melodies intertwine with jangly guitars. This sound rubs off on more than a few songs on Handwritten, undoubtedly the strongest tracks here.
With sparser instrumentation, looser arrangements, and bluesy rhythm, The Crowes sounded like Gaslight Anthem via early-Tom Waits. Its a rock n roll record through and through.įallon started working on this record after finishing up with his side-project, The Horrible Crowes. ∴5 sees The Gaslight Anthem returning to the punk rock speed of its early album however, the band only occasionally mines that sound on Handwritten. Handwrittens opening track ∴5 uses the act of flipping a record over as a metaphor for perseverance. Songs about those who listen to music (and those who make it) have been a running theme throughout Fallons career. Or at least thats what I told myself as rationalization for how ridiculously sappy I was being. Very melodramatic in hindsight, but Fallon knew my melancholy he knew my pain. He takes me back to that summer: Im driving at night listening to The ∥9 Sound, projecting myself onto the lyrics while yearning for a girl who moved away after I irrationally fell for her. With this pen, I thee wed/From my heart to your distress, Fallon sings on title track Handwritten. In a Gaslight Anthem song, we become endearing anti-heroes, damsels, and hopeless lovers. He romanticizes the lives of everyday people by seeing past our banalities. They sang about usthe common folk trudging through life. What is it about Fallons songs that connects with people? Well, what was it about Springsteens songs that connected with people? Mellencamps? Westerbergs? Following the release of their previous album, American Slang, New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem amassed a fanbase so large that label SideOneDummy could no longer accommodate the band, so they made the jump to major label Mercury for Handwritten. Glamorous, song-worthy tragedies befall these characters, and although my paltry tragedies of the summer of 2010 would have made one boring-ass song, The ∕9 Sound hit home for me. Tales of small-town love and lust, Brian Fallons lyrics make protagonists out of regular chicks and dudes. It was an emotional time for me, and The Gaslight Anthem provided the soundtrack. When the book is over, it’s over.I discovered The ∥9 Sound in the summer of 2010, the same summer I discovered alcohol, drugs, and heartbreak. 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. There is no use to holler, no use to cry 20 pounds of curses came to visit me tonight Song for all the cuts, blankets for the cold Prayers to keep the devilĮdit bioFormed in 2006, The Gaslight Anthem is a rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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