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The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem

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 ... 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. 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. Arriving in May 2007 via the local imprint XOXO Records, the album garnered accolades from punk zines and blogs alike. 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.

The band managed to secure enough down time between tour dates to record a four-song EP, Señor and the Queen, in Austin. The EP appeared in early 2008, as did an offer to join the roster of the California-based indie label SideOneDummy Records. The Gaslight Anthem signed with SideOneDummy and released their sophomore effort, The '59 Sound, later that year. 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. Following the Glastonbury performance, sales of The '59 Sound grew by 200%, whetting the public's demand for a follow-up.

The Gaslight Anthem rounded out the year by playing additional festivals -- including Lollapalooza, Pinkpop, Reading, and Leeds -- before returning to the studio in early 2010. Working again with Ted Hutt, the same producer who helped them shape The '59 Sound, the bandmates wrote and recorded the songs that eventually comprised their third album, American Slang.

Corey Apar
AllMusic.com
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The Gaslight Anthem – Selected Poems
A comment was added to Selected Poems by uroverrated.
My favorite track on the album and no one's said anything yet....
6 years ago

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Tape	Songs	Comments	Author
Big Things in Life These songs are all at one point or another attached to a important thing in my life, good and bad. In no particular order.	8	0	LittleC
LIFE. Love, Heartbreak, Nostalgia, Moving Forward, etc; All songs I can relate to on some level.	30	0	x24kate
Beautifully Tragic Songs that are, quite simply, so sad and poignant that they are beautiful.	8	2	PiazzaNewYorkCatcher
Gold in the Air of Summer This would be a collection of songs that have been circulating through my iTunes religiously this Summer.	15	0	PaintMeAnything
JT's Favorites My all-time favorite songs	30	0	ShelmerdineFan72
September 2011 Real songs with real meanings! Every month i will be posting my monthly mixtape featuring great songs written with real meanings.So collect ...	15	0	ronaldo6
Something For Now Songs that will ease you into the bands that are about to change your life	17	4	glaupie
219 What a Bad Area Code. A Indiana girl on a Chicago night.	18	0	turnstiles
songs with girls names the song mentions a girl's name, but the name of the song isn't the girl's name.	6	2	skybleach
Blank Tape	59	0	discobiscu
Just Watch the Fireworks For the moments you wait a lifetime for. For those blessed enough for them to happen when they're young. Because I am overly optimistic. ...	12	5	davidecoyote
And Never Look Back Maybe this time I won't wake from the dream.	12	0	davidecoyote
more of the same pt. 1 Just some music I love	30	1	afrank8529
Smiling Just A Little Bit	16	0	thewordgetsaround
Melancholy	2	0	indigochild816
my best friends	3	0	skybleach

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