Kerrang! called them "The best new band you'll hear in 2008." In addition, the band received airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music, and embarked on a UK and European tour in November. On August 6, 2008, the band made British music history becoming the first band to ever appear on the cover of Kerrang! magazine without the magazine having previously written about them. In 2008, the band covered " God's Gonna Cut You Down" for the Johnny Cash tribute album All Aboard! A Tribute to Johnny Cash. The first song on the album, "Great Expectations", references the character Estella from the Charles Dickens novel of the same title. The album was voted the No. 1 album of 2008 by eMusic, and received a high rating from Pitchfork Media. The record was produced by Ted Hutt and features Hot Water Music's Chris Wollard and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Dicky Barrett as guests. The band's second album, The '59 Sound, was released on August 19, 2008, through SideOneDummy Records. A double-7" vinyl version of the EP was also released on standard black vinyl, as well as limited edition pressings on clear vinyl, red vinyl (500 copies), and white vinyl (100 copies). In 2009, the song "I'da Called You Woody, Joe" was featured as part of the soundtrack of the video games Skate 2 and Skate It.Ī 4-song EP titled Señor and the Queen was released on February 5, 2008, through Sabot Productions.
The Gaslight Anthem's debut, Sink or Swim, was well received by both independent music review sites such as, , and more mainstream publications such as.
The band's first gig was at The Only Game in Town in Somerville, New Jersey, in early 2006. After this, Volpe left and Alex Rosamilia joined, and the current line-up of the Gaslight Anthem was formed. At this stage, the band renamed themselves to the Gaslight Anthem, due to a change in direction. The band went through a number of line-up changes, to the point where the band consisted of Fallon, Mike Volpe, Benny Horowitz, and Alex Levine. History Before the Gaslight Anthem īrian Fallon was in a number of bands prior to the Gaslight Anthem, most recently This Charming Man. The band temporarily reunited for a string of shows in 2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The '59 Sound, before resuming their hiatus. On July 29, 2015, the band announced an indefinite hiatus following their European summer tour, which concluded at Reading Festival on Sunday 30 August. The band's fifth studio album, Get Hurt, was released on August 12, 2014, through Island Records. The lead single from Handwritten, " 45", became their most successful single on the charts, and possibly their most well known to date. The band's third album, American Slang, was released in June 2010, and their fourth, Handwritten, was released in July 2012 through Mercury Records. The Gaslight Anthem released their debut album, Sink or Swim, on XOXO Records in May 2007, and their second album, The '59 Sound, on SideOneDummy Records in August 2008. The band consisted of Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion). The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2006.
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