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![]() The Gaslight AnthemYour Rating:Average Rating:Hometown: New Brunswick, NJ (USA) About:Related BandsReviewsshow moreCurrent ReleasesInterviewsTours: The Gaslight Anthem (Europe / North America) The Gaslight Anthem have announced tour plans for the summer and early fall. The band will be touring extensively through Europe and North America in continued support of 2012's… May 30, 2013 Tours: Gaslight Anthem release Boston-themed fundraising shirts Gaslight Anthem have followed the example of Dropkick Murphys and Transit in releasing a series of Boston-themed… April 30, 2013 Tours: Fat Wreck Chords to release Tony Sly (No Use for a Name) tribute album Fat Wreck Chords owner and NOFX frontman, Fat Mike, has announced plans to release a tribute album to the late Tony Sly of No Use for a… April 22, 2013 Tours: The Sidekicks / Hop Along Before their US dates with The Gaslight Anthem, The Sidekicks will tour Europe for a month of shows supported by… April 05, 2013 Tours: Brian Fallon writing new solo material for 2013 album Brian Fallon posted an update on some of the music he's been writing lately. Notably, it sounds like it a bit of a departure from his work with The Gaslight Anthem and The… April 05, 2013 Tours: The Gaslight Anthem to release 'Singles Collection' box set The Gaslight Anthem are releasing a singles box set this summer. The set will include nine 7-inch records, containing the band's singles from their albums… April 04, 2013 Tours: The Gaslight Anthem / The Sidekicks The Gaslight Anthem have announced some East Coast tour dates this June. The band continues to support 2012's Handwritten. The shows will feature… March 27, 2013 Tours: The Gaslight Anthem / Dave Hause (Australia) The Gaslight Anthem are heading to Australia this May, bringing along Dave Hause for the ride. The band released… March 15, 2013 Punknews Podcast: The week of February 19, 2013 So we didn't get the podcast story posted last week because anarchy. All you savvy folks with a subscription of course already knew it was up. For the rest of you, this week's Punknews Podcast features John Gentile, Adam White and Chris Moran on such topics as… February 25, 2013 Videos: The Gaslight Anthem reveal 'Every Word Handwritten' documentary The Gaslight Anthem have premiered a new 15-minute short film titled Every Word… February 20, 2013 |
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The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon (lead vocals, guitar), Alex Rosamilia (guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion). They released their first 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's third album, American Slang, was released on June 15, 2010.
[T]he Gaslight Anthem is part of a rich tradition of New Jersey punk, spanning the Misfits to the Bouncing Souls." The Gaslight Anthem's music also embraces many elements of the Jersey Shore sound. Brian Fallon's fondness for Springsteen, a significant influence on their music, is a fact celebrated by fans and critics alike. However the band claims they never set out to sound like the New Jersey icon. Representative of such views, one critic wrote, "The Gaslight Anthem are like something out of speculative fiction: this is what pop music would be if Springsteen hadn't listened to his producer, let The Ramones record Hungry Heart, and launched the C.B.G.B.'ers into megastardom.". Drummer Benny Horowitz and guitarist Alex Rosamilia stated that "We're more Bruce Springsteen appreciators. We didn't start listening to him until we joined the band. I always liked his songs when I heard them, but I wasn't a big fan until I met Brian [Fallon]."
Following the release of their third full-length album, American Slang, Fallon himself said, "There's so much else that we look at for our sound and influences that you don't want to be notched in with one guy," Fallon explains. "There's a lot of things [Springsteen] does that I admire. We come from a lot of the same places but a lot of different places, too. But at the same time, that's a good thing to be compared to. I think it's one of those things we're gonna have to wear until it wears out." Of the Springsteen comparisons, Rosamilia also added, "I think there's enough out there on the Internet about that already."
Joe Strummer has often been spoken about and referenced by lead singer Brian Fallon and the song "I'da Called You Woody, Joe," is a tribute to the legendary Clash frontman. Fallon has a tattoo of Strummer. As stated in multiple interviews with members of the band, there is an influence of the motown genre. This influence was exemplified and magnified on the album The '59 Sound.
Brian Fallon has stated several times that without The Replacements there would be no Gaslight Anthem, as they are heavily influenced by them, especially their song 'Left of the Dial'.