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What Happened to the Gaslight Anthem?

The Gaslight Anthem - "The '59 Sound"

Is the Gaslight Anthem getting too Bro?

With musical connections ripe for a myriad of Springsteen comparisons, we think they may be one Cadillac short of a Heineken sponsorship. Though Springsteen has reached bro-stardom to excess, he has tapped other demographic markets that supersede such a raucous fan base. The fact that Gaslight hail from New Jersey and stomp on the grounds of Springsteen's kingdom, isn't helping their case either. Regardless, there is no substitute for the genuineness of their debut effort, The '59 Sound. When this record came blasting "through my Grandfather's radio" it knocked our fucking socks off. It permeated our pours, made us want to drink, get arrested, be a rambunctious teen again and spit in the face of the man. Since going into slight remission post-debut, Gaslight emerge to try and regain their hipster cred -- headlining a bill at Brooklyn Bowl with support from Jesse Malin, Murder by Death and Broadway Calls will definitely help that.

Take it as you will -- Gaslight @ Brooklyn Bowl on Oct. 16. We'll be there with a PBR in one hand and a Heineken in the other, letting Gaslight make the decision for us.

Download Gaslight Anthem Live at Park Ave.

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Download Here

You want The '59 Sound? You got it. We just received the download for the limited edition, Gaslight Live @ Park Ave and we wanted to pass it on to you. Click the link above for the six-track download; it is truly an insightful look into the raw energy and attack-minded performance that is a Gaslight live show. Stark contributor Matt Murphy can attest. Enjoy.

The Gaslight Anthem Visits Conan

The Gaslight Anthem - "Great Expectations" mp3

Maybe they felt some added pressure because a real live member of the E-Street Band was in their presence, but New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem sure rocked the shit out of Studio 6A in Rockefeller Center last night. They delivered a triumphant performance of the title track to this year's breakthrough The '59 Sound, which should make many a year-end-list around here, prompting Conan O'Brien himself to call the band "killer." And yeah, we know he has to do that with all the bands, but usually they're just "great." Catch the video after the jump.

The Gaslight Anthem

Roseland Ballroom

NY, New York
10.13.08

The Gaslight Anthem - "Great Expectations" mp3

Fact: The Gaslight Anthem's fans could kick the shit out of Hold Steady fans. Yet, walking around the Roseland Ballroom last night was like walking through about 15 different Hold Steady songs at once -- young-rock kids sucking face by the bar, crowd surfing and riding high off the buzz from drinking their smuggled booze on the train from New Jersey. We were basically looking at thousand Craig Finn's in training. Yet, the main goal of the evening was to see if New Jersey band, the Gaslight Anthem, were worth their salt...to see if their live show matched the passion and quality of their new record The '59 Sound; ultimately, we just wanted to know if this group could be more than an overly-derivative Springsteen-style rock band. To our pleasant surprise, they were. Full review after the jump...

Opening for Alkaline Trio, and Rise Against (sure, why not), The Gaslight Anthem have scored themselves a strong tour with a devoted fan base -- playing two sold out nights in New York. The Roseland was practically filled for Gaslight's opening set at around 7:15 pm. The New Jersey faithful fist pumped, clapped, and sang along with a devotion and passion sorely lacking at almost every indie-rock show we've seen this year. It was refreshing. Gaslight powered through their set of melancholic and nostalgic rock/punk tunes -- singing of lost songs, old radios, high-top sneakers and sailor tattoos. Did they channel Springsteen? Of course they did. Lead singer Brian Fallon had done his homework. He mirrored the Boss' on-stage mannerisms as the band employed E-Street style build-ups, energizing the crowd before launching into the chorus.

Like all great bands, the Gaslight Anthem didn't set out to emulate their idols. All the above similarities came from an internalization of their influences - from years of listening to and digesting the Springsteen catalog until they reached a point where they couldn't sound like another band if they tried. Of course, the Gaslight Anthem draw from more than just Springsteen. There's a lot of Replacements in there, Pouges, and yeah, even some of the Misfits characteristic knack for writing hooky-punk choruses. What's to come for this band remains unclear. The black hole that is the state of current "modern rock" could swallow them up forcing them to change their sound and cater to the large pseudo-emo fan base out there. That would be a shame. Or, they could walk that fine line, play a careful balancing act, and draw from not only the modern rock/punk crowd, but also manage to dip into the ever growing fan bases of bands such as the Hold Steady, Drive-by Truckers and Kings of Leon. Whatever the outcome, one fact remains clear - the Gaslight Anthem made a great record and can back it up live.

Oh yeah - in terms of the "ultimate rock showdown"... we would pay to see Gaslight fans take on Lucero fans. Or better yet - Brian Fallon v. Ben Nichols. Now that's a way to spend a Monday night.
Photos by: GLK

Johnny Cash Tribute Album - Feat. Ben Nichols, Franz Nicolay, Gaslight Anthem

Hitting stores Oct. 21, All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, calls upon the southern-rock elite, or soon-to-be elite, to add a gritty, modern- rusticity to Cash classics. Members of the Hold Steady, Lucero, Gaslight Anthem and more, combine to reinvent these timeless tunes the best they can. Follow the link below to preview two tracks from the album.
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Track list in its entirety after the jump.

1. Man In Black: The Bouncing Souls
2. Country Boy: Fallen From The Sky
3. Wreck Of The Old ’97: Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music)
4. Let The Train Whistle Blow: Joe McMahon (Smoke or Fire)
5. Delia’s Gone: Ben Nichols (Lucero)
6. God’s Gonna Cut You Down: The Gaslight Anthem
7. Cocaine Blues: The Loved Ones
8. Give My Love To Rose: OnGuard (feat. Jason Shevchuk of Kid Dynamite and None More Black)
9. I Still Miss Someone: Casey James Prestwood (Hot Rod Circuit)
10. Hey Porter: MxPx
11. Cry,Cry,Cry: The Flatliners
12. Ballad of a Teenage Queen: The Dresden Dolls feat. Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady
13. Folsom Prison Blues: Chon Travis (Love = Death)
14. There You Go: The Sainte Catherines
15. I Walk The Line: Russ Rankin (Good Riddance, Only Crime)
16. Bonus Track/Vinyl Only: Delia’s Gone (Alternate Version) Ben Nichols (Lucero)

The Gaslight Anthem - Rock Band of the Year? + mp3

The Gaslight Anthem - "Great Expectations" - mp3

While spinning the new record The '59 Sound from New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem, I found myself wondering, is this America's next great rock band? After days of listening and researching, The Gaslight Anthem remain a mystery to me. Half of me sees visions of a denim-clad Bruce Springsteen at his worst, singing "Glory Days" in a bar and pitching baseballs in Jersey... I shudder. Yet, the other half, the half that is winning out, sees a regular pub-rock band writing infectious songs about lost love with that sort of teenage wistfulness Springsteen captured so well in the beginning stages of his career.

Buzz has been building around Gaslight , but I can't seem to figure out where it's coming from. The major blogs haven't touched them, and I've yet to see more than a mention in a large publication. Yet, people have been emailing me asking if I've listened to them, and they are now in the top sellers on emusic. Good music has a way of getting heard I guess. No matter how many times I've questioned them, I've found myself reaching for the record, willing to endure the visions of Courtney Cox dancing in my head. I encourage you to listen and judge for yourself. It may just be that refreshing breath of wholesome American rock you've been missing since you were 16.