really solid release from these Jersey punks..

sounds like a (heavily) SPRINGSTEEN-influenced AGAINST ME! with a sprinkle of THE CURE at times.

a good summer rock record...good drinking or driving music....

great album. reminds me of sam's town with better lyrics and less over-emoting. love this.

so... bump!!

Yeah, this is actually really solid. Why do they continue to tour with shitty bands like Rise Against, though?

why do any other talented punk bands settle for mediocrity? change ain't easy.

This album is really great and really fun.

I would have never thought this would be something I'd enjoy. That original link is down. This one works..

The Gaslight Anthem

saw these guys tonight as i've been loving '59 Sound... they're the real fucking deal

super super tight live band who appear to be pretty young (early to mid 20's). pretty sure they'll be signed in the next 6 months.

this is the biggest Springsteen rip off i've ever heard.

and its awsome.

The 59' Sound accoustic version sounds like it could belong on Nebraska.

i'm not sure which thread is which... sorry.


hey somebody post that acoustic '59 Sound, will ya'?

definitely one of the most solid releases this year....
chock full of goodness from front to back..

I got a text last night demanding I download this and check it out. I did download it and will begin listening to it shortly. I have high hopes for it..




No.....

exhibit A: " in the backseat"

ok this is really, really good.

wow.

just good old fashioned rock 'n roll here. nothing fancy or frilly about it. dudes with guitars singing about things that dudes sing about.

and miles davis and the cool...
and cassanova baby...
and the title track...

http://rapidshare.com/files/156057871/The_...ession-2008.rar

and yes, fuck the Killers

yeah, seriously into this thing right about now... love how they embrace the Springsteen influence and in the the lyrics to that one song, "at nite i wake up with sheets soaking wet and i think you know the rest" or something like that.

whoa... they are playing tomorrow nite at The Congress with Rise Against and Alkaline Trio.

decisions.

I saw that, too.

I think seeing them in a smaller venue would be >>> seeing them in a shit venue surrounded by smelly punk kids.

I shall hold out and stick to my 'go see the Melvins' plan, instead.

they are certainly on some piss-poor bills:

Wednesday 17-Dec Chicago, IL HOUSE OF BLUES - CHICAGO Shinedown, Saving Abel

y'know... mine was the same lineup, granted i got in free, but it was worth the drive to the suburbs to see these guys

but yeah, an Alkaline Trio show in their hometown i'd imagine is pretty crazy, so maybe notsomuch

headlining US tour in March apparently, after Europe

nice!!

has anyone heard their back-catalogue. i believe they have several older lps?

totally.

they wear their influences on their sleeves proudly, but damn if it doesn't sound totally authentic & heartfelt. it's textbook rock n roll played extremely well.



first record is quite good too, but i prefer '59 Sound. i've got an acoustic EP and some demos i can post up.

look! emotional lip-synching in an empty house!

'The Patient Ferris Wheel' is just great

This album is great. I feel confident enough to say that after only four or so listens. Just a genuinely great disc here.

this thing gets stuck in my head very easily.

i just realized today the backing vox on that song are Dickey Barrett from the Bosstones

lol

no shit?

I thought that too, but then forgot to look it up to see if I was right. Not a Bosstones fan at all, but backing singalong vocals in small doses is the perfect use for the guy. I love that part of the song.

Good album. Not as good as New Wave or Sam's Town in my opinion, mainly because those albums changed things up a bit more than this one did. There are a few standout songs here but the others all sound pretty similar.

ok i just heard the Dickey Barret part clear as day, now.


sort of awesome.

i think i want to hear an earlier album by these guys now...

My roommate downloaded one yesterday. He's hooked on these guys, too. Been IM'ing me all morning about how good these songs are. And he's not wrong.




I'll see if I can get it off of him and up it tonight if noone else does.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=d1c7a5d...ae7ef79d0fdc2ea

there's an EP, an acoustic performance from KEXP, and the demos for their first record, Sink or Swim

i'll post up the album and other odds & ends in a bit

nice... so is there just that EP and one record before this latest one?

there's a 10"/EP another EP under their old name, This Charming Man, which is a bit more raw/Replacements sounding

i'll post those too

edit: first LP, Sink or Swim: http://www.mediafire.com/?bssm9mx0yxx

http://rapidshare.com/files/165627304/The_...n_WFNX-2008.rar

The_Gaslight_Anthem-Acoustic_On_WFNX-2008

The Gaslight Anthem - the 59 Sound:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/168fy9

Really awesome catchy straight up Rock N' Roll!! My buddy turned me onto these guys less than a week ago and its been in heavy rotation since!! Anyone seen these guys live??

http://soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?s...st&p=769318

good band.

They opened last night for Thrice/Alkaline Trio and the headliner Rise Against

My opinion - They are a solid live band. Really good, however, I have to put my two cents and say I don't really like the overly sentimental lyrics that feel somewhat underdeveloped to me. The energy and vocals of Bruce Sprinsteen are definately there though. I don't know how receptive the mostly punk audience was to them, but I sensed a lot of applause. I personally enjoyed the show, and probably enjoyed them more so because of how out of place they seemed.

P.S. - I don't really like punk rock anymore, my friend dragged me to the show.

one man's sentimentality is another man's heart... this is another band that has heart.

everyone i live with...all two other dudes....are hooked on these guys, now


thanks again, SOMB, for providing me with something the whole family can love.

I, as well, give this record a full endorsement. I was hyping the single in the "hype the singles" thread.

And in my head there's all these classic cars

And outlaw cowboy bands

Sink or Swim is just as good as the latest one...

that's where that is from... it's been killing me trying to place those lines.

better late than never:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/reco...em-the-59-sound

8.6

Strange to see Pitchfork endorse such wanky Springsteen fanboyism (again).

it's only strange til you notice that breihan reviewed this. he's had a boner for this record for a while now. his blog posts were actually what convinced me to check them out in the first place.

nothing wanky going on here...