Album Review

The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang

• 24th Apr 2010

A swirling rhythmic drive is catapulted by the raw vocal lag of Brian Fallon and the simmering pacing percussion of Benny Horowitz, marking the lead single and title track from forthcoming 3rd album, ‘American Slang’.

It’s this combination that made 2nd album, ‘The 59 Sound’ a rugged and heart-pouring collector’s item. Fallon and Horowitz continue to take the lead here and contribute to the continuing Springsteen comparisons.

This song represents a grittier rhythm stride and the heart-on-sleeve nature of the lyrics stays just the right side of self-pitying. The Gaslight Anthem, with this reliable rollercoaster, are about to make it impossible for the word consistency not to be uttered or written when they are discussed.

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