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I'm a little behind on hyping the Gaslight Anthem's second album The '59 Sound, especially since the bloggers' way dictates that one must promote music that hasn't actually been released or isn't otherwise available to be purchased in any manner, but I feel like I'd be slacking if I didn't at least give the band a mention. The band is working the European festival circuit at the moment and riding the buzz of the British press before being stuck opening for the incredibly tiresome Rise Against here later this year. Regardless, the album is one of the front-to-back most enjoyable discs I've heard this year, and it should propel them to at least the heights of Against Me's New Wave, last year's earnest storytelling punk record of note. [Official site]
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Great record! "Old White Lincoln" is my favorite track so far.
I absolutely love this album. My ipod says i've listened to it 40 times. At least once a day since I got it. These guys are going to breakthrough big time. Or they should at least.
I just randomlu grabbed this off of eMusic the other night but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Glad to hear that I likely chose wisely...
I don't get it. The punknews.org community is all on their jock. Its just Springsteen with more distortion and more flannel.
Bland.
It actually has very little distortion. The Springsteen comparisons are somewhat true, but these are short pop punk songs that are instantly catchy. I don't think what they are doing is groundbreaking, but its so enjoyable and fun, who cares?
I hadn't ever heard of this band till I just read this post and listened to the track. I'm with commenter Cos...the Springsteen comparison is way to strong for me. It could even be a Killers track, albeit a pretty weak one. All this means though is they'll probably blow up and i'll have to hear them all the time, since that's pretty much how the universe works. Against Me look like gods compared to them.
Yeah, this band kind of defines amateurism for me. Bland lyrically and musically.
That cap he's wearing ruined my morning.
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