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bedsitter23Gaslight Anthem lead singer Brian Fallon is working on a solo album. Despite all appearances, this is not it.
Despite the presence of producer Ted Hutt and a cover that would win a Design Yr Own Gaslight Anthem Album contest. The name even sounds like a solo project.
For those wondering what the Anthem would sound like if they stopped writing songs about wanting to grow up to be Joe Strummer, Hearts and Arrows is pretty close; but they are not Fallon or his gang. Instead they are a British band and this is album #3 after trafficking in Americana and Mumford-style folk rock.
Springsteen-influenced rock is hip, as The Arcade Fire and the Hold Steady can attest, and D&CoW definitely are influenced by the Boss.
Still, one does not simply just wish to be an earnest rock star and it happens, but D&CoW do generally gall closer to Petty & Bruuuuce than they do to Seger or Bongiovi.
Hearts isn't quite Nebraska, but it is pretty good and I have already seen it on some Best-of-the-Year lists. Undoubtedly, a couple of songs on the album are as good as anything in recorded music for 2011.
Still, like the last GA album, Hearts suffers a bit from Coldplay syndrome (Enjoyable enough songs that you can't for the life of you, recall 20 minutes later).
That said, I have mostly good things to say about these guys, and you will probably like them too.
Despite the presence of producer Ted Hutt and a cover that would win a Design Yr Own Gaslight Anthem Album contest. The name even sounds like a solo project.
For those wondering what the Anthem would sound like if they stopped writing songs about wanting to grow up to be Joe Strummer, Hearts and Arrows is pretty close; but they are not Fallon or his gang. Instead they are a British band and this is album #3 after trafficking in Americana and Mumford-style folk rock.
Springsteen-influenced rock is hip, as The Arcade Fire and the Hold Steady can attest, and D&CoW definitely are influenced by the Boss.
Still, one does not simply just wish to be an earnest rock star and it happens, but D&CoW do generally gall closer to Petty & Bruuuuce than they do to Seger or Bongiovi.
Hearts isn't quite Nebraska, but it is pretty good and I have already seen it on some Best-of-the-Year lists. Undoubtedly, a couple of songs on the album are as good as anything in recorded music for 2011.
Still, like the last GA album, Hearts suffers a bit from Coldplay syndrome (Enjoyable enough songs that you can't for the life of you, recall 20 minutes later).
That said, I have mostly good things to say about these guys, and you will probably like them too.
