The Gaslight Anthem

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The Gaslight Anthem
Origin	New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Genre(s)	Punk Rock
Years active	2005 - Present
Label(s)	SideOneDummy, XOXO Records, Sabot Productions
Website	Official Website
Members
Brian Fallon Alex Levine Benny Horowitz Alex Rosamilia

The Gaslight Anthem is an American Punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They released their first album, Sink or Swim, on XOXO Records in May 29th, 2007.

Their full-length debut was warmly received by sources ranging from independent music review sites punknews.org (Sink or Swim review, Absolutepunk.net (profile and review), and Racket Magazine (interview), to more mainstream sources like Spin.com (Band of the Day) in August 2007, UltimateGuitar.com (album review)and a feature on FuseTV's Dozen Days of Downloads in January of 2008.

Their sound is recognizably New Jersey, one of the band's acknowledged heroes and influences Bruce Springsteen and their driving punk owing a great deal to the New Brunswick hardcore scene, of which the best-known exemplars are probably The Bouncing Souls and Thursday. Their influences are not limited to New Jersey or punk, however; their music pays homage to acts from Tom Waits to Wilson Pickett and Joe Strummer, the latter the subject of the track "I'da Called You Woody, Joe," the band's second single and video from Sink or Swim.

There is a video for the band's first single, "Drive" as well as "I'da Called You Woody, Joe."

The Gaslight Anthem has been on tour throughout 2007 and continuing through 2008, supporting Against Me!, The Loved Ones, The Draft,and Fake Problems.

A follow-up EP titled Señor and the Queen via Florida's Sabot Productions was released on 06 February 2008. The Vinyl was released on standard 7" and also in limited Red (500 copies) and White (100 Copies)

The band's second full-length album is due to be released in August, 2008. It will be titled "The '59 Sound". Hot Water Music's, Chris Wollard, guests on the album.

[edit] Members

Brian Fallon - vocals and guitar
Alex Levine - bass
Benny "da mosh master" Horowitz - drums
Alex Rosamilia - guitar

[edit] Discography

Sink or Swim (2007, XOXO Records)
Señor and the Queen (2008, Sabot Productions)
The '59 Sound (August, 2008 Side One Dummy Records)
The '59 Sound?Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (July 22, 2008 Side One Dummy Records)