Brian Fallon

Brian Fallon
Brian Fallon in Dublin, Ireland, November, 2010
Background information
Birth name	Brian Fallon
Born	(1980-01-28) January 28, 1980 Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Origin	New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Genres	Alternative rock, folk punk, punk rock, soul, cowpunk
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Mercury records SideOneDummy XOXO Sabot Productions Resist records
Associated acts	The Gaslight Anthem The Horrible Crowes Molly & The Zombies This Charming Man Surrogate McKenzie Amping Copper Cincinnati Rail Tie No Release Chuck Ragan Shady View Terrace
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster Gibson Les Paul Gibson Melody Maker Gibson J-45 Gibson ES-335

Brian Fallon (born January 28, 1980) is an American musician. Fallon is one of the founding members of the band The Gaslight Anthem. He plays guitar, provides lead vocals and is the main songwriter for the band. He has also worked on a side project called The Horrible Crowes with The Gaslight Anthem guitar technician, Ian Perkins.

Biography

Brian Fallon was born in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1980. His mother Debbie was in a folk band in the late 1960s called 'The Group Folk Singers'. When Fallon was 17 he released a cassette under the stage name 'No Release'. He also once wanted to start a small record label to be called 'Old 45 Records'.^[1]

Early Music career

No Release (1997)

At the age of 17 Fallon released a cassette titled The Coffeehouse Sessions under the name No Release. It was released under 'Mean Little Man Productions'. There are only about 200 copies of the limited release demo. There are 16 tracks on the demo which featured Chris Eissing as lead guitar on a few tracks.

Amping Copper (2001)

With the band Amping Copper, which has been called "basically...Surrogate McKenzie version 2", Fallon was involved with the recording of the 6-track self-titled CD, Amping Copper in 2001.

Brian Fallon - Cincinnati Rail Tie (2004)

After Amping Copper, Fallon wanted to record a solo EP, while maintaining the band feel. He asked a friend, Casey Lee Morgan, from the band Lanemeyer to play drums. Another friend, Mike Hemberger, played bass and produced the EP. One of Fallon's old guitar teachers, Tim Fogerty, played guitar on two tracks. Together they recorded, The American Music EP in 2004, the EP also featured Fallon's mother on backing vocals.^[1]

This Charming Man (2004–2005)

In 2004, Fallon along with Michael Volpe, Chris Clementi and Mike Leboeuf founded This Charming Man. Fallon and Volpe remained the only original members when Benny Horowitz and Alex Levine joined in late 2005. In early 2006, Michael Volpe decided to leave the band and Alex Rosamilia was brought on board, thus bringing together the present lineup of The Gaslight Anthem.

This Charming Man's only full release was Every Little Secret in 2005, with the original lineup. Another song by the original band called "She Coulda Raised the Titanic" later became The Gaslight Anthem's "1930" song on the Sink or Swim album.

The Gaslight Anthem (2006–present)

Fallon has been the prominent song writer and vocalist for The Gaslight Anthem since their transition from This Charming Man. With the band he has recorded 4 studio albums, Sink or Swim, The '59 Sound, American Slang and Handwritten. In 2009, he joined Bruce Springsteen on stage for the headlining set at the Hard Rock Calling Festival, performing the song "No Surrender."

The Horrible Crowes (2011–present)

On January 20, 2011, Fallon announced on his blog that he had formed the group The Horrible Crowes with his guitar tech, Ian Perkins.^[2]

The first single "Behold the Hurricane" was made available for streaming through RollingStone.com on July 13, 2011.^[3] On September 1, Rolling Stone streamed the album in its entirety. On September 20, the video for "Behold The Hurricane" was uploaded to The Horrible Crowes website.^[4]

Their debut album, Elsie, was released on September 6, 2011 in the USA.

Solo work (2012–present)

On October 10, 2012, Fallon stated via his website that he planned to record a solo album in 2013. On December 27, 2013, Fallon's new band, Molly & The Zombies performed at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park with local New Jersey musicians, opening up for The Bouncing Souls. It was originally speculated that it would be The Gaslight Anthem playing, until they denied it being them via [Twitter]].^[5] The setlist was composed of new songs that the band had written together as well as two cover songs.

Personal life

Brian Fallon is a Christian, but he avoids using references to his faith in his music. As he stated in an interview with spinner.com referring to The Gaslight Anthem's 2010 album American Slang, "There are no religious songs and there never would be because the four of us, we all have different views, completely different religions...I'm very cautious not to push that on the band."^[6]

Discography

With The Gaslight Anthem

• Sink or Swim Demos (7" vinyl) (2006)
• Sink or Swim (2007)
• Señor and the Queen EP (CD & double 7" vinyl) (2008)
• The '59 Sound (2008)
• Live at Park Ave. EP (10" vinyl) (2009)
• American Slang (2010)
• Tumbling Dice / She Loves You EP (7" vinyl) (2010)
• iTunes Session (iTunes download) (2011)
• Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International (2011)
• Handwritten (2012)

With The Horrible Crowes

• Elsie (album) (2011) -- "Behold The Hurricane" (Single) (2011)

With This Charming Man

• Every Little Secret (2005)

With Brian Fallon - Cincinnati Rail Tie

• The American Music EP (2004)

With Amping Cooper

• Amping Cooper (2001)

With Surrogate McKenzie

• Surrogate McKenzie (1998)
• Songs To Grow Up To (1998)
• The Six Degrees of Separation (2000)

As No Release

• The Coffeehouse Sessions (1997)

With Chuck Ragan

• Gospel Hymns (7" split) (2009)

Unreleased Studio Recordings ~ Singles

• The Blues Mary
• Italian Lightning
• Cold Cold Ground (Tom Waits cover)
• Backstreets (Bruce Springsteen cover) All (2008–2009)

Vocal appearances

References

External links

• Official Band website
• SideOneDummy (record label)
• Fan Forum: Dimestore Saints
• Fan Site: The Gaslight Anthem Record