everything's not lost.

ever since my brother recommended them*, i’ve been quite addicted to The Gaslight Anthem.

from Wikipedia:

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

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The Gaslight Anthem’s music embraces many elements of the Jersey Shore sound. Indeed, the band’s fondness for Bruce Springsteen, a significant influence on their music, is a fact celebrated by fans and critics alike. Representative of such views, one critic writes, “the Gaslight Anthem are like something out of speculative fiction: this is what pop music would be if Springsteen hadn’t listened to his producer, let the Ramones record ["Hungry Heart"], and launched the C.B.G.B.’ers into mega stardom.”

can they live up to the premise these words build up? i think they do, but judge for yourself, here are my two favourites:

The ’59 Sound

I’da called you Woody, Joe

i especially love the voice of the singer and the general flow of the songs!

more about them on the intertubes:

• http://www.gaslightanthem.com/
• http://www.myspace.com/thegaslightanthem
• http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gaslight+Anthem

and best of all:
I’ll be seeing them live in Vienna in February. I can’t wait for that!

* coming to think about it now, most of the stuff I like today was somehow influenced by or recommended by my brother :D like Coheed and Cambria as well for example. thanks bro!