I do think the title and the photograph feel like this record,” he begins. “It moves me when I look at it. I think the girl is moving away from something; like she’s leaving something to go to the next thing. If I’m really trying to think about what it means, that’s what it is to me. But the thing that strikes me most is the vastness of everything. Everything is wide open. And maybe that is subconsciously what I was feeling: that every possibility is open, and anything can happen now.” Lugen, Mikala (March 28, 2022). "The Gaslight Anthem Announce First Headlining World Tour in Four Years". Volume Utah . Retrieved October 18, 2022. On April 28, 2023, the band released "Positive Charge", their first new music in nine years, accompanied by the addition of more tour dates to their North American tour between September and October 2023. [19] [20] The song received its live debut three days later on May 1, 2023, at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas and was played at every subsequent show on the tour. [21] [22] Of the album's Bruce Springsteen feature, Fallon said, "There's a definitely a little wink in there," alluding to the longstanding comparisons made between the band's sound and Springsteen's. "It's like 'Now write this off,' we've got the approval of the guy! What are you going to say? You can't say anything!" [6] Release and promotion [ edit ] As happy as this will make fans who’ve been longing for new music from the New Jersey quartet – completed by guitarist Alex Rosamilia, bassist Alex Levine and drummer Benny Horowitz – that’s not to say Brian always had it mapped out in such certain terms.

Following the conclusion of the touring cycle for their previous album, Get Hurt, at Reading Festival on August 30, 2015, [7] the Gaslight Anthem entered an indefinite hiatus, aside from a short tour in 2018 celebrating the 10th anniversary of their 2008 album The '59 Sound, [8] with the band members pursuing new projects and solo careers. I always have ideas going, and there’s little stuff here and there. I’m sure we’ll start to make new stuff soon. We always do – we’re always moving around and making music. It’s just what we do!” After that you’ve got A Lifetime Of Preludes closing the record, which is another heartbreaker and has a similar feel to Open All Night and See You On The Other Side from your first two solo albums. Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself with those kinds of songs? I Live In The Room Above Her’ explodes with powerful guitar riffs, staging a grand introduction, tempering off a little for the verses while still holding a bite to the tones. The dramatic swinging of the main hook culminates in the biggest chorus on History Books. The distorted guitar tones ring out and a softer final verse fades out. Album closer ‘A Lifetime of Preludes’ mirrors the solemn album introduction of ‘Spider Bites’, sending History Books home on a soft and somber note filled with regretful nostalgia and holding a bittersweet finality to itself.

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The one talent I have is not playing the guitar,” Brian laughs. “It’s writing Gaslight Anthem songs, and knowing when they’re good.” Some three years on—with the band having properly reformed in the spring of 2022— History Books takes influence from both before and after the split, though never in a predictable or obvious fashion. Indeed, History Books is the sound of a band who truly feel comfortable and happy in their own skin again. That’s more of an accomplishment for this band than for many others, given that it was a persistent deluge of lazy comparisons to Bruce Springsteen that ultimately contributed to their demise in the first place. They weren’t totally unfounded—2008’s breakthrough second album The ’59 Sound references The Boss musically and lyrically on a number of songs, something that led to Springsteen proclaiming himself a fan and taking the band, and Fallon in particular, under his wing.a b Danton, Eric R. "The Gaslight Anthem Let Go of the Past on History Books". Paste . Retrieved October 28, 2023. Fans are really resonating with that song – and particularly the line, ‘ I’d be young better now.’ Was that inspired by any one thing from the past, or just a more broad feeling? They remerged in the summer of 2018 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their 2008 album The ’59 Sound with a brief tour, but no material arrived, and Fallon remained focused on his solo career. He released four solo albums between 2016 and 2022 and toured all over the world. But the Gaslight Anthem returned to the road in 2022 and began working on new songs with producer Peter Katis. Taylor, Sam (October 27, 2023). "The Gaslight Anthem Are Celebrating Their Album Release with a New Video for 'Spider Bites' ". Dork . Retrieved October 30, 2023.