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Lead singer songwriter [[Brian Fallon]] said that ''American Slang'' will move away from the [[1950's]] inspired sound of ''The '59 Sound''. He began writing for the new album in the summer of 2009 while on tour in support of ''The '59 Sound''.
Lead singer songwriter [[Brian Fallon]] said that ''American Slang'' will move away from the [[1950's]] inspired sound of ''The '59 Sound''. He began writing for the new album in the summer of 2009 while on tour in support of ''The '59 Sound''.


The album debuted at #16 on the [[Billboard 200]], moving 27,000 copies,<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642181/20100623/drake.jhtml "Drake's Thank Me Later Nears Half A Mil In Billboard Debut."] ''[[MTV.com]]''. June 23, 2010.</ref> and was the #1 independent album for that week.<ref?[http://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums#/charts/independent-albums "Independent Albums"] ''[[Billboard.com]]''. June 23, 2010.</ref>
The album debuted at #16 on the [[Billboard 200]], moving 27,000 copies,<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642181/20100623/drake.jhtml "Drake's Thank Me Later Nears Half A Mil In Billboard Debut."] ''[[MTV.com]]''. June 23, 2010.</ref> and was the #1 independent album for that week.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums#/charts/independent-albums "Independent Albums"] ''[[Billboard.com]]''. June 23, 2010.</ref>


==Recording==
==Recording==

Revision as of 22:16, 23 June 2010

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American Slang is the third studio album by New Jersey based rock group The Gaslight Anthem. It was released on June 15, 2010 on SideOneDummy Records, which released their previous album, The '59 Sound. The album was produced by 'The '59 Sound producer Ted Hutt.

Writing

Fallon stated in a NYC in-studio session, "All these songs came to me in my head. I didn't sit down at the guitar or piano or write lyrics, they all just were kind of there one day."

Lead singer songwriter Brian Fallon said that American Slang will move away from the 1950's inspired sound of The '59 Sound. He began writing for the new album in the summer of 2009 while on tour in support of The '59 Sound.

The album debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200, moving 27,000 copies,[1] and was the #1 independent album for that week.[2]

Recording

The album was recorded and produced at the New York Magic Shop record studio.[citation needed]

Release

The album was released on June 15, 2010 on SideOneDummy Records. It is the band's second release for the label.

The band released the first single from the album, "American Slang", on their Facebook page on March 23, 2010, along with a full tracklist and cover art.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolutepunk.net(93%)[4]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[5]
Allmusic[6]
Pitchfork Media7.3/10[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]
Drowned in Sound[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Stereokill[11]
God Is In The TV Zine[12]
BBC(mixed)[13]
FutureTunez[14]
BLARE Magazine[15]
SPIN Magazine[16]

Uncut magazine (July 2010 issue) gave American Slang a 5 star rating and declared it its 'album of the month'. "American Slang delivers spectacularly on all expected fronts. Everything that was great about The '59 Sound is here, but the sound is even bigger, epic without getting blustery." Rock Sound magazine gave the album a 9/10 and also declared it its 'album of the month'.

Big Cheese magazine (June 2010 issue) also gave the album 5 stars, saying that "The Gaslight Anthem have created the all-American album that travels by keeping its subject matter to that which everyone can relate to: the pain of a broken heart, salvation from the radio and love by the lights of the bar. The record is a perfect marriage of expert storytelling, superb musicianship and classic melodies."

Classic Rock magazine gave the album 8/10 and declared that "New and old fans alike will be speaking American Slang this summer."

The album has reached the #3 position on the UK midweek album charts.

"Rolling Stone" magazine gave the album 3 1/2 stars out of five, saying that "American Slang arrives with serious advance buzz: The choruses are more sculpted, but the band's tough-as-leather rush is as hard as ever, and Fallon howls so hard, he sounds like he's aiming to get a section of the Jersey Turnpike named after him."

The album currently holds a Metascore of 80% on Metacritic, based on 23 professional reviews.

Tracklisting

  1. "American Slang" - 3:45
  2. "Stay Lucky" - 3:09
  3. "Bring It On" - 3:27
  4. "The Diamond Church Street Choir" - 3:12
  5. "The Queen of Lower Chelsea" - 3:39
  6. "Orphans" - 3:23
  7. "Boxer" - 2:47
  8. "Old Haunts" - 3:30
  9. "The Spirit of Jazz" - 3:13
  10. "We Did It When We Were Young" - 4:16[17]

Bonus Tracks

  1. "She Loves You" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 3:45
  2. "American Slang (Acoustic)" (iTunes Pre-order) - 3:46

Credits

  • Brian Fallon - lead vocals, guitar
  • Alex Rosamilia - guitar, vocals
  • Alex Levine - bass, vocals
  • Benny Horowitz - drums

References

  1. ^ "Drake's Thank Me Later Nears Half A Mil In Billboard Debut." MTV.com. June 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Independent Albums" Billboard.com. June 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "Gaslight Anthem share "American Slang." Punknews.org. March 23, 2010.
  4. ^ "Absolutepunk.net review".
  5. ^ "Entertainment Weekly".
  6. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Review: American Slang". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Pitchfork Media review".
  8. ^ "Sputnikmusic review".
  9. ^ "Drowned in Sound review".
  10. ^ "Slant Magazine review".
  11. ^ "Stereokill review".
  12. ^ "God Is in the TV Zine review".
  13. ^ "BBC review".
  14. ^ "FutureTunez review".
  15. ^ "BLARE review".
  16. ^ "BLARE review".
  17. ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-GASLIGHT-ANTHEM/384408923304#!/pages/THE-GASLIGHT-ANTHEM/384408923304?v=wall
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