History Books, by The Gaslight Anthem

History Books

by The Gaslight Anthem

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Nicholas Groepler The boys are back and as good as ever!! Favorite track: Positive Charge.

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1.	Spider Bites 04:19	buy track
2.	History Books (feat. Bruce Springsteen) 03:53	buy track
3.	Autumn 04:00	buy track
4.	Positive Charge 04:05	buy track
5.	Michigan, 1975 04:14	buy track
6.	Little Fires 03:24	buy track
7.	The Weatherman 04:26	buy track
8.	Empires 04:23	buy track
9.	I Live In The Room Above Her 04:16	buy track
10.	A Lifetime Of Preludes 03:17	buy track

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The Gaslight Anthem's 2023 LP History Books serves as their first since 2014, and the band brings such ferocity to their return, it sounds as if they're trying to wipe away a near-decade's worth of cobwebs in a single riff, cymbal crash, and lyric. Somber but not sad, History Books recalls the urgency and triumph of the band's sophomore effort and
breakthrough, 2008's The '59 Sound. Singer Brian Fallon sounds reinvigorated and as tenacious as ever, yet also a bit wiser since the last time he and his band checked in. Opener "Spider Bites" shines with soaring guitar solos and a galloping drum groove. Fallon's voice is awash in distortion, less desperate but no less passionate than he sounded as a young man 15 years prior to History Books.

The Jersey-bred band still pays homage to their chief influence Bruce Springsteen on History Books (they even recorded a version of the title track with him), but the inspirations are more varied, less indebted to a particular time, place, and Boss. "Autumn" is a blues rock bar sing-along, and "Michigan, 1975" shows a restraint and tension reminiscent of alt-rock anthems that populated radio playlists when The Gaslight Anthem's band members were still boys. Sort of like Faulkner once said, the past is never dead. It ain't even the past.

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released October 27, 2023

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The Gaslight Anthem New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Jun 21

Eichenring

Scheessel, Germany
Jun 21

Southside

Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany
Jun 24

Lake Jarun

Zagreb, Croatia
Jun 25

Roxy

Prague, Czech Republic
Jun 26

Löwensaal

Nuremberg, Germany
Jun 28

Bandhaus Erfurt

Erfurt, Germany
Jun 28

Am Hawerkamp

Münster, Germany
Jun 28

Bandhaus Festival

Erfurt, Germany
Jun 30

Garage

Saarbrücken, Germany
Jul 2

Arena Wien

Vienna, Austria
Jul 4

Festivalpark Werchter

Rotselaar, Belgium
Jul 5

Down the Rabbit Hole

Beuningen, Netherlands
Jul 7

Nuova Darsena

Ferrara, Italy
Jul 10

Iberdrola Music

Madrid, Spain
Jul 10

Rock City

Nottingham, UK
Jul 10

Upcote Farm, Withington

Cheltenham, UK
Jul 26

Mission Ballroom

Denver, CO
Jul 27

Union Event Center (The Union)

Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 28

Revolution Concert House & Event Center

Garden City, ID
Jul 30

Showbox SoDo

Seattle, WA
Jul 31

McMenamin's Grand Lodge

Forest Grove, OR
Aug 2

Warfield

San Francisco, CA
Aug 3

House of Blues - Anaheim

Anaheim, CA
Aug 4

Observatory North Park

San Diego, CA
Aug 6

Greek Theatre

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Aug 9

Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater (Outdoors)

Austin, TX
Aug 10

White Oak Music Hall

Houston, TX
Aug 11

House of Blues - Dallas

Dallas, TX
Aug 13

The Eastern

Atlanta, GA
Aug 14

Marathon Music Works

Nashville, TN
Aug 16

Stone Pony Summer Stage

Asbury Park, NJ
Aug 18

MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Boston, MA
Aug 20

The Anthem

Washington, DC
Aug 21

SummerStage, Central Park

New York (NYC), NY
Aug 23

The Fillmore Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA
Aug 24

Roxian Theatre

McKees Rocks, PA
Aug 25

History

Toronto, ON
Aug 27

Andrew J. Brady Music Center

Cincinnati, OH
Aug 29

The Salt Shed

Chicago, IL
Aug 30

Fillmore Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN
Aug 31

The Rave/Eagles Club

Milwaukee, WI
Sep 1

The Fillmore

Detroit, MI
Sep 13

Das Haus

Ludwigshafen, Germany
Sep 14

Sea Hear Now

Asbury Park, NJ

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