![]() I was sitting there with the guitar, and I was writing the lyrics, ‘ My teeth are crumbling structures,’ and that was because my wife was at the dentist – she had a massive infection in her mouth. Where did that come from? “The way that I write songs is I just sit there and type whatever – I’ll sit down and be like, ‘It’s raining… the house across the street has got a brown roof…’ and start typing. On the subject of Spider Bites: the line ‘ We struggle for each other’ is absolutely beautiful. They all belong there, and this time I feel like we didn’t mess up and leave a Blue Dahlia off the record!” But I also think Michigan, 1975 also really captures a lot of the record. You’ve already released four singles, but what are some of the other songs that you feel best capture the spirit of History Books? “Well, definitely the first song, Spider Bites. After all, when you wait nine years for a new Gaslight album, you’re gonna have a few questions… So we’re here today to really dig into History Books. “Whatever happens,” he adds, “it’s just good to be doing it again.”īrian’s already told us that ‘doing it again’ story: of how and why he put an end to their hiatus – via a productive pizza meeting with Bruce Springsteen – and the creativity that finally spawned a follow-up to Get Hurt. And I don’t say that flippantly I mean it. And now, I think just having the band back is enough of a goal for us. But now that it’s done, we all walked away being like, ‘You know what? That was fun.’ We’re happy about it. ![]() “Because what are you supposed to say? What’s the next thing? I don’t know! It’s a lot of pressure. “If you had asked me five years ago, I would have been like, ‘Oh, I don’t know about that,’” he admits. This is the first record I wrote like that.”Īs 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. I’m not trying to say that all my problems are sorted out, but I was free I felt like I was in a mental prison my entire life, and I feel like I’m not there anymore, and that feels good. “I think it’s what happens after you’re mentally healthy. “This is a mental freedom record,” Brian explains. And – spoiler alert – it also adds up to make The Gaslight Anthem’s long-awaited sixth album History Books, released today, a total triumph. It’s all important stuff that, since 2014’s Get Hurt, the frontman has been able to work on. Feeling more positive in his own headspace. Learning how to navigate annoying music industry politics. It’s a simple answer, but an emphatic one. “I think everything is better,” begins Brian Fallon, when asked to compare the last time The Gaslight Anthem released an album to now.
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