he found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio
Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem stopped by KEXP studios last week to record acoustic versions of three songs from the band’s newest album American Slang (out June 15th on SideOneDummy Records). The new songs keep speaking to the same themes from 2008′s The ’59 Sound – the grit and callousness of everyday life, the redemption through the songs (the ones we heard as our guard came down).
BRIAN FALLON ON KEXP (5/12/10)
American Slang
Antonia Jane (Lightning Dust cover)
Boxer
Queen of Lower Chelsea
That second song is a cover of something originally by Canadian band Lightning Dust, a cousin band to Black Mountain. Originally woven in Amber Webber’s delicate croon on 2009′s Infinite Light (Jagjaguwar), Fallon reinvents it here as his own sad dirge of Americana. When I met him last year, Fallon told me he was thinking of recording a solo album. Since I love these acoustic sets, I’d be very interested in hearing that effort.
Antonia Jane – Lightning Dust
Did you ever come close to home?
riding the tide of the silver line
maybe dress them up in ribbon and bows
never fall back into the one you love
But I would give it all to you…
[image credit Eric Nowles]
Name: Heather Browne
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also: i agree with my friend who just suggested the song “The Diamond Church Street Choir” off American Slang should be one of my new summer anthems. agree 100%.
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Dang, I have to start trusting you more, Heather. I read this posting the other day and went, “feh” to sampling the songs since I didn’t know Brian Fallon’s music. So just now I’m streaming TTMOE’s stuff in your player and trying to figure out how to gaff & rig fast enough Sunday to catch his Mpls show, when “American Slang” starts playing. Man, what a great song! I think I’m on my third time thru already…thanks again for expanding my horizons!
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Craptastic. Really, after listening to this schwill you’ll be looking for a refund on your time. This guys voice deserves to be silenced. Abhorrent.
Cap't Obvious — May 25, 2010 @ 9:38 pm
I’m also a fan of Fallon’s acoustic stuff – I would absolutely welcome a solo album. Thanks for the glimmer of hope!
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