The Gaslight Anthem title new record 'American Slang'

Latest tweet not exactly about the album:

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If anyone out there's looking at acoustic guitars, just buy a Gibson J45, you can't break it and they sound great on anything!

On the other hand, I guess this means we'll be hearing some good acoustic stuff on AS!
And while I appreciate his advice, I don't have $2500 to spend on a guitar

steady now steady now wrote:

DaveSavedTheDay wrote:

borrowedcar wrote:

is that the new cover or did you just make that up? either way its awesome

I'm sure he just made that up, since apparently El Jefe Design (The guy who does their most recent posters) is going to do it? At least that's what Brian implied at the Black Cat show.

That's cool, because I made up two covers for the new album page on my website (to brighten it up a bit), and one of them I based on a El Jefe poster.

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i love both of 'em!
hopefully they'll look summit like that! ooh all excited now!

There's been 2 updates on Gaslight Anthem specific twitter:

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we're about done
with the bass guitar tracks, so that's drums and bass done. starting
Brian's guitars wednesday... Les Pauls crashing!!!!!

and this picture:

that second cover is so green day, but a lot cooler.

Love that 2nd cover, it would be awesome if El Jefe indeed did the cover, all the posters rule.

new tweet suggests a 10-track record.

"Today I probably found the best guitar sound ever heard. Tomorrow we're gonna record it. 10 times."

Could be. Or could just be their way of saying they are going to perfect it. *still has his fingers crossed that it turns into a double album* =P

ooor, they record some acoustic stuff too, I hope so. 10 songs are just no enough. I want a 14 track album!

or atleast keep up with the 12 songs.

true, I'm fine with 12 songs too. but really, if there are only 10 songs they have to be so good, you have to pee your pants everytime you hear them

I'd rather have 10 solid tracks than 12-14+ with some I don't like.

MCStevepants wrote:

"Today I probably found the best guitar sound ever heard. Tomorrow we're gonna record it. 10 times."

This makes me think that we're really going to get a defining sound from Gaslight that'll stay with them forever. Not like they already don't have their own sound, but I just mean that this record is going to be a huge moment in their career.

MCStevepants wrote:

new tweet suggests a 10-track record.

"Today I probably found the best guitar sound ever heard. Tomorrow we're gonna record it. 10 times."

who said 10 tracks? he's recording layers; we're talking wall of sound, man

I hope so

They have stuck to 12 songs on both albums. Brian writes like 40 songs and picks the best ones for each album. I'm sure there will be more than 10 because they wouldn't be recording until Brian had written at least 10 good ones.

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Doing my guitars now, it's harder to play when you stop playing "cowboy chords"
And I'm useing 2 drz remedys and three Les pauls

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Brian did guitars
today, and more tomorrow. The city shut down from snow, but not us, we
work anyhow. Get some boots people its just snow.

Sounds like the record will be pretty much recorded in no time.

Palmer89 wrote:

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Doing my guitars now, it's harder to play when you stop playing "cowboy chords"
And I'm useing 2 drz remedys and three Les pauls

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Brian did guitars
today, and more tomorrow. The city shut down from snow, but not us, we
work anyhow. Get some boots people its just snow.

Sounds like the record will be pretty much recorded in no time.

So it's back to powerchords again! I'm expecting a big rock sound like on Give 'Em Enough Rope

I thought I remember when Brian played a solo show at the Unitarian Church in Philly him saying something like "we're shooting for ten songs," so...

simo wrote:

I'd rather have 10 solid tracks than 12-14+ with some I don't like.

it's possible to have a 14+ album where every song is good like London Calling

What intrigues me is that they don't seem to be recording a lot more songs then required, thus not leaving any tracks for B-sides etc. They only seem to be recording what they know they will put on the album.

I do wonder though if Brian may use the chance to record a few acoustic versions of the new songs, they way he did for soem of the '59 Sound singles.

Prisoner wrote:

simo wrote:

I'd rather have 10 solid tracks than 12-14+ with some I don't like.

it's possible to have a 14+ album where every song is good like London Calling

hmm... good 14+ Albums...

Londong Calling*
...and out come the wolves**




*best album of the 80s
** best album of the 90s

More twitter updates guys

From Gaslight

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Rythem and Blues people... Make you dance.

From Brian

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Recorded 98% of my guitars today, it was awesome. My friend Jesse Malin has a record comin out soon and it rules, I listen to it daily.

stupendoussven wrote:

More twitter updates guys

From Gaslight

Quote :

Rythem and Blues people... Make you dance.

From Brian

Quote :

Recorded 98% of my guitars today, it was awesome. My friend Jesse Malin has a record comin out soon and it rules, I listen to it daily.

here's the pic that didn't show in Sven's post:

e7c wrote:

Prisoner wrote:

simo wrote:

I'd rather have 10 solid tracks than 12-14+ with some I don't like.

it's possible to have a 14+ album where every song is good like London Calling

hmm... good 14+ Albums...

Londong Calling*
...and out come the wolves**




*best album of the 80s
** best album of the 90s

...And Out Come The Wolves - 19 songs, no filler.

e7c wrote:

hmm... good 14+ Albums...

London Calling*
...and out come the wolves**

*best album of the 80s
** best album of the 90s

Quadrophenia#

#best album of the 70s

Burning Airlines' album Identikit is a great piece of work with 15 tracks that I can't skip.