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The Gaslight Anthem has released HISTORY BOOKS – SHORT STORIES, a new EP via their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The EP was produced by Butch Walker, and collects four exclusive tracks including the band’s anthemic take on Billie Eilish’s 3x RIAA Platinum-certified breakthrough single, “Ocean Eyes,” as well as a brand new rendition of the longtime fan favorite, “Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts,” and stripped-down acoustic performances of “Positive Charge” and “History Books,” the original versions of which can be found on The Gaslight Anthem’s acclaimed 2023 return to action, HISTORY BOOKS.
“We had an idea after we finished recording the album to record some acoustic versions of History Books and Positive Charge,” says Brian Fallon. “Then at the same time, I had been listening to this Billie Eilish song my daughter showed me on the way to school one morning called ‘Ocean Eyes’ and I thought, ‘hey that would be a great song for The Gaslight Anthem to cover.’ I really enjoyed diving into this song and now I am a Billie Eilish fan.
“Then we decided that it was time to update one of our very favorite songs ‘Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts.’ We had been messing with some of the location names to be more current - seems like real estate on Cookman Ave is all office buildings and condos for very very rich people, maybe not the neighbors for me. So we updated a few choice Jersey locations - not to replace the old version, just more of a current look.”
The Gaslight Anthem will celebrate HISTORY BOOKS – SHORT STORIES and much more with an eagerly awaited North American summer headline tour. The “HISTORY BOOKS TOUR” gets underway July 26 at Denver, CO’s Mission Ballroom and then continues through a September 1 finale at Detroit, MI’s The Fillmore Detroit. Support throughout comes from Joyce Manor with The Dirty Nil (July 26-August 11) and Pinkshift (August 13-September 1) joining on select dates. Tickets are on sale now. For full details, please see www.thegaslightanthem.com.
In the meantime, The Gaslight Anthem is currently traveling on an epic EU/UK tour, including sold-out headline shows and wide range of top-billed festival appearances into July. In addition, the band will return to their home state of New Jersey to join Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Trey Anastasio Band, Norah Jones, and more at Asbury Park’s sold-out Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sunday, September 15.
The Gaslight Anthem’s sixth full-length and first new album in nearly a decade, HISTORY BOOKS includes such singles as the heavy-hearted title track, “History Books,” which sees Fallon trading duet vocals with longtime band champion and fellow New Jerseyan Bruce Springsteen, as well as “Spider Bites,” “Autumn,” “Little Fires” (featuring guest vocals from PUP frontman Stefan Babcock), “Positive Charge.” All five tracks are joined by official music videos streaming now on YouTube.
The Gaslight Anthem is: Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
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THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM - NORTH AMERICA TOUR
JULY
26 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom +
27 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union +
28 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House +
30 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo +
31 – Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge Hotel and Property +
AUGUST
2 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield +
3 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues - Anaheim +
4 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park +
6 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre +
9 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater +
10 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall +
11 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues – Dallas +
13 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern ‡
14 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works ‡
16 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage ‡
18 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ‡
20 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ‡
21 – New York, NY – Central Park ‡
23 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia ‡
24 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre ‡
25 – Toronto, ON – History ‡
27 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center ‡
29 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed – Indoors ‡
30 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis ‡
31 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club - The Rave Hall ‡
SEPTEMBER
1 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit ‡
15 – Asbury Park, NJ – Sea.Hear.Now † (SOLD OUT)
† Festival Appearance
+ w/ Special Guests Joyce Manor and The Dirty Nil
‡ w/ Special Guests Joyce Manor and Pinkshift
CURRENT EURO/UK TOUR 2024
MARCH
18 – Glasgow, UK – Academy * (SOLD OUT)
19 – Edinburgh, UK – O2 Academy Edinburgh *
21 – Sheffield, UK – Octagon Centre *
22 – Manchester, UK O2 Apollo * (SOLD OUT)
23 – Wolverhampton, UK – Civic Hall *
25 – London, UK – Roundhouse * (SOLD OUT)
26 – London, UK – Roundhouse * (SOLD OUT)
27 – London, UK – Roundhouse *
29 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre * (SOLD OUT)
30 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre *
JUNE
21 – Scheeßel, Germany – Hurricane Festival †
22 – Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival T
24 – Zagreb, Croatia – INmusic Festival †
25 – Prague, Czechia – SaSaZu ^
26 – Nuremberg, Germany – Löwensaal ^ (SOLD OUT)
28 – Erfurt, Germany – Bandhaus Festival †
29 – Münster, Germany – Vainstream Rockfest †
30 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage ^
JULY
2 – Vienna, Austria – Arena Wien Open Air ^
4 – Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter †
5-7 – Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole Festival †
7 – Ferrara, Italy – Comfort Fest †
10 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City ^
11 – Withington, UK – 2000 Trees Festival †
13 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival †
* w/ Special Guest Emily Wolfe
† Festival Appearance
^ w/ Special Guest Spanish Love Songs
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PRAISE FOR THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM + HISTORY BOOKS
"Even with the long break, GLA pretty much picks up where they left off."
– UPROXX
“Overall, the tone on HISTORY BOOKS is less frenetic and more reflective. It’s the work of a band that has arguably outgrown the fiery intensity of youth without losing the passion that made the Gaslight Anthem so compelling in the first place.”
– PASTE
“HISTORY BOOKS is the sound of a band who truly feel comfortable and happy in their own skin…It’s a wonderful return – if they ever really left at all.”
– FLOOD
“A stirringly evocative musical experience. The Gaslight Anthem’s new album is a tremendous success, its clever, tenderly relatable explorations of life and death especially relevant to the current moment.”
– UNDER THE RADAR (8/10)
“A soul-searching, redemptive and worthy return…all the excitement, defiance and pride of a pivotal modern heartland rock band utterly revived.”
– CLASSIC ROCK (****)
“The Gaslight Anthem at their most glorious and furious… joyous confirmation that The Gaslight Anthem are entirely unburdened by concern that their near decade in the wilderness has made
barely any difference to their sound.”
– UNCUT (****)
“An album that personifies The Gaslight Anthem’s magic all over again.”
– DIY (****)
“HISTORY BOOKS picks up exactly where the band left off, but with a renewed wind in their sails. Big guitars, anthemic singalongs and bruised and bloodied ballads are in no short supply, while Fallon’s existential lyricism reveals a renewed nuance to his songwriting.”
– CLASH (8/10)
“The Gaslight Anthem at their unmistakable, brusque best. There’s a huge amount of depth to HISTORY BOOKS, and in its quietest moments it sparkles like the best uncut gems… An excellent new chapter to the band’s story.”
– DORK (****)
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