When the Gaslight Anthem first crossed my radar four years ago, I remember being overjoyed that a punk band like this could still exist, that there was still gold left in them thar hills. The Gaslight Anthem that recorded The ’59 Sound, their ridiculously great 2008 breakout, were proud inheritors of a brawny, no-bullshit Jersey [...]

The New Jersey punks release their fourth album, 'Handwritten', today (July 23)

The Gaslight Anthem’s new album Handwritten is out tomorrow, and the band has already unveiled a video for first single “45.” That clip was about as simple as it comes: Just the band playing for an extremely amped crowd in a Jersey club. But director Kevin Slack’s new video for the album’s title ...

Next week, durable Jersey rock scrappers the Gaslight Anthem drop their fourth album Handwritten. First single “45” has already turned out to be a rare thing: A straight-up rock song that works perfectly as a summer driving anthem. (This year, as far as I can tell, only Japandroids and Superchunk have pulled off that same [...]

Last night, Jersey bashers the Gaslight Anthem showed up on the Late Show With David Letterman, chugging their way through the new single “45,” a song that gets better every time I hear it. And they also did an hour-long Live From Letterman webcast, including at least one brand-new, unheard song in their set. Check [...]