Brian Fallon is in New Orleans recording a new album with producer Ted Hutt. He’s documenting some of the process on Instagram.
Jack Antonoff Announces “Shadow of the City” Festival
Jack Antonoff’s festival, Shadow of the City, will return to Asbury Park on September 10th. Bleachers, Brian Fallon, Tove Stryke, and more will be playing. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
The Scandals – “Hostage”
The Scandals have released their new song “Hostage.” The song was produced by Brian Fallon.
Looks Like Brian Fallon Is Writing a New Record
Brian Fallon has posted a couple Instagram posts about writing a new record. See? There are still a few good things left in this world.
Brian Fallon Talks About Critical Reaction to ‘Get Hurt’
Brian Fallon spoke with Chicago Now and talked a little about his reaction to Get Hurt’s reviews:
I say things about Get Hurt but I don’t mean that I feel this way. I feel that that’s the way other people felt in the press. I don’t agree with them. I still think that Get Hurt – I think some of the stuff is good on there. I think some of the stuff is awesome actually.
But some of the critics didn’t get it – like Pitchfork didn’t get it – and they didn’t like me and they went after me for it. But they went real personal with it. They kind of slammed me as a dude. I was like, “You’ve never met me so how are you going to make assumptions about what my intentions are? That’s a little bit ridiculous.”
So what it taught me is to absolutely not regard whatever anyone else says about your intentions and what you’re doing. And it taught me to be stronger. I don’t look at them with any sort of malice or hatred, I look at them almost in gratitude and say, “You know what? You spawned me to be a better writer. Thank you very much.”
Brian Fallon Announces European Tour Dates
Brian Fallon has announced some new European tour dates with Chris Farren and Dead Swords. You can find those dates below.
Brian Fallon Narrates Fox’s NFL Season Opener
Brian Fallon narrated and provided “A Wonderful Life” for Fox’s NFL Sunday and NFL Kickoff package this weekend. The video can be found here.
Brian Fallon Talks with Upset Magazine
Ali Shutler interviewed Brian Fallon for Upset Magazine:
“My goal used to be Bruce Springsteen’s career, being that famous and playing arenas. I don’t care about writing for that now. I’m just writing for me and having a good time. Now my goal is I just want to live a long time and I want to be like Wilco. I don’t know if Wilco’s ever had a top 40 hit, but they play to a lot of people and they do whatever they want. They change and they develop, I love that band’s career so God bless Jeff Tweedy.”
Brian Fallon – “Steve McQueen” Video
Brian Fallon has released a new video for one of my favorite tracks from his recent album, “Steve McQueen.”
Brian Fallon Announces Fall Tour Dates
Brian Fallon has announced some fall tour dates. You can find those below.
Brian Fallon Live at Paste Studio
Brian Fallon performed “A Wonderful Life,” “Steve McQueen,” and “Rosemary” for Paste Magazine’s studio sessions.
Brian Fallon to Release ‘Georgia’ 10″ For RSD
Brian Fallon will be releasing a 3-song, 10″ vinyl, titled Georgia for Record Store Day. A clip can be found below.
Brian Fallon Adds More Summer Tour Dates
Brian Fallon has added some more dates to his summer tour. You can find those by hitting read more.
Interview: Brian Fallon
I recently had the chance to sit down and chat on the phone with the great Brian Fallon. The interview runs a range of topics, including the inspiration behind Fallon’s folk-heavy new solo album Painkillers (due March 11th), working with Butch Walker, the uncertain future of The Gaslight Anthem, favorite Springsteen songs, and the intriguing possibility of an Elsie: Part II.
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Review: Brian Fallon – Painkillers
There aren’t many people in music right now who are under more pressure than Brian Fallon. Labeled as the torchbearer of the classic rock tradition upon the release of 2008’s The ’59 Sound—the sophomore album from his Jersey-based quartet, The Gaslight Anthem—Fallon has spent the better part of his career not just having to live up to the quality of his own albums and songs, but to his idols as well. A lot of people got into Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan after hearing consistent references to each in Gaslight’s early music. In fact, Gaslight’s legacy got so entwined in the “inspired by Springsteen” narrative that fans started requesting Bruce songs at shows. Even Fallon’s side project, the Horrible Crowes, got whipped up in the Springsteen tornado, drawing at least a handful of parallels to Nebraska. Let’s be honest: figuring out a way to live up to an album as terrific as The ’59 Sound is hard enough. Doing it when everyone is comparing your stuff to albums like Born to Run and Damn the Torpedoes is just downright unfair.