'Get Hurt' - the new Gaslight Anthem album (advance discussion) [out 11/12 August]

The difference between this and Too Much Blood is that song sounded like a band playing at an idea and this sounds like a band confidently playing something coming naturally to them.

And even though I like the album art, I have to say it would've been better if they had used the darker, distressed heart that's featured on some of the merchandise. Now THAT looks awesome.

I really dig it.

The artwork could have had a little something more to it but the speaking of the snippet itself I really dig it. I look forward to hearing the whole song.

Hanswurst wrote:

Barresi wrote:

Harbortown wrote:

The song kinda sounds like Too much blood v. 2.

Yeah, the thought crossed my mind as well.   

second this, not so pleased with it  

BUT, if you're like me, and looked forward to TMB when the clip of that song came out, and were disappointed with the actual song, then maybe this will be the reverse? (I'm trying to think positive here).

Edit: Thought I should probably give it a second listen before I continue bitching about it. Liked it better the second time. But it's so short, so who really knows what we'll think of the whole thing!

Erik Drost wrote:

Tracklist Get Hurt:


1 Stay Vicious  
2 1,000 Years  
3 Get Hurt  
4 Stray Paper  
5 Helter Skeleton  
6 Underneath The Ground  
7 Rollin' And Tumblin'  
8 Red Violins  
9 Selected Poems  
10 Ain't That A Shame  
11 Break Your Heart  
12 Dark Places

+ Bonus tracks on deluxe versions:

1 Sweet Morphine  
2 Mama's Boys  
3 Halloween

(source:https://store.universalmusic.com/thegaslightanthem/*/Music/Get-Hurt-EXCLUSIVE-Double-Gatefold-Vinyl/3DBH040T000)

Rollin and Tumblin is an old blues song. The most famous version is the one by Muddy Waters.
It could be a cover, but it's probably a homage

CapedAvenger wrote:

NervousFeet wrote:

Preview song is probably "Stay Vicious" according to Shazaam

Questionable. For one, since when did Shazam give "probable" results? And for another, how would Shazam have access to the album as a basis for the tag?

I would say that logically, it's probably Stay Vicious (as the album opener) or Get Hurt (as the title track).

Definitely 'Stay Viscious' ....got an e-mail through from Gaslight and it said "...featuring their song Stay Viscious"

After HW I've tapered my expectations for them a bit. The preview doesn't change much for me. I wish they would stop chasing the stadium rock sound which with the larger venues seems to be what they're after.

So happy Halloween is a B-side!!!! more new music for us!

Looking through the track listings, I think Red Violin would have been a beautiful album title. There are a few others I'd have picked over Get Hurt.

I definitely agree that it sounds like a more confident TMB.

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

Hanswurst wrote:

Barresi wrote:

Harbortown wrote:

The song kinda sounds like Too much blood v. 2.

Yeah, the thought crossed my mind as well.   

second this, not so pleased with it  

BUT, if you're like me, and looked forward to TMB when the clip of that song came out, and were disappointed with the actual song, then maybe this will be the reverse? (I'm trying to think positive here).

Edit: Thought I should probably give it a second listen before I continue bitching about it. Liked it better the second time. But it's so short, so who really knows what we'll think of the whole thing!

wow yeah you're right! so - looking forward to the whole song!

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

Hanswurst wrote:

Barresi wrote:

Harbortown wrote:

The song kinda sounds like Too much blood v. 2.

Yeah, the thought crossed my mind as well.   

second this, not so pleased with it  

BUT, if you're like me, and looked forward to TMB when the clip of that song came out, and were disappointed with the actual song, then maybe this will be the reverse? (I'm trying to think positive here).

Edit: Thought I should probably give it a second listen before I continue bitching about it. Liked it better the second time. But it's so short, so who really knows what we'll think of the whole thing!

I think the clip of the song itself is fine, but if it's indicative of the rest of the album... no thanks. I can appreciate Gaslight leaning in the direction of Grunge or 90's Alternative type of stuff every now and again, given their noted influences and the period they grew up in and whatnot, but it's just not my thing at all.

It's a thirty-second clip so I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself. Just laying my (very subjective/personal) worries out there.

I don't like the cover a lot, but everything else is fine for me, the teaser, album name, tracklist seems good and the release date is the beginning of my holidays

Loving the clip so far. Very Stone Temple Pilots / Soundgarden sounding.

Also to say it reminds you of Too Much Blood in a negative way is kinda weird to me...I always thought that the problem with Too Much Blood was that it is listless and never really goes anywhere or does anything to justify its five minute runtime. Take a 30 second snippet of Too Much Blood and it sounds pretty rad (like in the Making of Handwritten video). Hopefully this song will go in interesting directions beyond the short part we heard.

They need to find a new graphic designer now that they don't seem to be working with El Jefe anymore. The cover is disappointing. The clip feels very Foo Fighters to me.

Can someone explain to me with Diamond does and what his relationship is to the band other than a good friend? I've wondered that for so long.

Also, I missed this forum a lot

Cant wait for it

In the old days, we had to wait for the single and then the album to come out. Now we are clearly invited to form some sort of opinion well in advance.

So, I'm eager to hear this, but when I see the album title and the song titles I wonder whether the key ingredients that made the Gaslight Anthem special to me will still be here, namely hope and redemption. It's all sounding (literally) a little grim for now.

But that cover will sure stick out a mile in any record store.

Just ordered it, postage is ridiculous

There is an itunes only bonus track called Have Mercy.

Barresi wrote:

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

Hanswurst wrote:

Barresi wrote:

Harbortown wrote:

The song kinda sounds like Too much blood v. 2.

Yeah, the thought crossed my mind as well.  

second this, not so pleased with it  

BUT, if you're like me, and looked forward to TMB when the clip of that song came out, and were disappointed with the actual song, then maybe this will be the reverse? (I'm trying to think positive here).

Edit: Thought I should probably give it a second listen before I continue bitching about it. Liked it better the second time. But it's so short, so who really knows what we'll think of the whole thing!

I think the clip of the song itself is fine, but if it's indicative of the rest of the album... no thanks. I can appreciate Gaslight leaning in the direction of Grunge or 90's Alternative type of stuff every now and again, given their noted influences and the period they grew up in and whatnot, but it's just not my thing at all.

It's a thirty-second clip so I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself. Just laying my (very subjective/personal) worries out there.

That's kinda how I felt. Although personally, I love grunge. I just think Gaslight has created there own sound by blending so many different elements of punk, rock n roll, grunge, soul, etc. that I'd hate to see them slide too far into any one genre. But then I realized I was getting ahead of myself because it's a 40 second clip. And I do LOVE how heavy it is, regardless.

steady now steady now wrote:

In the old days, we had to wait for the single and then the album to come out.  Now we are clearly invited to form some sort of opinion well in advance.

Haha, I miss those old days. Things were better when you didn't get all these teases that let your imagination run wild. But to be fair, when they release a clip, no matter how short, they ARE inviting people to form crazy opinions off of very little. Like it or not.

osumarko wrote:

There is an itunes only bonus track called Have Mercy.

I hope this is a Jesse and the Rippers cover...

So now the question; when do we get a whole song?

No word has been mentioned as to when the single drops and which song it is exactly, correct?

Love the new direction I heard in the teaser. I loved Handwritten, but it was time they tried something new after going after that sound for the past 6 years. About 2 more months, can't wait for a single.

Cover Art isn't the best, wish they would have used El Jeffe for their album art over the years.

Benny is absolutely smashing those drums in that teaser.