'American Slang' single to premier 23 March !!

I'm loving the guitar intro - very hummable!!

would you call this song radio friendly?

Man you guys got me curious.. I was planning on holding out (like some others here) until June before listening to anything. But maybe I'll listen to this song, and that's it. Thanks for the lyrics.

Haha god damn, there's already like 52 downloads on the rip. Maybe I shouldn't have posted it publically. Oh well

I'm enjoying the song so far.
Not blown away, but far from disappointed too. Still very Gaslight Anthem-y, and that's all I can ask for

I also like the overlapping vocals, reminds me of The Blues Mary (when Brian sung "She cries like a baby").

Just listened to it for the third time and it's awesome. Gonna be hard trying not to listen to it until the album comes out!

It's definitely "taught me how to DRIVE" not drown. It really sounds nothing like drown.

lead line:

G -14-12---------
D -------14-12-10

MCStevepants wrote:

lead line:

G -14-12---------
D -------14-12-10

Isn't it more convenient to play it:

E 5-3----
B ---5-3--
G-------5

?
it sounds brighter, like on the record

Such a good song!

I wish he played this in LA.

i love it. this totally made my day. gaslight never disappoints...

I HEARD IT JUST NOW. it's so amazing. i honestly like it more than anything they've done so far. cannot wait to hear more!!!!!

there's over 10,000 plays of "american slang" already...and that's just the myspace page.

Im so freaking happy right now, finally some music!!!!!

I dig this song so much.

Official lyrics from the Facebook page.


Look what you started,
I seem to be coming out of my skin.
Look what you've forgotten here.
The bandages just don't keep me in.

and when it was over, I woke up alone.

and they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive.
I got your name tattooed inside of my arm.
I called for my father but my father had died.
while you told me fortunes, in American Slang.

Look at the damage,
the fortunes came for the richer men.
while we're left with gallows,
waiting for us liars to come down and hang.

and here's where we died that time last year,
and here's where the angels and devils meet.
and you can dance with the queen if you need,
and she will always keep your cards close to her heart.
before they tear you apart.

it's their poppiest thing yet but awesome
sounds kinda like backseats but i love it

I was pretty damn close with those lyrics then. Nice.

Going to be an age till the next official release.

Big Fan, this really put my mind at ease about this new album

Casey wrote:

I also like the overlapping vocals, reminds me of The Blues Mary (when Brian sung "She cries like a baby").

i thought the same thing. great minds think alike eh?!

Woohoo! I'm going to try not to listen the hell out of it the coming time but it's going to be hard to do so!

ktp wrote:

Casey wrote:

I also like the overlapping vocals, reminds me of The Blues Mary (when Brian sung "She cries like a baby").

i thought the same thing. great minds think alike eh?!

Just wanted to post that, made me think of the 'she cries like a baby' part immediately : - )

Amazing track.

I think I sorta tabbed out the main riff for the song


b---10---8---------------10-10--8-------------
g-------------9---7---5---------------9--7--5--

Pretty close I think

I liked it but I have a feeling it will sound a lot better when it's released proper and not from a Myspace rip.

Bit underwhelmed at first, but after several listens it's growing on me. Like Simo said, it's only a low quality myspace rip. I'm sure when the stereo is cranked to 11 it'll be a rocker.