Xfm interview with Brian

from http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2010/gaslight-anthem-new-album-is-london-calling-with-soul

Gaslight Anthem: New Album Is 'London Calling' With Soul

added 29 March 2010 at 10.35

Brian Fallon claims the new material channels Motown and The Clash...

The Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon has been telling Xfm that the band's second album will be something rather special.
Speaking to Steve Harris on The O2 Evening Show, Fallon claimed that the new record, 'American Slang', was "As if London Calling was not reggae and was soul music instead. And us. And from the United States."
He added that the band had tapped into some classic Motown rhythms. "This album is meant to make the boys cry and the girls dance."

You can listen to the whole interview here

steady now steady now wrote:

... that the band's second album will be something rather special...

I doubt Brian would have forgotten about SoS

Well with all those comparisons to my favorite album of all time, expectations have to be high. You might even say "great expectations."

Sorry, I really didn't mean to do that, but once I typed it, I couldn't go back and erase it.

hopefully they're not one of those bands to forget about their older work.
but probably so. maybe not yet, maybe in another album or two.

Just in case someone wants to download this:
http://mediaweb.musicradio.com/MP3/341ADB64BA6A485590A20F248F493B7D.mp3

thanks!

simo wrote:

Well with all those comparisons to my favorite album of all time, expectations have to be high. You might even say "great expectations."

Sorry, I really didn't mean to do that, but once I typed it, I couldn't go back and erase it.

haha

motown rhythms and london calling comparisons? if there is one band i would trust to live up to those expectations, it would be gaslight. not saying they will disappoint, i just cant imagine how fuckin amazing "american slang" will be if/when it does live up to all these expectations brian's creating.