Brian Fallon: "I wrote "45" in five minutes"

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-gaslight-anthems-brian-fallon-i-wrote-45-in-five-minutes-542453

Band's singer/songwriter on their massive new single

Matthew Parker, Thu 3 May 2012, 11:32 am BST


"45", the first single from The Gaslight Anthem's new album, Handwritten (due 23 July), debuted earlier this week on Radio One and had the rare honour of being played three times.

Speaking to MusicRadar, frontman Brian Fallon said the track set the standard for the new album.

"That was the one. The one where we said – 'OK, we've got something here!'" said the singer. "I was in love with that song from the first moment. It came out in like five minutes. Then it was done. The lyrics just flew out."

Fans have already been comparing the single to the likes of prior hit Great Expectations (from The Gaslight Anthem's breakthrough record The '59 Sound) and Brian reckons they can look forward to a return the band's punkier roots.

"There's a few of those on the record – the song Howl is another one," said Fallon. "We'd been talking about how we wanted to go away and make this bluesy type of thing, but we never actually did!"


Brian and Alex catching up with J-Lo at the Mercury Records office in London (© Rob Laing)

Surely he has time to write another Horrible Crowes record before Handwritten comes out then?!

Man that article has made me even more excited for Handwritten. Glad to see the harmonica will feature on the album

Christophe wrote:

Man that article has made me even more excited for Handwritten. Glad to see the harmonica will feature on the album

Oh hell yeah

bobbyw24 wrote:

Christophe wrote:

Man that article has made me even more excited for Handwritten. Glad to see the harmonica will feature on the album

Oh hell yeah

I was excited to hear that too, and then he said it was their Neil Young song?! Man, this is going to be great!

And I can't wait to hear the "big stompy blues riff" in Too Much Blood. That sounds fantastic!

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

bobbyw24 wrote:

Christophe wrote:

Man that article has made me even more excited for Handwritten. Glad to see the harmonica will feature on the album

Oh hell yeah

I was excited to hear that too, and then he said it was their Neil Young song?! Man, this is going to be great!

And I can't wait to hear the "big stompy blues riff" in Too Much Blood. That sounds fantastic!

With every snippet of info that comes my excitement reaches new and dangerous levels! This is gonna be the best album EVER

Christophe wrote:

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

bobbyw24 wrote:

Christophe wrote:

Man that article has made me even more excited for Handwritten. Glad to see the harmonica will feature on the album

Oh hell yeah

I was excited to hear that too, and then he said it was their Neil Young song?! Man, this is going to be great!

And I can't wait to hear the "big stompy blues riff" in Too Much Blood. That sounds fantastic!

With every snippet of info that comes my excitement reaches new and dangerous levels! This is gonna be the best album EVER

I think it might be too! I definitely have never even come close to being this excited about an album before. I don't think I can get any more excited, and then a new piece of information comes out and I just about lose my mind. 11.5 weeks to go!

In depth interview in Total Guitar hey! Ill have to buy that

that pic should be the new cover of the album

IrishNameAndAnInjury wrote:

bobbyw24 wrote:

Christophe wrote:

Man that article has made me even more excited for Handwritten. Glad to see the harmonica will feature on the album

Oh hell yeah

I was excited to hear that too, and then he said it was their Neil Young song?! Man, this is going to be great!

And I can't wait to hear the "big stompy blues riff" in Too Much Blood. That sounds fantastic!

I remember Brian saying in an interview with Allan Cross he wanted to write a song that is similar to Heart of Gold
This might be it!!

Also stoked to hear about a song with a bluesy stomp. I want to hear Brian roar like on Mary Ann and Go Tell Everybody

Now he's just showing off

so too much blood = even the cowgirls get the blues?