History Books [Exclusive Electric Blue]

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Like so many of the most essential rock bands, The Gaslight Anthem have a rare gift for findingglory in the inescapable pain of being alive.

On their new album History Bookstheir first new musicin over nine yearsthe New Jersey–bred four–piece bring their soulful breed of punk to ten thrillingsongs exploring everything from mortality to mental illness to the more precarious dimensions ofhuman connection. In the tradition of their seminal sophomore album The 59 Sound, The GaslightAnthems sixth full–length ultimately achieves of the tremendous feat of hitting every raw nervewhile endlessly inspiring wildly triumphant singing–along.

A lot of this record is questioning all the bad stuff we see in the world and the difficult things wego through in life, and asking how to deal with it, says vocalist/guitarist Brian Fallon, whosebandmates include drummer Benny Horowitz, bassist Alex Levine, and lead guitarist Alex Rosamilia.I think the answer is that were all in this together and that somehow makes it okay, even when itsanything but easy. The main message of the album is empathy.