Album Rating: 4.0

‘Sink or Swim’ is a fantastic debut LP from The Gaslight Anthem. The quartet clearly idolizes fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen, with their rich storytelling often sweeping you away to another place & time. Yet, they infuse their songs with a punk-rock aesthetic, while also including some folk leanings. Brian Fallon’s gruff vocals add both a gritty & sincere element, while the music is suitably energetic for the most part. All this is done while never sacrificing memorable, catchy & often anthemic sing-along choruses. And despite a few songs sounding too similar, the album is consistent over its 37 minute duration. Recommended Tracks: We Came to Dance, Drive, I Coulda Been A Contender & Boomboxes and Dictionaries.

seeing them in 6 days

Album Rating: 4.0

When I saw them with the Hold Steady that shit pretty much justified my existence.

Album Rating: 4.0

Jealous.

Album Rating: 4.5

red in the morning and 1930 are so good

so perfect.

Album Rating: 4.5

Let me slide, let me slide, roll off your mind, like I was a movie you'd seen.

Album Rating: 5.0

I take it I should get this?

Album Rating: 4.5

hell yes you should

Album Rating: 4.0

Album is so good.

I should probably pick this up. Do they play much of this live?

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah they play some songs from it rather consistently

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah they played a bunch of this when i saw them before American Slang was released (Angry Johnny was notably incredible), but more recently when i saw them it was mainly American Slang/59 Sound stuff, a couple from here though.

Yeah, really looking foward to seeing them at Soundwave. I'll definitley pick this up by then.

This is their best album

Album Rating: 4.0

the end of "angry johnny and the radio" is the best thing ever.

Album Rating: 4.5

considering bumping this up to a 4.5

Album Rating: 4.5

the end of "angry johnny and the radio" is the best thing ever.



^ Thats because it has the exact same hook as Against Me!s Sink Florida Sink.

Album Rating: 4.5

dancing my moonlight, my old friend the twilight

Album Rating: 4.5

Great album. Different feel than The '59 Sound, but it's still incredibly well done.