''45'', the album's cathartic opener, reached No.1 in the UK Rock & Metal charts. In 2011 the band signed a major record deal with Mercury to release their fourth album, Handwritten, released a year later and debuting at No.3 in the Billboard 200. The Boss wasn't the only influence on the New Jersey outfit, with Fallon citing the likes of The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton as influences for their third studio-album, American Slang. Reaching another huge milestone, in 2008 The Gaslight Anthem performed with their idol and major influence Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury and in Hyde Park. The mainstream music media soon cottoned on, and for the release of their sophomore LP The '59 Sound the band made rock history by being the first to grace the Kerrang! cover without having ever featured in the magazine previously - itself indicative of their roaming global popularity.

Their debut full-length, Sink or Swim, featuring the likes of 'We Came To Dance' and 'Boomboxes and Dictionaries', quickly earnt high praise on the blogosphere. Having played together in various bands previously, lead singer and rhythm guitarist Brian Fallon, bassist Alex Levine, drummer Benny Horowitz and lead guitarist Alex Rosamilia began gigging in and around New Brunswick in 2006 as The Gaslight Anthem. The Gaslight Anthem arrived on the scene in 2007 with their debut album Sink or Swim, updating the heartland rock of their native New Jersey with a grittier, punk rock and a strong propensity for anthemic hooks.

Ten years on from their Top Ten album Handwritten, The Gaslight Anthem are back, announcing dates in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham for August 2022.

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