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9 hours ago, Elisa said:

It's called Battery Charge and I'm very curious about what it'll sound like. I can't wait to listen to it tomorrow.

Positive Charge and it’s out now! About to check it out 


I’m pretty lukewarm on it. Cool guitar and some decent melodies but didn’t seem to flow that well, especially in the first half. I’ve only listened on my phone speakers so that might be part of the issue. 

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45 minutes ago, Worst poster here said:

Positive Charge and it’s out now! About to check it out 


I’m pretty lukewarm on it. Cool guitar and some decent melodies but didn’t seem to flow that well, especially in the first half. I’ve only listened on my phone speakers so that might be part of the issue. 

I agree with you. My post-midnight snap reaction is that it sounds like a Brian Fallon solo song that was jacked up and given the Gaslight treatment. The production is not that great and I wish the chorus was a little more punchy, but maybe it'll grow on me. 

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1 hour ago, Worst poster here said:

Positive Charge and it’s out now! About to check it out 


I’m pretty lukewarm on it. Cool guitar and some decent melodies but didn’t seem to flow that well, especially in the first half. I’ve only listened on my phone speakers so that might be part of the issue. 

It sounds like the vocals and music are from two different songs.

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9 hours ago, Matt. said:

It sounds like the vocals and music are from two different songs.

 

10 hours ago, Elisa said:

I agree with you. My post-midnight snap reaction is that it sounds like a Brian Fallon solo song that was jacked up and given the Gaslight treatment. The production is not that great and I wish the chorus was a little more punchy, but maybe it'll grow on me. 

These are spot on and articulate my issues with the song better than I could. 
 

It wouldn’t be a big deal if this wasn’t the first TGA song in like 7-8 years, but the hype was a bit higher for me. I’m hoping the rest of the album (assuming they are recording a new album) is better. I’m curious to see who is producing it. 

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1 hour ago, Worst poster here said:

 

These are spot on and articulate my issues with the song better than I could. 
 

It wouldn’t be a big deal if this wasn’t the first TGA song in like 7-8 years, but the hype was a bit higher for me. I’m hoping the rest of the album (assuming they are recording a new album) is better. I’m curious to see who is producing it. 

I listened to it again twice, once this morning and now, but I haven't changed my mind. What's good though is that I've always seen them as an "album band", so maybe it will sound better in context of a couple more songs.

The album is coming out in the summer, but it hasn't been announced yet and Peter Katis allegedly produced it. It's the guy who produced almost all the albums of The National and Interpol and it seems a weird choice for The Gaslight Anthem? 

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31 minutes ago, Elisa said:

I listened to it again twice, once this morning and now, but I haven't changed my mind. What's good though is that I've always seen them as an "album band", so maybe it will sound better in context of a couple more songs.

The album is coming out in the summer, but it hasn't been announced yet and Peter Katis allegedly produced it. It's the guy who produced almost all the albums of The National and Interpol and it seems a weird choice for The Gaslight Anthem? 

Brian Fallon seems like he’s really big into the National. Some of his songs clearly have that influence in them (the softer parts of Stay Vicious). 

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On 9/5/2023 at 12:18 AM, givemeyoureyes said:

The third song from the new album has now been released. I think this is my favorite of the three songs that have been released so far.

The Gaslight Anthem - Little Fires

It’s alright, but I appreciate them changing it up. There’s a style in the production of Positive Charge and Little Fires that reminds me of Halloween off Get Hurt. Really looking forward to this album though! October is going to be an amazing month for new music 

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They’ve announced a show here and I got super excited but it turns out it’s on the same day as the The 1975 show I’ve already bought tickets for and now I don’t know which to pick 😡 ffs I’m so ANNOYED

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15 minutes ago, Elisa said:

I'm taking a break from OMT today to listen to the new Gaslight and the new Taking Back Sunday albums, I hope they're good 

Let me know about TBS! Haven’t listened to any of the songs released yet so I’m very curious. Just checked and it’s only 31 minutes long. Super short, should have time to listen tomorrow morning on the way to work.

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1 hour ago, Russel Coight said:

Let me know about TBS! Haven’t listened to any of the songs released yet so I’m very curious. Just checked and it’s only 31 minutes long. Super short, should have time to listen tomorrow morning on the way to work.

Gaslight Anthem is a huge disappointement, but the new TBS is great! I loved Tidal Wave and the Americana tinges on it, the sound of this one is more modern, but it's a nice follow up to Tidal Wave. 

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7 hours ago, Elisa said:

Gaslight Anthem is a huge disappointement, but the new TBS is great! I loved Tidal Wave and the Americana tinges on it, the sound of this one is more modern, but it's a nice follow up to Tidal Wave. 

Damn, I’m about to check out this new TGA album. That’s too bad, as I enjoyed Brian’s solo stuff.

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32 minutes ago, Jans Username said:

Damn, I’m about to check out this new TGA album. That’s too bad, as I enjoyed Brian’s solo stuff.

I enjoy Brian's solo stuff and I've always been a fan of Get Hurt, so it's not even because I don't like their slow music, but I would have love a little more juice/a few more punchy songs. It feels like a Brian Fallon album rather than a Gaslight album. Maybe it'll grow on me. Still glad they're back though!

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55 minutes ago, Elisa said:

I enjoy Brian's solo stuff and I've always been a fan of Get Hurt, so it's not even because I don't like their slow music, but I would have love a little more juice/a few more punchy songs. It feels like a Brian Fallon album rather than a Gaslight album. Maybe it'll grow on me. Still glad they're back though!

I just gave it a whirl and you’re right, this does sound mostly like a Brian Fallon album. History Books is still a top tune, but the rest are very indie and folkish. I liked the album but it didn’t blow me away, a solid 7/10 album that you can throw on during a cold and cozy winter day while you do other things like read a books 

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10 hours ago, Jans Username said:

I just gave it a whirl and you’re right, this does sound mostly like a Brian Fallon album. History Books is still a top tune, but the rest are very indie and folkish. I liked the album but it didn’t blow me away, a solid 7/10 album that you can throw on during a cold and cozy winter day while you do other things like read a books 

Maybe yesterday I was too quick to say it's a huge disappointment, the songwriting is solid, of course, it's just that I'm not feeling it right now, but I can see myself warming up to it in the future.  

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