It's been a big (roughly) year and a half for The Gaslight Anthem. Since releasing their second full length album, The '59 Sound, in August '08, the New Jersey band has appeared on magazine covers, they've been praised in seemingly every type of media outlet, the album's singles—"The '59 Sound," "Old White Lincoln," and "Great Expectations"—have received a ton of airplay, they've played bigger and bigger venues, they've played festivals and shared the stage with The Boss ... and now they're making sure that the follow-up record, American Slang, will be ready for a June 15th release.
Our man Mike Sullivan got lead vocalist/guitarist Brian Fallon on the phone in a Canadian exclusive to give us an update on how the recording and the album art are coming along and to talk about how the band has dealt with the success, what's different about the new album, what's the same about the new album, what the title of the new album means to the band, what's the worst job he's ever had, what's the deal with his forthcoming collaboration with Chuck Ragan, and more. Check out the interview below.