The B-Sides

by The Gaslight Anthem

Overview

On their studio albums, the Gaslight Anthem have worked out a kind of perfect ratio of earnestness and enthusiasm as they breathe new life into the rugged heartland rock of greats like Bruce Springsteen. With The B-Sides, fans are treated to another side of the band with a collection of live tracks, acoustic versions, covers, and unused studio cuts. While you could always describe the band's sound as raw, there's a sense of practiced composure on their albums that's refreshingly absent from the acoustic home recordings of "The Queen of Lower Chelsea" and "Boxer." Elsewhere, the Gaslight Anthem take a stab at the songs of some of their influences, offering up a ripping live rendition of Pearl Jam's "State of Love and Trust" alongside a cool and loose cover of the Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice," showing that there's a lot more to their sound than their Garden State roots. The collection's most stirring moments come from recordings culled from the American Slang sessions. Album-opener "She Loves You" (originally a bonus track on the deluxe edition of American Slang) substitutes drive for a slow burn as the band plays around with atmosphere, creating a track that feels oddly ethereal despite its marching backbeat. One of that album's more stirring numbers, the titular "American Slang," also makes an appearance on the album, with a stripped-down arrangement that pares the song down to just acoustic guitar and vocals, transforming the song into a more plaintive, downbeat number as it exposes the raw emotions that live at the song's center. Changes like this provide a new angle to the songs of the band's strongest albums, making The B-Sides a collection that Gaslight Anthem fans will want to dig into and explore. ~ Gregory Heaney

Product Details

Release Date:	01/28/2014
Label:	Sideonedummy
UPC:	0603967153712
Rank:	39914

Tracks

1. She Loves You
2. The '59 Sound [Acoustic]
3. State of Love and Trust [Live from the Webster Hall, NYC/2006]
4. Tumbling Dice
5. The Queen of Lower Chelsea [Acoustic]
6. Songs for Teenagers
7. Great Expectations [Acoustic]
8. Antonia Jane [Acoustic]
9. American Slang [Acoustic]
10. Boxer [Acoustic]
11. Once Upon a Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Gaslight Anthem   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Amber Webber   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Ryan Mall   Mixing,Engineer
Joshua Wells   Composer
Fake Problems   Composer
Andrea Monorchio   Engineer
Ted Hutt   Mixing,Producer
Ted Young   Mixing,Engineer
Eddie Vedder   Composer
Jeff Ament   Composer
Robert Bradley   Composer
Brian Fallon   Engineer
Mike McCready   Composer
The Gaslight Anthem   Composer