Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Trystan's Best #8: The Gaslight Anthem - Sink Or Swim

Released: June 12th, 2007

Sometime before critics couldn't stop ejaculating their Springsteen-comparisons all over The Gaslight Anthem's second album The '59 Sound, The Gaslight Anthem released one of the best punk rock albums of the decade Sink Or Swim. Their debut, which was edgier, catchier, and ballsier than their latest, never really got it's due, which seems absurd with such midnight-drive sing-a-longs like "We Came To Dance" and "Boomboxes & Dictionaries". Or how about their ode to the late Joe Strummer "I'da Called You, Woody, Joey" or their perfect acoustic closer "Red At Night"? How about all of those great songs, music presses of the world!? That's right, The '59 Sound didn't even make my list! Dicks!

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