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American Slang by The Gaslight Anthem
American Slang is an album by The Gaslight Anthem, released in 2010. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “American Slang”, on 10 lists with a best position of #39.
American Slang, the Gaslight Anthem's third album, arrived on June 15, 2010 on SideOneDummy, the label behind The '59 Sound, with that record's producer Ted Hutt back at the desk. The New Brunswick, New Jersey band lined up as Brian Fallon singing and playing guitar, Alex Rosamilia on lead guitar, Alex Levine on bass and Benny Horowitz on drums.
It's heartland rock filtered through punk, with folk and bluesy grit worked into the grooves, and Fallon sings like a guy who has memorized every late-night radio song he ever heard and wants to write one better. The songs are tight and tough, shorter on nostalgia and longer on bruises, and "Boxer" and the title track are the standouts. Two years later they would move to Mercury for Handwritten.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from American Slang on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Slang | 10 | #39 | – | 2010–2013 | |
| 2 | Boxer | 5 | #46 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.