Another month another absolutely fantastic lot of albums that have been released. Such new albums from The Joy Formidable, Bob Mould, Richmond Fontaine, The Wild Feathers and Adult Books have been particularly great but my top favourite has to be Brian Fallons first release as a solo agent titled Painkillers.
This post was ideally meant to be posted last week but better late than never, thats a phrase people say? Anyways, I have been a big Brian Fallon fan from his years in The Gaslight Anthem. Their blend of emotion stirring Americana rock and roll has always made me some kind of way in the same way that of Springsteen (to give a nice and dated reference) does. It is that quality of storytelling lyrics about the every-man that connects seemingly easy with me and gives a personal extra layer of enjoyment from the music. This solo release was a great progression from his work in the band, keeping everything that I loved about the bands sound, then adding the more personal lyrics to the tracks and taking more responsibility on his shoulders for being a solo effort. My track highlights are Among Other Foolish Things (possibly for the Beatles influences), Steve McQueen and Long Drives. Below is one of the single releases Painkillers, please watch the video and go get the album if you like what you hear! Enjoy!
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