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Handwritten
Rock · 2012 · 11 tracks · 41m

Handwritten

The Gaslight Anthem

Big, heart-on-sleeve rock with a major-label sheen. Gritty vocals meet arena-sized hooks and stories of letters, radios, and the ghosts of old relationships.

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It's like Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam had a baby in a New Jersey basement.

A high-energy surge of romanticized nostalgia and blue-collar defiance.

Handwritten · vs · The Gaslight Anthem
Studio Polished+1.2σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 41m
01
“45”
3:25
02
Handwritten
3:58
03
Here Comes My Man
3:36
04
Mulholland Drive
3:55
05
Keepsake
4:04
06
Too Much Blood
5:08
07
Howl
2:06
08
Biloxi Parish
3:49
09
Desire
3:17
10
Mae
4:10
11
National Anthem
3:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive drum fill and needle-drop energy that kicks off '45' setting a high-stakes tone.
The transition from the heavy, bluesy stomp of 'Too Much Blood' into the breakneck punk speed of 'Howl'.
The stark, vulnerable shift to just acoustic guitar and raw vocals on the closing track 'National Anthem'.
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