Brian Fallon
Encyclopedia
Brian Fallon is an American
musician
. Fallon is one of the founding members of the band The Gaslight Anthem
. He plays guitar
and provides lead vocals
for the band. He is currently working on a side project called The Horrible Crowes.
in 1980. His mother Debbie was in a folk band in the late 1960s called 'The Group Folk Singers'. Fallon spent his teen years in Hackettstown, New Jersey
, where he became close friends with Tom "Tommy Gunn" DuHamel of the band Communication Redlight. When Fallon was 17 he released a cassette under the stage name 'No Release'. He also once wanted to start a small record label to be called 'Old 45 Records'.
was brought onboard, thus bringing together the present lineup of The Gaslight Anthem.
This Charming Man's only full release was Every Little Secret in 2005, with the original lineup. Another song by the original band called "She Coulda Raised the Titanic" later became The Gaslight Anthem's "1930" song on the Sink or Swim
album.
, The '59 Sound
and American Slang
. In 2009, he joined Bruce Springsteen
on stage for the headlining set at the Hard Rock Calling Festival
, performing the song "No Surrender."
Following the release of their third full-length album, American Slang, Fallon himself said, "There's so much else that we look at for our sound and influences that you don't want to be notched in with one guy," Fallon explains. "There's a lot of things [Springsteen] does that I admire. We come from a lot of the same places but a lot of different places, too. But at the same time, that's a good thing to be compared to. I think it's one of those things we're gonna have to wear until it wears out."
Fallon suggests the possibility that the group may do some touring, but nothing major like Gaslight does. He also assures his fans that this is his "for me" project, as he puts it and that Gaslight is still 'his baby'. It has been announced on the Horrible Crowes page that a full length album is to be released in the future.
A preview of "Black Betty and the Moon" was posted on YouTube on June 21, 2011.
The first single "Behold the Hurricane" was made available for streaming through RollingStone.com on July 13, 2011. On September 1st, Rolling Stone streamed the album in its entirety. On September 20th, the video for "Behold The Hurricane" was uploaded to The Horrible Crowes website.
Australian website bombshellzine.com posted a review of the album on August 24th revealing a September 9, 2011 release date in Australia. link.
Their debut album, Elsie, was released on September 6, 2011 in the USA.
The album was reported to be a departure from the sound and attitude of The Gaslight Anthem
. Fallon, in describing the album, said: "As much as I have this fantasy in the Gaslight Anthem of being Bruce Springsteen
, I also have this fantasy of being Tom Waits
or Greg Dulli
. These songs are very dark; they’re like hymns for lonely people, it’s really a trip through a breakdown and that dissent into madness and hopefully redemption." Fallon and Perkins will begin playing a limited number of shows in support of the album starting September 8th.
Fallon also released several solo songs on his now defunct MySpace page, including The Blues, Mary. He also took part in the 2011 Revival tour, playing songs by the Horrible Crowes and Gaslight.
, Alex Levine and Ben Horowitz have advertised for Levi Jeans
. Fallon has also appeared on a Jones Soda
bottle, standing next to the Phil Lynott
statue in Dublin.
, but he avoids using references to his faith in his music. As he stated in an interview with spinner.com referring to The Gaslight Anthem
's new cd, "There are no religious songs and there never would be because the four of us, we all have different views, completely different religions...I'm very cautious not to push that on the band."
With This Charming Man
With Brian Fallon - Cincinnati Rail Tie
With Amping Cooper
With Surrogate McKenzie
As No Release
With Chuck Ragan
Unreleased Studio Recordings ~ Singles
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. Fallon is one of the founding members of the band The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
. He plays guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and provides lead vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
for the band. He is currently working on a side project called The Horrible Crowes.
Biography
Brian Fallon was born in Red Bank, New JerseyRed Bank, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
in 1980. His mother Debbie was in a folk band in the late 1960s called 'The Group Folk Singers'. Fallon spent his teen years in Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 9,724. The town is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....
, where he became close friends with Tom "Tommy Gunn" DuHamel of the band Communication Redlight. When Fallon was 17 he released a cassette under the stage name 'No Release'. He also once wanted to start a small record label to be called 'Old 45 Records'.
No Release (1997)
At the age of 17 Fallon released a cassette titled The Coffeehouse Sessions under the name No Release. It was released under 'Mean Little Man Productions'. There are only about 200 copies of the limited release demo. There are 16 tracks on the demo which featured Chris Eissing as lead guitar on a few tracks.Surrogate McKenzie (1997–1999)
While Fallon was in the band Surrogate McKenzie they recorded 3 unreleased demo albums, Surrogate McKenzie (1998), Songs To Grow Up To (1998) and The Six Degrees of Separation (2000)Amping Copper (2001)
With the band Amping Copper, which has been called "basically...Surrogate McKenzie version 2", Fallon was involved with the recording of the 6-track self-titled CD, Amping Copper in 2001.Brian Fallon - Cincinnati Rail Tie (2004)
After Amping Copper, Fallon wanted to record a solo EP, while maintaining the band feel. He asked a friend, Casey Lee Morgan, from the band Lanemeyer to play drums. Another friend, Mike Hemberger, played bass and produced the EP. One of Fallon's old guitar teachers, Tim Fogerty, played guitar on two tracks. Together they recorded, The American Music EP in 2004, the EP also featured Fallon's mother on backing vocals.This Charming Man (2004–2005)
In 2004, Fallon along with Michael Volpe, Chris Clementi and Mike Leboeuf founded This Charming Man. Fallon remained the only original member when Benny Horowitz and Alex Levine joined in late 2005. In early 2006, Alex RosamiliaAlex Rosamilia
Alex Rosamilia is an American musician. Rosamilia is one of the founding members of the band The Gaslight Anthem. He plays lead guitar and provides backing vocals for the band.-Biography, Early Career and Side Projects:...
was brought onboard, thus bringing together the present lineup of The Gaslight Anthem.
This Charming Man's only full release was Every Little Secret in 2005, with the original lineup. Another song by the original band called "She Coulda Raised the Titanic" later became The Gaslight Anthem's "1930" song on the Sink or Swim
Sink or Swim (Gaslight Anthem album)
Sink or Swim is the debut studio album by The Gaslight Anthem, released May 29, 2007 through XOXO Records.-Track listing:# "Boomboxes and Dictionaries" – 3:11...
album.
The Gaslight Anthem (2005–present)
Fallon has been the prominent song writer and vocalist for The Gaslight Anthem since their formation from This Charming Man. With the band he has recorded 3 studio albums, Sink or SwimSink or Swim (Gaslight Anthem album)
Sink or Swim is the debut studio album by The Gaslight Anthem, released May 29, 2007 through XOXO Records.-Track listing:# "Boomboxes and Dictionaries" – 3:11...
, The '59 Sound
The '59 Sound
The '59 Sound is the second studio album by The Gaslight Anthem, released on August 19, 2008 on SideOneDummy Records.In December 2008, eMusic named The '59 Sound the best album of 2008. NME rated it as the 47th best album of the year...
and American Slang
American Slang
American Slang is the third studio album by New Jersey based rock group The Gaslight Anthem. It was released on June 15, 2010 on SideOneDummy Records, which released their previous album, The '59 Sound. The album was produced by The '59 Sound producer Ted Hutt.-Writing:Fallon stated in an NYC...
. In 2009, he joined Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
on stage for the headlining set at the Hard Rock Calling Festival
Hard Rock Calling
Hard Rock Calling is an annual music festival held in Hyde Park, London, which first took place on Saturday July 1 and Sunday July 2, 2006. The music played is primarily rock music, and various performers, including Bon Jovi, The Who, Aerosmith, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen have played at the...
, performing the song "No Surrender."
Following the release of their third full-length album, American Slang, Fallon himself said, "There's so much else that we look at for our sound and influences that you don't want to be notched in with one guy," Fallon explains. "There's a lot of things [Springsteen] does that I admire. We come from a lot of the same places but a lot of different places, too. But at the same time, that's a good thing to be compared to. I think it's one of those things we're gonna have to wear until it wears out."
The Horrible Crowes (2011–present)
On January 20, 2011, Fallon announced on his blog that he had formed the group The Horrible Crowes with his guitar tech, Ian Perkins. In the same entry, Brian also says, "the name comes from a poem called the Twa Corbies, which means, "two crows." Check it out,it's a dark commentary on life. ... It's the darker side of soul music, it's slow, it slithers, and it's raw. At the same time, the melodies and pianos are a juxtaposition to the topic material because it's eerily soothing. I'm really proud of what's been coming out and we'll see how it goes, but it's in the works and it's heading for an actual record."Fallon suggests the possibility that the group may do some touring, but nothing major like Gaslight does. He also assures his fans that this is his "for me" project, as he puts it and that Gaslight is still 'his baby'. It has been announced on the Horrible Crowes page that a full length album is to be released in the future.
A preview of "Black Betty and the Moon" was posted on YouTube on June 21, 2011.
The first single "Behold the Hurricane" was made available for streaming through RollingStone.com on July 13, 2011. On September 1st, Rolling Stone streamed the album in its entirety. On September 20th, the video for "Behold The Hurricane" was uploaded to The Horrible Crowes website.
Australian website bombshellzine.com posted a review of the album on August 24th revealing a September 9, 2011 release date in Australia. link.
Their debut album, Elsie, was released on September 6, 2011 in the USA.
The album was reported to be a departure from the sound and attitude of The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
. Fallon, in describing the album, said: "As much as I have this fantasy in the Gaslight Anthem of being Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
, I also have this fantasy of being Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
or Greg Dulli
Greg Dulli
-Biography:Greg Dulli was born and brought up in the working-class city of Hamilton, Ohio. Although he was raised a Catholic, he is now agnostic. Dulli first came to public attention in the late 1980s with The Afghan Whigs when he joined D.C. transplant bassist John Curley and Louisville, Kentucky,...
. These songs are very dark; they’re like hymns for lonely people, it’s really a trip through a breakdown and that dissent into madness and hopefully redemption." Fallon and Perkins will begin playing a limited number of shows in support of the album starting September 8th.
Fallon also released several solo songs on his now defunct MySpace page, including The Blues, Mary. He also took part in the 2011 Revival tour, playing songs by the Horrible Crowes and Gaslight.
Non-musical endeavors
Fallon along with the other Gaslight Anthem members, Alex RosamiliaAlex Rosamilia
Alex Rosamilia is an American musician. Rosamilia is one of the founding members of the band The Gaslight Anthem. He plays lead guitar and provides backing vocals for the band.-Biography, Early Career and Side Projects:...
, Alex Levine and Ben Horowitz have advertised for Levi Jeans
Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Franconia, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business...
. Fallon has also appeared on a Jones Soda
Jones Soda
Jones Soda Co. is a beverage company based in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington. It bottles and distributes soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and candy. Jones Soda is a carbonated soft drink that has many unusual flavors that are not offered by other soft drink makers.Founded...
bottle, standing next to the Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
statue in Dublin.
Personal Life
Brian Fallon is a ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
, but he avoids using references to his faith in his music. As he stated in an interview with spinner.com referring to The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
's new cd, "There are no religious songs and there never would be because the four of us, we all have different views, completely different religions...I'm very cautious not to push that on the band."
Discography
With The Gaslight AnthemThe Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
- Sink or Swim Demos (7" vinyl) (2006)
- Sink or SwimSink or Swim (Gaslight Anthem album)Sink or Swim is the debut studio album by The Gaslight Anthem, released May 29, 2007 through XOXO Records.-Track listing:# "Boomboxes and Dictionaries" – 3:11...
(2007) - Señor and the QueenSeñor and the QueenSeñor and the Queen is an EP by The Gaslight Anthem.The EP consists of 4 songs and was released in early 2008 by Sabot Productions.It was released simultaneously on vinyl, with the double-7" white and double-7" red editions being the most sought after.-Track listing:# "Señor and the Queen" –...
EP (CD & double 7" vinyl) (2008) - The '59 SoundThe '59 SoundThe '59 Sound is the second studio album by The Gaslight Anthem, released on August 19, 2008 on SideOneDummy Records.In December 2008, eMusic named The '59 Sound the best album of 2008. NME rated it as the 47th best album of the year...
(2008) - Live at Park Ave.Live at Park Ave.Live at Park Ave. is a live album by The Gaslight Anthem, released exclusively on vinyl on April 19, 2009.This live EP consists of 6 songs, recorded live at the Think Indie store, Park Ave CDs, in Orlando, Florida, during the band's tour with Rise Against, Thrice and Alkaline Trio...
EP (10" vinyl) (2009) - American SlangAmerican SlangAmerican Slang is the third studio album by New Jersey based rock group The Gaslight Anthem. It was released on June 15, 2010 on SideOneDummy Records, which released their previous album, The '59 Sound. The album was produced by The '59 Sound producer Ted Hutt.-Writing:Fallon stated in an NYC...
(2010) - Tumbling Dice / She Loves You EP (7" vinyl) (2010)
With This Charming Man
- Every Little Secret (2005)
With Brian Fallon - Cincinnati Rail Tie
- The American Music EP (2004)
With Amping Cooper
- Amping Cooper (2001)
With Surrogate McKenzie
- Surrogate McKenzie (1998)
- Songs To Grow Up To (1998)
- The Six Degrees of Separation (2000)
As No Release
- The Coffeehouse Sessions (1997)
With Chuck Ragan
Chuck Ragan
Chuck Ragan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. From 1993 until 2006 he was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music...
- Gospel Hymns (7" split) (2009)
Unreleased Studio Recordings ~ Singles
- The Blues Mary
- Italian Lightning
- Cold Cold Ground (Tom WaitsTom WaitsThomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
cover) - Backstreets (Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
cover) All (2008–2009)
Vocal appearances
| Year | Song | Album | Band | Record label | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Alarm" | — | Lanemeyer Lanemeyer Lanemeyer was a pop punk band from northern New Jersey, United States.Lanemeyer was formed in 1997. Taking their name from John Cusack's character in the film Better Off Dead..., Lanemeyer were known for their humor and love of comedy. They broke up in 2001 after touring with bands such as The... |
Springman Records | Vocal |
| 2000 | "Somebody to Shove" (Soul Asylum cover) | — | Lanemeyer Lanemeyer Lanemeyer was a pop punk band from northern New Jersey, United States.Lanemeyer was formed in 1997. Taking their name from John Cusack's character in the film Better Off Dead..., Lanemeyer were known for their humor and love of comedy. They broke up in 2001 after touring with bands such as The... |
Springman Records | Vocal |
| 2009 | "No Surrender" | London Calling: Live in Hyde Park London Calling: Live in Hyde Park London Calling: Live in Hyde Park is a full concert video of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band in their Working on a Dream Tour performance of June 28, 2009, at the Hard Rock Calling music festival in Hyde Park, London. It was released a year later, on Blu-ray and DVD.The work takes it name... |
Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band | Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
Vocal |
| 2010 | "The South Has Spoiled Me" | Raise It High | Chamberlain Chamberlain (band) Chamberlain is an indie rock band from Indianapolis & Bloomington, Indiana, previously having been known as Split Lip, they changed their name and their general sound away from post-hardcore punk in 1996.-History:... |
— | Vocal |