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Album Details

• Artist: The Gaslight Anthem
• EP:
Senor And The Queen
• Label: Side One Dummy
• Year of Release: 2008
• ME Rating:
• Reviewed by: andyfromjersey on 2008-06-24

The only downfall of this EP by The Gaslight Anthem is that it’s so short. Senor and the Queen is just four tracks long, but each song has its own strong identity and leaves you waiting for more. Much of this can be attributed to the sound these guys have built for themselves: think nineties pop punk like The Bouncing Souls meets blues-heavy classic rock in the tradition of Bruce Springsteen. That’s right: The Boss. The Gaslight Anthem bear a strong resemblance to their fellow New Jerseyan, putting a new spin on his bluesy vocal stylings and melodies, then blending them seamlessly with poppy chord changes and songs about growing up. The songs “Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis?” and “Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts” would fit right in over on E Street. Fast, punkish melodies rock hard around a center built of vivid memories of the old hometown and confused adolescent love. Gravelly vocals with a blue collar soul drive the unrelenting sincerity of it all, and in just four songs (translating into about fifteen minutes of music), Senor and the Queen lets the listener feel the same overwhelming hopeful heartbreak of a downtrodden kid from the Garden State, walking the streets late at night and falling asleep on the beach.

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