- rock, heartland rock
- 34 min
- 10 tracks
- SideOneDummy Records
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.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Metacritic 80/100
- Absolutepunk(93%)
- The A.V. ClubA−
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
- MusicOMH4.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork(7.3/10)
- Sputnikmusic4/5 ★
- NME7/10 ★
- Drowned in Sound8/10 ★
- Rock Sound9/10 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin8/10 ★
- PopMatters8/10 ★
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Tracks
- 1American Slang3:41
- 2Stay Lucky3:08
- 3Bring It On3:27
- 4The Diamond Church Street Choir3:12
- 5The Queen of Lower Chelsea3:39
- 6Orphans3:23
- 7Boxer2:47
- 8Old Haunts3:30
- 9The Spirit of Jazz3:13
- 10We Did It When We Were Young4:16
10 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Gaslight Anthem
- Label
- SideOneDummy Records
- Released
- June 14, 2010
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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