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I do think the title and the photograph feel like this record,” he begins. “It moves me when I look at it. I think the girl is moving away from something; like she’s leaving something to go to the next thing. If I’m really trying to think about what it means, that’s what it is to me. But the thing that strikes me most is the vastness of everything. Everything is wide open. And maybe that is subconsciously what I was feeling: that every possibility is open, and anything can happen now.” Fans are really resonating with that song – and particularly the line, ‘ I’d be young better now.’ Was that inspired by any one thing from the past, or just a more broad feeling? a b Danton, Eric R. "The Gaslight Anthem Let Go of the Past on History Books". Paste . Retrieved October 28, 2023. Cohen, Jonathan. "The Gaslight Anthem Reveal 2022 Reunion Tour Dates". Spin . Retrieved July 21, 2023.

What’s evident in every inch of Brian Fallon’s voice is that ‘History Books’ represents not the belated closing of a chapter in the Gaslight Anthem story, but instead the opening of a new one altogether.Mueller, Andrew (October 27, 2023). "The Gaslight Anthem – History Books". Uncut . Retrieved October 29, 2023. After that you’ve got A Lifetime Of Preludes closing the record, which is another heartbreaker and has a similar feel to Open All Night and See You On The Other Side from your first two solo albums. Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself with those kinds of songs? Everybody says these words and they seem to like mean nothing but it really does feel like a new beginning,” he adds. “And not a new beginning that doesn’t want to be part of the past, either. It’s a new beginning that is like willing to take the past with it, and say, ‘Yeah, that was awesome then, and it is going to be awesome now, too.” I don’t know if you’re gonna get both as far as a record. If there was anything I wanted to do solo, really I could just do it with the band – I don’t think they’d be against it. But as far as the shows, I still like doing the theatre thing. A lot of these places I’m playing in the States, they’re theatres where plays are, and that’s a whole different vibe. I just like it when people are seated and I can tell them stupid stories all the time ( laughs). And I can play whatever I want. So that’s just for me, it’s just for fun which is good. So there may be more solo shows, but I couldn’t do double records – that would be crazy!”

In an interview with Kerrang, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Brian Fallon described the themes behind “History Books”: What about ‘ I’ll love you forever till the day that I don’t’? It’s sort of similar to ‘ I’ll love you forever if I ever love at all’ from Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts – is that a little Easter egg?Taylor, Sam (October 27, 2023). "The Gaslight Anthem Are Celebrating Their Album Release with a New Video for 'Spider Bites' ". Dork . Retrieved October 30, 2023.

The one talent I have is not playing the guitar,” Brian laughs. “It’s writing Gaslight Anthem songs, and knowing when they’re good.” They remerged in the summer of 2018 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their 2008 album The ’59 Sound with a brief tour, but no material arrived, and Fallon remained focused on his solo career. He released four solo albums between 2016 and 2022 and toured all over the world. But the Gaslight Anthem returned to the road in 2022 and began working on new songs with producer Peter Katis.Finally, when you released your third solo album Local Honey, you said that it was one “for the headphones”. What are the optimum surroundings for people to listen to History Books? Fallon's experiences with therapy and medication influenced the album's direction and themes. He highlighted "Positive Charge", the first song he wrote for the record, as "a message of joy to ourselves and to our audience" about "looking at the things you've come through and feeling like you want to go ahead with an open heart toward the future, believing that the best years are not behind any of us and the good we have is worth something." [14] Dillon, Ryan (October 25, 2023). "Gaslight Anthem's History Books Is As Refreshing As It Is Familiar (Album Review)". Glide Magazine . Retrieved October 28, 2023. Lugen, Mikala (March 28, 2022). "The Gaslight Anthem Announce First Headlining World Tour in Four Years". Volume Utah . Retrieved October 18, 2022.

You burn your hand on the stove, and that inspires you not to touch the stove again,” says the vocalist. “And when you lose the thing that you worked so hard for, that inspires you not to lose it again.” On April 28, 2023, the band released "Positive Charge", their first new music in nine years, accompanied by the addition of more tour dates to their North American tour between September and October 2023. [19] [20] The song received its live debut three days later on May 1, 2023, at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas and was played at every subsequent show on the tour. [21] [22] Michigan, 1975 9/16/23 Grand Rapids, MI (song premiere)" ". September 18, 2023 . Retrieved October 3, 2023– via YouTube.a b Howieson, Craig (October 27, 2023). "The Gaslight Anthem – History Books". Clash . Retrieved October 28, 2023. Saalman, Austin. "The Gaslight Anthem - History Books (Thirty Tigers)". Under the Radar . Retrieved October 29, 2023.