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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release for the lead singer of The Gaslight Anthem was produced by Butch Walker.
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- Record Label: Island
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Skin and bones you never did come home Crashing on my heart through the telephone I remember the tall grass waving In past lives, old bones I must... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Mar 7, 2016Fallon's story is far from finished. This guy is one of the best songwriters of his generation, in any genre, and if his future albums--solo or not--are as full of pleasures as Painkillers, we have nothing to worry about
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Mar 11, 2016Painkillers is a compelling second act.
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MojoFeb 23, 2016Painkillers suggests their frontman really was holding his best songs back. [Apr 2016, p.88]
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Mar 9, 2016All told, Painkillers does many things well and few things poorly. It's not a Gaslight record, but it's one that fans will find familiar.
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Jun 2, 2016A direct continuation of the Gaslight man’s Americana-driven Horrible Crowes side project of 2011, only imbued with more confidence.
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Mar 4, 2016Painkillers isn't quite a rebirth, but with his band struggling to stay vibrant in recent years, it feels a little like a new morning.
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Mar 10, 2016Like its namesake, this album feels more like a temporary solution than a permanent way forward.
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Mar 14, 2016
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