The '59 Sound

The '59 Sound
Studio album by
The Gaslight Anthem
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
Recorded2008
Genre
Length41:32
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerTed Hutt
The Gaslight Anthem chronology
Señor and the Queen
(2008) 		The '59 Sound
(2008) 		Live at Park Ave.
(2009)

The '59 Sound is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Gaslight Anthem, released on August 19, 2008, by record label SideOneDummy.

In December 2008, eMusic named The '59 Sound the best album of 2008.[3] NME rated it as the 47th best album of the year.[4] The title track was number 62 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[5]

In July 2009, following Bruce Springsteen's guest appearances with the band at Glastonbury and Hyde Park, sales of the album doubled.[6] In 2018 The Gaslight Anthem released The '59 Sounds Sessions, a companion album to The 59 Sound featuring early versions of songs from the album as well as rarities and b-sides.[7]

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  3. ^ The Best Albums of 2008, eMusic Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ NME's Top 50 Albums of 2008 - Stereogum.com (originally printed in the December 11, 2008 issue of NME magazine)
  5. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2009-01-12
  6. ^ "Bruce Springsteen – Hyde Park Calling (Apocalypse Sound AS 178) – Collectors Music Reviews".
  7. ^ "The Gaslight Anthem announce The '59 Sound Sessions, featuring unreleased tracks". Consequence of Sound. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-10-25.