Video: The Gaslight Anthem — “American Slang”

Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Billy Maulana in Videos

The Gaslight Anthem have just unveiled the video for “Amer­i­can Slang”. Set to New York’s monotholic back­drop, it embod­ies the band’s beat gen­er­a­tion appeal and work­ing class rock n’ roll attitude.

Its aes­thetic is unmis­tak­able and evokes all those won­der­fully old Bruce Spring­steen videos … a com­par­i­son that, I’m sure, the band are no strangers to. Yet in an era where videos tend to either embrace excess to no end and/or seek to push hip­ster lo-fi to extremes (Ratatat’s “Party With Chil­dren”- which I dis­like with extreme sever­ity), it’s nice to see a video that keeps the essence of the music and style genuine.

“Amer­i­can Slang“

Tags: American Slang, Bruce Springsteen, Gaslight Anthem