The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon is set to launch his new side project The Horrible Crowes.
Hailing from New Jersey, The Gaslight Anthem have a particular sound. Steeped in the punk tradition, the band also have a love of blue collar rock. Recently supporting Bruce Springsteen, the group's anthemic songwriting has pushed them into the mainstream.
However it seems that the band's influences are much broader than that. The Gaslight Anthem singer Brian Fallon has found himself with a backlog of material, which he aims to record with new group The Horrible Crowes.
Featuring close friend Ian Perkins, the songwriter has launched a new blog to outline his ambitions for the new project.
"Anyway, so here's the deal... the "night time music" is myself and Mr. Ian Perkins, and what we're doing is writing songs and making demos at the very moment. We hope to put out a full length record sometime this year, before it gets cold again, I don't know with whom, or when exactly it will come out".
"But the point is, it's coming out. We're calling ourselves The Horrible Crowes. The name comes from a poem called the Twa Corbies, which means, "two crows." Check it out, it's a dark commentary on life."
Continuing, the songwriter explained that the new band would work in co-operation with The Gaslight Anthem. "Now how's this going to work with Gaslight, well it's easy, see, every time I write a creepy Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Mark Laneghan type song, I get an idea for a ripper which goes straight to Gaslight. So we're writing for both now, but Gaslight isn't planning on recording until the fall, for a 2012 release."
"Now I can't sit still so I'm doing this for fun, nothing more. We might do a few shows with the Crowes, maybe select cities in the US, Can, and Europe/UK, but not major touring like Gaslight does. This is my "for me" record, Gaslight is my baby, no mistake."
The Horrible Crowes are due to release their debut album later this year.