Ash Bebbington

From the very first second of The Gaslight Anthem’s ‘The ‘59 Sound’, it’s clear that they’re harking back to a bygone era. As soon as you press play, the familiar sound of a needle hitting a vinyl record plays for a few seconds before the opening track – ‘Great Expectations’ – springs into action. The album cover, which features a black and white image of the band with a stamp in the top right saying that the record is in full dimensional stereo, gives a hefty nod to album covers of the 50s and 60s. A simpler time when a

Many people will tell you that the greatest punk bands burned out or faded away in the 20th Century, and that more contemporary bands within the genre have little to offer. That couldn’t be further from the truth. In 2009, a band from the outskirts of London released one of the greatest punk records of all time, and gave their record label a bloody nose while they were at it. In 2005, a group of punks from Watford, UK, formed a new band. They called themselves Gallows, and quickly became notorious for their electric live performances. They released their debut