the gaslight anthem is an american punk band from new brunswick, new jersey. the members are brian fallon (lead vocals, guitar), alex rosamilia (guitar, backing vocals), alex levine (bass guitar, backing vocals) and benny horowitz (drums, percussion, tambourine). they released their first album, "sink or swim", on xoxo records in may 2007, and their second album, "the '59 sound", on sideonedummy records in august 2008. the band's third album, "american slang", was released on june 15, 2010.