Painkillers

"After spending a decade singing openhearted confessionals as the frontman of New Jersey punks Gaslight Anthem, gravel-voiced Brian Fallon is turning down his amp for a solo debut full of acoustic ballads and midtempo alt-country songs".

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"With 'Painkillers', the 36-year-old songwriter has bucked the heavy, Pearl Jam-indebted stylings of his band's critically divisive last album - 2014's 'Get Hurt' - to offer up something a bit more stonewashed and emotionally frayed".