“Get Hurt” is a softer song that allows vocalist Brian Fallon to dial down the theatrics, much to the track’s benefit. It’s an opening manifesto in tone that lets you know that Gaslight Anthem means business. That track, “Stay Vicious,” plays with soft and hard sounds and life-saving lyrics. Get Hurt begins with a hard guitar riff and pounding drums, much harder and cleaner than what I was expecting. Get Hurt is a response to those of us who are waiting for the next The ‘59 Sound. The New Jersey band had a breakout sophomore album with The ‘59 Sound, and has seemed to struggle to live up to the great expectations that the album made for them. The cover of the album is an upside-down heart – you know what you’re in for with the title and cover. The Gaslight Anthem returns on their fifth LP of new material with Get Hurt.
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