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Label:    Island Records – B0024474-01
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:    US
Released:    Mar 11, 2016
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Alternative Rock

A1        A Wonderful Life
Bass – Catherine Popper
Drums, Backing Vocals – Mark Stepro
Guitar, Glockenspiel, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Brian Fallon (2)
A2        Painkillers
Bass – Catherine Popper
Drums – Mark Stepro
Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
A3        Among Other Foolish Things
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic 12 String], Mandolin, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
A4        Smoke
Bass, Backing Vocals – Catherine Popper
Guitar, Piano, Mandolin, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Body Percussion [Stomps], Handclaps – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
A5        Steve McQueen
Bass – Catherine Popper
Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Piano – Alex Rosamilia
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
A6        Nobody Wins
Drums – Mark Stepro
Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Bass – Brian Fallon (2)
B1        Rosemary
Bass – Catherine Popper
Drums, Backing Vocals – Mark Stepro
Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
B2        Red Lights
Bass, Backing Vocals – Catherine Popper
Drums, Backing Vocals – Mark Stepro
Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
B3        Long Drives
Bass, Backing Vocals – Catherine Popper
Drums – Mark Stepro
Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Pedal Steel Guitar – Josh Kaler
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
B4        Honey Magnolia
Bass, Backing Vocals – Catherine Popper
Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
B5        Mojo Hand
Guitar, Piano, Mandolin, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)
B6        Open All Night
Backing Vocals – Butch Walker
Bass – Catherine Popper
Drums, Backing Vocals – Mark Stepro
Guitar – Todd Stopera
Piano – Alex Rosamilia
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Fallon (2)

Copyright © – Island Records
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records
Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Recorded At – Taxidermy Studios, Nashville, TN
A&R – David Massey, Steve Yegelwel
A&R [Administration] – Elizabeth Vago, Meredeth Oliver
Art Direction, Design – Joe Spix
Booking [Europe/UK - UTA] – Tobbe Lorentz
Booking [North American - CAA] – Jared Martin, Mitch Rose
Engineer – Todd Stopera
Lacquer Cut By – RKS*
Legal – Rosemary Carroll
Management [Business - Tribeca Business Management] – Alice Lee (2), Jeff Schwartz (3), Rebecca Morgan (4)
Management [Esther Creative Group] – Tom Sarig
Mastered By – Joe LaPorta
Mixed By – Michael Brauer*
Photography By – Danny Clinch
Producer, Engineer – Butch Walker
Production Manager – Matt Burnette-Lemon
Public Relations [UK Press - Dawbell] – James Windle, Richard Dawes
Public Relations [US Press - Big Hassle] – Ken Weinstein
Written-By – Brian Fallon (2), Butch Walker (tracks: A2, A6, B5)
Includes printed lyric insert and download card for entire release in MP3 format
STERLING is stamped while the rest are etched in the runouts.

Marketing was done by Sharon Timure.
Business Affairs: Michael Seltzer, Evan Levane, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen, Vol S. Davis III.
℗ © 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barcode (Printed): 6 02547 72923 1
Barcode (Scanned): 602547729231

The solo debut from the moonshine-voiced Gaslight Anthem frontman, Painkillers sees Brian Fallon holding true to his Jersey punk roots, while establishing himself as a top-tier songwriter in the increasingly crowded pantheon of indie-Americana scenemakers. Always a deft lyricist, with Painkillers, Fallon has proved that he can hold his own with open-road, roots rock bards like Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers), Josh Ritter, and Jason Isbell. Spirited, glockenspiel-hammered opener "A Wonderful Life" does little to dispel the oft-cited Springsteen comparisons that have both dogged and helped Fallon throughout the years, but the contemplative title track that follows introduces a more nuanced take on blue collar heartache that, for the most part, extends through to the remaining 11 tracks. Standouts like the lush "Among Other Foolish Things," the fist-pumping "Rosemary," the bonfire stomper "Smoke," and the easy, country-folk closer "Open All Night," deftly balance artistry and last-call desperation. These are lent some real pop gravitas by the clean, but not too pristine production of Butch Walker, who peppers Painkillers with pedal steel guitars and sweet, but not too saccharine harmonies. Elsewhere, Fallon's other muse, Bob Dylan, shines through on the plaintive "Long Drives," and "Downtown Train"-era Tom Waits is evoked on the sleepy "Honey Magnolia," but Painkillers, despite its measured pace, never loses steam. Much like his English counterpart Frank Turner, who fronted the post-hardcore outfit Million Dead before going solo, Fallon has found a way to distill his band's fiery nostalgia into something a little more refined, but no less affecting. ~ James Christopher Monger

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ALTERNATIVE
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 3/11/2016