Three out of four ain’t bad. The Gaslight Anthem’s follow-up EP to their super-duper 2007 full-length Sink or Swim (XOXO) retreads much of the same grizzled, Jersey punk their fans have come to love. It works most of the time. The EP’s title track, however, sounds like a watered-down, hastily-written and recorded version of their stronger material. The “shake shake shake shake shake senora” comes too close to the triteness of Fall Out Boy telling everyone to “dance dance.”

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This is possibly the most important way someone can tell they’ve just attended a stupendous show: immediately after showering off the sweat and pit grime, you’re on the computer checking when the band is coming back or if the show the next day is within driving distance. That was the other night at The First Unitarian Church in Philly. After the Gaslight Anthem ripped the venue apart, the Loved Ones put it back together then ripped it apart again. That, combined with pleasantly surprising openers Amateur Party and The Ergs, made this my favorite show of the year so far.

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