Brian Fallon Releases Two New Solo Singles; “Not Bad For New Jersey” & “Better Before”

Brian Fallon, frontman for the Gaslight Anthem, has shared two new songs that mark his first new solo work in five year. Better Before, which was co-written with singer-songwriter Donovan Woods, shares the tale of a sunsetting romance, while Not Bad For New Jersey is a tribute to Fallon’s home state.

“‘Not Bad for New Jersey’ is my way of celebrating what I do and where I’m from,” says Fallon. “I wrote that song looking back on my life the way you do after almost ending up in a crash – like, ‘How did I make it through that?’ I really could’ve busted myself open somewhere along the way, but somehow I’m still here, and I’m still in one piece.”

The tracks Not Bad For New Jersey and Better Before were produced by Fallon’s longtime collaborator Butch Walker at Walker’s studio just outside Nashville. Fallon will join Bruce Springsteen, Rosanne Cash, Kenny Chesney, and more for Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us – Celebrating 250 Years of American Music, June 4 at OceanFirst Bank Center on the campus of Monmouth University,