On July 29, 2015, the band announced an indefinite hiatus following their European summer tour, which concluded at Reading Festival on Sunday 30 August.

In March 2022, the band announced that they had reunited and returned to "full-time status", and that they had begun writing their sixth studio album.

[2] Brian Fallon was in a number of bands prior to the Gaslight Anthem, most recently This Charming Man.

After this, Volpe left and Alex Rosamilia joined, and the current line-up of the Gaslight Anthem was formed.

[4] The Gaslight Anthem's debut, Sink or Swim, was well received by both independent music review sites such as punknews.org,[5] AbsolutePunk.net,[6] and more mainstream publications such as Spin.com.

In 2008, the band covered "God's Gonna Cut You Down" for the Johnny Cash tribute album All Aboard!

"[12] In addition, the band received airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music,[13] and embarked on a UK and European tour in November.

[21] The Gaslight Anthem toured the UK and Europe at the end of 2010 with support from Chuck Ragan and Sharks.

[22] They performed two songs from American Slang on Episode 6, Series 37 of Later... with Jools Holland, originally broadcast in the UK on October 22, 2010.

[25] However, prior to playing on Pinkpop in June 2011, Fallon stated that they had just started working on the new album and that it would not be released for at least a few months.

[26] In the same interview Fallon said only one song was finished so far, referring to Biloxi Parish which they performed on stage at Pinkpop 2011 as well as Rock Am Ring.

[27] During this time, Fallon was also working with good friend Ian Perkins on their side project, The Horrible Crowes.

On October 14, 2011, the band announced that their last show before going into the studio to record their new album would be on December 9, 2011, at the Asbury Park Convention Hall.

On September 21, 2012, in Pensacola, Florida, the Gaslight Anthem performed Pearl Jam's "State of Love and Trust" live at DeLuna Fest with Eddie Vedder on vocals.

After playing a show in New York City, he explained his frustration about audiences continually requesting Bruce Springsteen covers.

On July 29, 2015, the band announced an indefinite hiatus following their European summer tour in support of Get Hurt, which concluded at Reading Festival on Sunday 30 August.

[1] Two and a half years later, on January 3, 2018, it was revealed that the band would be reuniting for Governors Ball Music Festival held on Randall's Island in New York City.

[43][44] After the tour's completion, the band reentered its indefinite hiatus, with Brian Fallon releasing two further solo albums, Local Honey (2020) and Night Divine (2021).

Of the song and collaboration, Fallon said, "There’s a definitely a little wink in there," alluding to the longstanding comparisons made between the band's sound and Springsteen's.

[53] History Books was released on October 27, 2023, accompanied by the music video for the record's opening track, "Spider Bites.

"[54] Following an Instagram post teasing "some extra stuff" on February 10, 2024,[55] the band released a four track companion EP titled History Books - Short Stories on March 22, 2024.

[56] Produced by Butch Walker, the EP features acoustic versions of both the title track and lead single "Positive Charge", a re-recorded version of "Blue Jeans & White T-shirts" (originally from their 2008 EP Señor and the Queen) featuring Emily Wolfe, and a cover of Billie Eilish's 2016 track "Ocean Eyes" featuring Karina Rykman, which received its live debut at the Manchester Apollo on the same day as its release.

In addition to performing a short three-song set during the first intermission, they played their song "Howl" on stage after each of the Devils' seven goals during the game.

)[58] The New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica described the band as "part of a rich tradition of New Jersey punk, spanning the Misfits to the Bouncing Souls.

[60] Representative of such views, one critic wrote, "The Gaslight Anthem are like something out of speculative fiction: this is what pop music would be if Springsteen hadn't listened to his producer, let the Ramones record Hungry Heart, and launched the C.B.G.B.

"[61] Drummer Benny Horowitz and guitarist Alex Rosamilia stated that they are "more Bruce Springsteen appreciators", and that they "didn't start listening to him until [they] joined the band.

[65] As a bonus track for the deluxe version of Handwritten, the Gaslight Anthem covered the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song "You Got Lucky".