SWEET AS HONEY

As the old adage goes, you either die a punk or live long enough to see yourself release a folk album. Though the roots of folk and country have always planted themselves throughout Brian Fallon’s discography – most notably when he was the frontman of heartland heroes The Gaslight Anthem – the 40-year-old New Jersian has officially made the crossover into fingerpicking singer-songwriter territory with Local Honey, his third solo album and a blindingly beautiful compilation of introspective reveries.

A mostly lowkey affair, Local Honey showcases Fallon at his rawest and most vulnerable; he has nowhere to hide with his emotional fervour, he can’t bury a feeling in an onslaught of riffs or shake off his worries in a breakdown. The music is resoundingly mature