“I think everything is better,” begins Brian Fallon, when asked to compare the last time The Gaslight Anthem released an album to now. It’s a simple answer, but an emphatic one. “Everything!” Coping with pressure. Learning how to navigate annoying music industry politics. Feeling more positive in his own headspace. It’s all important stuff that, since 2014’s Get Hurt, the frontman has been able to work on. And – spoiler alert – it also adds up to make The Gaslight Anthem’s long-awaited sixth album History Books, released today, a total triumph. “This is a mental freedom record,” Brian explains. “I think it’s what happens after you’re mentally healthy. I’m not trying to say that all my problems are sorted out, but I was free; I felt like I was in a ment...