So friends, I don't know if you've read along the interweb, but there is lots of new updates of Chuck's new album 'Gold Country". For one, I bet you didn't know before yesterday that it was called Gold Country. I also bet you didn't know it is planned to be released September 21, 2009.

Well here is a snipit of what I am talking about:

"The official release date from our good friends at Side One Dummy Records will be September 1st, 2009.  The CD and digital formats will be released and available by Side One Dummy while the vinyl version will be released on our own label Ten Four Records with art and design by Boris Vrbich."

read the full article here

BUT THAT IS NOT ALL! Chuck Ragan and Brian Fallon (of The Gaslight Anthem) are planning on putting out a Split 7"! It is too be called "The Gospel Songs 7 Inch"

Side One Dummy explains it here.

"This is a double A-Side Split 7” featuring song writers Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music) and Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem). The artwork looks like an old hymnal because these two artist sing and write songs that are from that hopefully can start a music Revival."  o_0 I see what they did there.

"The A side of the release is a new track from Chuck Ragan’s forth coming release called “Glory”. The other A-Side is Brian Fallon’s “Tin Pan Alley”.

The pressing is limited to 2,500.

500 on brown vinyl which will be sold exclusively at the Vinyl Collective.    

500 on White vinyl which will be sold at Hot Topic.    

1,500 on Black Vinyl that will be sold through SideOneDummy (1,000 US pressing, 500 European pressing)."

You can preorder the black vinyl at Side One Dummy or the exclusive brown colour at Vinyl Collective.