{{Infobox album | name = Local Honey | type = Studio | artist = Brian Fallon | cover = LocalHoney.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2020|03|27}} | recorded = 2019 | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 31:16 | label = Lesser Known Records | producer = Peter Katis | prev_title = Sleepwalkers | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = Night Divine | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Singles | name = Local Honey | type = studio | single1 = You Have Stolen My Heart | single1date = December 9, 2019 | single2 = 21 Days | single2date = January 17, 2020 | single3 = When You're Ready | single3date = March 27, 2020 }} }} '''''Local Honey''''' is the third studio album by Brian Fallon, singer/guitarist of American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, released on March 27, 2020, through Lesser Known Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/local-honey/1490021109|title=Local Honey by Brian Fallon on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
==Singles== "You Have Stolen My Heart" was released as the lead single from the album on December 9, 2019.<ref name="RollingStone">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-fallon-local-honey-album-you-have-stolen-my-heart-song-925186/|title=Brian Fallon Previews New Album With 'You Have Stolen My Heart' Single|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=December 10, 2019|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> "21 Days" was released as the second single from the album on January 17, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/brian-fallon-21-days-song-939545/|title=Brian Fallon's New Song '21 Days': Listen|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=January 17, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> "When You're Ready" was released as the third single from the album on March 27, 2020.
==Background== Talking about the album, Fallon said, "Every single song is about right now. There’s nothing on this record that has to do with the past or even the future, it just has to do with the moments that are presented and things that I’ve learned and I’m finding in my day to day. This record is 100 percent about the day today. It’s not about these glorious dreams or miserable failures, it’s just about life and how I see it."<ref name="RollingStone"/>
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | MC = 77/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/local-honey/brian-fallon|title=Local Honey by Brian Fallon Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/local-honey-mw0003346777|title=Local Honey - Brian Fallon {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> | rev2 = ''American Songwriter'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/brian-fallon-local-honey-album-review/|title=Brian Fallon Bares His Heart With New Album, 'Local Honey'|website=American Songwriter|last=Scott|first=James|date=March 27, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/brian_fallon-local_honey|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Feibel|first=Adam|date=March 25, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref> | rev4 = Kerrang! | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Kerrang">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-brian-fallon-local-honey/|title=Album Review: Brian Fallon – Local Honey|work=Kerrang!|last=Hickie|first=James|date=March 18, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> }} ''Local Honey'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC"/>
AllMusic's James Christopher Monger reviewed the album positively, stating, "Local Honey is an inside record that's better-suited for humid mornings and overcast afternoons than the open highway. In looking stridently inward, Fallon has crafted his most homespun and relatable outing to date." Kerrang!'s James Hickie reviewed the album positively, stating, "At just eight tracks long, Local Honey doesn’t stick around nearly long enough. That’s certainly not a charge you’d level against a release you don’t enjoy, which Brian is still yet to make. As well as being excellent, Local Honey is evidence that the man himself is able to adjust his songwriting to his circumstances without compromising in its quality. It all makes for a seriously sweet listen that reaffirms the Jersey boy as a storyteller and songwriter par excellence."<ref name="Kerrang"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing |headline = ''Local Honey'' track listing | title1 = When You're Ready | length1 = 4:32 | title2 = 21 Days | length2 = 3:32 | title3 = Vincent | length3 = 4:18 | title4 = I Don't Mind (If I'm with You) | length4 = 3:49 | title5 = Lonely for You Only | length5 = 3:36 | title6 = Horses | length6 = 3:33 | title7 = Hard Feelings | length7 = 4:11 | title8 = You Have Stolen My Heart | length8 = 3:45 | total_length = 31:16 }}
==Personnel== Credits adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/local-honey-mw0003346777/credits|title=Local Honey - Brian Fallon {{!}} Credits {{!}} |work=AllMusic|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> * Brian Fallon – composer, guitars, piano, primary artist, vocals {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Musicians * Thomas Bartlett – keyboards, piano * Chris Farren – keyboards, vocals * Kori Gardner – background vocals * Peter Katis – keyboards * Kurt Leon – drums, guitars, percussion * Ian Perkins – bass, guitars * Eric Sanderson – bass * Ian Tait – bass, upright bass {{col-2}} ;Technical personnel * Kelsey Hunter Ayres – art direction, photography * Thomas Bartlett – programming * Greg Calbi – mastering * Chris Farren – programming * Greg Giorgio – engineer * Laurens Grossen – assistant * Chance Halter – assistant * Peter Katis – engineer, mixing, producer, programming * Kurt Leon – engineer * Eric Sanderson – programming * Johannes Weinberger – design, layout {{col-end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Sales chart performance for ''Local Honey'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|Austria|48|artist=Brian Fallon|album=Local Honey|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|74|artist=Brian Fallon|album=Local Honey|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 4, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Germany|16|id=397839|artist=Brian Fallon|album=Local Honey|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 3, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20200403|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 4, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|67|artist=Brian Fallon|album=Local Honey|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 8, 2020}} |- {{album chart|UK2|32|date=20200403|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 4, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|150|artist=Brian Fallon|album=Local Honey|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 8, 2020}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release formats for ''Local Honey'' |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label |- ! scope="row"| Various | March 27, 2020 | {{hlist|Digital download|CD|streaming}} | Lesser Known Records |}
==See also== *List of 2020 albums
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Brian Fallon}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:2020 albums Category:Brian Fallon albums