The Gaslight Anthem's frontman Brian Fallon has announced details of a side-project.

The singer's new side-project, The Horrible Crowes, sees him hook up with fellow musician Ian Perkins.

"What we're doing is writing songs and making demos at the very moment. We hope to put out a full-length record sometime this year, before it gets cold again," Fallon wrote on his blog.

He added: "Gaslight isn't planning on recording until the fall, for a 2012 release”. Every time I write a creepy Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Mark Lanegan-type song, I get an idea for a ripper which goes straight to Gaslight."

Meanwhile, The Gaslight Anthem released a cover of the Stone's classic 'Tumblin Dice' in December.

(by Holly Frith)