Brian Fallon has announced his new album, Not Bad For New Jersey, arriving via his own Lesser Known Records on 11th September 2026. The record will appear on digital services the previous day. It is Fallon’s first original solo LP in more than five years.
Produced by longtime collaborator Butch Walker (Green Day, Jesse Malin, Taylor Swift) at Walker’s studio just outside Nashville, Not Bad For New Jersey sees Fallon summoning up a blend of power pop and heartland rock. He is joined by a number of special guests, including The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen, avant-garde guitar legend Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Marianne Faithfull), and GRAMMY® Award-winning country luminary Lori McKenna.
“From the beginning I knew I had to fully lean into the passion and lunacy of all these songs I felt inspired by; there wasn’t much room for subtlety,” says Fallon, citing Bryan Adams’ Run to You and The Police’s Every Breath You Take as key touchstones. “There was so much childlike joy in writing and recording all these songs. The whole album came together so naturally, with a level of creative fulfilment I hadn’t experienced in a very long time.”
You can pre-order/pre-save Not Bad For New Jersey at this link.
Fallon has released latest single, Pearls, a heavy-hearted but ultimately triumphant track addressed to those born into privilege. “I’ve never been one to resent anybody for having certain advantages in life, and I don’t think there’s anything inherently pure in having to struggle,” says Fallon. “But I do think there’s real value in overcoming the odds stacked against you, because getting to the point of feeling like you’re actually worth something is one of the toughest mountains to climb”.
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