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Bruce Springsteen

Western Stars (Sony)

Since 1973’s Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ, we’ve seen many sides of Bruce Springsteen. We’ve had the rocking bandleader of the E Street Band, the solo troubadour of Nebraska, the folky Seeger Sessions era and the bombast of Born in the USA. But for his 19th album and first outing without the E Street Band since 2005, the Boss has managed to surprise us again.

As the ...