Americana

Zach Bryan is no Springsteen

17 January 2026 9:00 am

There would, on the surface, appear to be little common ground between the wife of stuffy old Malcolm Muggeridge and…

Anyone irritated by Springsteen’s speeches hasn’t been paying attention

31 May 2025 9:00 am

No one who went to see Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway residency a few years back came away disappointed because they knew…

Elvis Costello remains the most fascinating songwriter Britain has produced in the past 50 years

14 September 2024 9:00 am

Song for song, line by line, blow for blow, Elvis Costello remains the most consistently fascinating songwriter Britain has produced…

Amazing Grace

17 June 2023 9:00 am

Some artists need flash bombs to make an impression on stage. Some need giant screens. Some need to run around…

Something special

29 October 2022 9:00 am

Bob Dylan has always toyed with audiences. He plays what he wants, how he wants, letting his mood dictate tempo…

Hideously tasteful elegies to useless country singers: Bruce Springsteen’s Western Stars reviewed

6 July 2019 9:00 am

Grade: B– The first Springsteen song I ever heard was ‘Born To Run’, back when I was 14. I clocked…