With vivid characterisation and storytelling tunes set amid the open road and rolling vistas of the American West, United States music icon Bruce Springsteen's newest album, Western Stars, might seem like a detour into country music.
Far from it - his 19th studio album, and his first collection of original tunes since 2012's Wrecking Ball, actually takes its cue from lush 1970s American pop a la the tunes popularised by the likes of Burt Bacharach and Glen Campbell.
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