For all the thunder the band seems to have recaptured, some songs fall flat in the search for mainstream appeal.
The music aims for brutality and melody but misses the mark entirely on both counts.
The Quilt is little more than a mainstream pop-rap record that replaces songs about bitches with songs about ex-girlfriends.
Lightbulbs is an album solely for the initiated.
If they’re able to harness their Southern-revival hymns with the bravado of ’70s guitar rock, Delta Spirit will be a force to be reckoned with.
The Gaslight Anthem’s interpretation of their influences makes for one of the more rewarding punk albums of the year.
Look What You Made Me will burn brightly for a few weeks on the strength of its club readiness.