When the Gaslight Anthem first came to prominence in the late 00s their punk-indebted take on blue-collar rock earned them favourable comparisons to fellow New Jerseyite Bruce Springsteen. Their fifth album is a disappointment, however, with the 12 tracks here smoothed of any interesting rough edges and aimed squarely at stadium crowds. The rockers are all blustering huff and puff with little in the way of inspiration, but they sound positively inspired when compared with the ballads, which are either insipid (Break Your Heart) or overblown and executed with all the grace and subtlety of Nickelback (Selected Poems). Best avoided.