The Gaslight Anthem was called 'Bruce Springsteen copycats', now he's on its new song

This combination of photos shows Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem performing at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta on May 6, 2023, left, and Bruce Springsteen performing with the E Street Band in New York on April 1, 2023. — Photo: AP

For years, a common critique of the beloved New Jersey rock band The Gaslight Anthem was to label them "Bruce Springsteen” copycats. Now they've released a song with the Boss.

History Books, the title track from the band's first album in nine years, is big-hearted freeway rock, made ascendent by frontman Brian Fallon and Springsteen's tremulous harmonies.