While Bruce Springsteen is quick to note that he “would prefer to stay on the sidelines. The artist is supposed to be the canary in the cage” in this piece from The Guardian, the previous quote goes at the heart of what has made albums such as Nebraska, Born in the U.S.A. or The Ghost of Tom Joad such powerful political statements.

As a Springsteen fan and as someone who studies political music, such a statement - as well as his emphasis later in the piece on the part Occupy Wall Street has played in changing the national conversation - definitely raises even higher my expectations for his new album, Wrecking Ball, out March 6.

You can read the rest of the Guardian piece here and watch the powerful video for the first single from Wrecking Ball, “We Take Care Of Our Own”, here. 

(via sonicweapons)