Somber and startlingly hushed, Springsteen’s first primarily acoustic set since Nebraska was no less unflinching or dark. Framed/inspired by its title character, it serves as a parched, narrative-driven consideration of poverty, immigration and the brittle troubles of Americans and Mexicans in the Southwest.

1
The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Straight Time
Highway 29
Youngstown
Sinaloa Cowboys

2
The Line
Balboa Park
Dry Lightning
The New Timer
Across The Border
Galveston Bay
My Best Was Never Good Enough