Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[O]nce you settle in, the set reveals some of Springsteen's most beguiling work ever." Rolling Stone - Included in Rolling Stone's "The 50 Best Albums of 2019 -- "[A]n album that evokes late-Sixties and early-Seventies California pop, complete with swelling string arrangements..." Entertainment Weekly - "Few artists pair broad vision and intimate character detail with as balanced a hand as the Boss, who reminds us that redemption is possible and the land of hope and dreams can be a real place." Billboard - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Boss buckles up for his cowboy album, taking us in countless fascinating directions. It's the most charming and enjoyable he's sounded in quite some time..." Billboard - "[A] winning blend of roots-rock and orchestral pop....Springsteen's loving tribute to a rich American musical tradition stands on its own." NME (Magazine) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Boss buckles up for his cowboy album, taking us in countless fascinating directions. It's the most charming and enjoyable he's sounded in quite some time..." Paste (magazine) - "WESTERN STARS is full of sweeping symphonic passages that evoke the endless skies and open spaces of the American West." Pitchfork (Website) - "Bruce Springsteen returns with elegiac and wise songwriting conjuring the golden expanse of the American West; it's his best studio album in years." Clash (Magazine) - "[H]ere Springsteen comfortably occupies his long-foreshadowed role as a wise outlaw who's seen more pretenders come and go than most of us have had cooked dinners."