In the December issue of SPIN Magazine, Bruce Springsteen talks about his recent musical influences:

And I’ve gotten into bands that have a bigger pop sound, like The Apples in Stereo and Band of Horses – it’s very dark, romantic music.  As for how it informs what I do, everything that goes in, comes out.

It’s hard to imagine the next Springsteen album sounding like New Magnetic Wonder, but that would certainly be–odd.  Not surprisingly, the interview spends more time drawing connections with Arcade Fire.

In other Apples news, in the December 27th issue of Rolling Stone, New Magnetic Wonder is listed in the “Top 50 Albums of the Year” as  #28.