My post had nothing to do with yours, actually. Rest assured I don't value your (or anyone else here's) opinion enough to influence my decision one way or the other about this particular band.
I'm fine with the Springsteen influence whether it's the general homage that is meet me by the river's edge, or the blatant "at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet/ it's a pretty good song maybe you know the rest" reference (although, much to 212ers dismay, that's one of the only Springsteen songs I dislike). The 59 sound is a fantastic album, and I dig parts of sink or swim quite a bit as well. But I'm sick of the gimmicky marketing strategy that the " hey we're from new jersey and love Springsteen, so if you love Springsteen you should listen to us!" has become with the band or Fallon's solo thing from a year or so ago. There's being influenced by someone and that showing in your songs, but then there's using that as your number one advertising campaign every time you put out an album. The Hudson falcons are from jersey, there's a giant influence to be heard in a lot of their tunes nevermind the number of covers they've done, but it's one of a bunch of obvious influences and never struck me as nearly as obnoxious and calculated. Perhaps the gaslight anthem aren't doing this either, and it's side one dummy (if they're even still on that label) or their manager, some PR guy. Whoever. I only pick on Fallon cos he's the only name in the band I know, and when I saw them live he had this godawful one-trick mimicry (I'll even give him the benefit of the doubt on the lack of stage presence thing based on the weirdness of the show, since it was an opening slot for the alkaline trio/rise against tour) thing down to an art.
Did I mention I still love the 59 sound? I'm even making sure to not get the name wrong like I did last time.