Twin Atlantic’s Sam McTrusty Celebrates His “Rock God” Bruce Springsteen on BBC Radio 2

Notting Hill Music signing Sam McTrusty recently appeared on BBC Radio 2’s The Rock Show with Shaun Keaveny to celebrate the artist he considers his ultimate “Rock God”: Bruce Springsteen.

During the feature, the Twin Atlantic frontman discussed discovering Springsteen’s music as a child and the lasting impact “The Boss” has had on his development as a songwriter.

Renowned for his vivid storytelling, emotional honesty and ability to turn personal experiences into universal anthems, Springsteen’s influence can be felt throughout generations of guitar music. Sam spoke about how those qualities have continued to inspire his own approach to writing since he was young.

As the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of Glasgow rock band Twin Atlantic, Sam has built a celebrated catalogue filled with similarly powerful melodies, candid lyrics and arena-sized choruses. Across records including Free, Great Divide, GLA, Power, Transparency and Meltdown, his writing has helped establish Twin Atlantic as one of Scotland’s most successful and enduring contemporary rock bands.

The appearance offered a fascinating insight into the music that helped shape Sam as both an artist and songwriter - and proved that even rock stars have their own rock gods.

Listen back now on BBC Sounds.