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CBC
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Springsteen opens the vault with dozens of unreleased songs on long-awaited box set sequel
Bruce Springsteen on Thursday announced the long-awaited sequel to his critically acclaimed 1998 Tracks box set, which will contain 83 songs, the vast majority of them previously unreleased. The set comprises what Springsteen says are seven "lost" albums. "The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released," Springsteen, 75, said in a short video clip posted to the social media platforms. "For one reason or another, something I felt was missing from some of them, or they just didn't feel complete at the time." Springsteen said he was able to revisit the recordings in the "vault" during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tracks II: The Lost Albums arrives in various CD and LP formats on June 27, with some editions including a 100-page hardcover book. Springsteen first teased the records on Wednesday morning. A short video posted to his Instagram account featured text that read, "What was lost has been found." Songs from sessions months before Born in the U.S.A. The set starts with sessions from 1983 in Los Angeles that have been widely bootlegged. Included are an alternate take of My Hometown, the seventh single from his smash 1984 album, Born in the U.S.A., as well as a run through Johnny Bye-Bye, which was first heard as a B-side to I'm on Fire. The bulk of the material is believed to be from the 1990s, an unusual decade in Springsteen's career in which he released three studio albums, and none after 1995's sparse and largely solo effort, The Ghost of Tom Joad. In the last year of the '90s, Springsteen reunited with the E Street Band, after a hiatus of more than a decade. "I often read about myself in the '90s as having some lost period or something," Springsteen said in the social clip previewing the release. "Not really — I was working the whole time," added Springsteen, who has a home studio at his residence in Monmouth, N.J. Other sections of the box set promise orchestra-driven and country-tinged material, as well as a disc entitled the Streets of Philadelphia sessions, named after Springsteen's Oscar-winning song from the 1993 movie of the same name. A more conventional rock track from the set, Raised on the River, was released to streaming platforms on Thursday. It will be the first set of original Springsteen material to see the light of day since 2020's Letter to You. In 2022, he released Only the Strong Survive, a collection of covers of soul classics. Springsteen and the E Street band played their last tour show on Nov. 22 in Vancouver. The group will embark on a tour of Europe and the U.K., beginning May 17 in Manchester, England, and concluding on July 3 in Milan, Italy. Also on Thursday, the trailer for the upcoming Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere was previewed to audiences at Cinemacom in Las Vegas. The film stars Jeremy Allen White from the FX show The Bear as Springsteen, and is to be released later this year.
Washington Post
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Bruce Springsteen to release 7 albums of unreleased songs, 'Tracks ll: The Lost Albums'
NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen knows what Bruce Springsteen fans want. And that's more Bruce Springsteen. The Boss will release seven new studio albums, titled 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' on June 27. It will contain material written and re-recorded between 1983 and 2018. The news arrived Thursday morning via Instagram. The 83-song collection is mostly previously unreleased tracks, 74 of them never-before-heard songs, in a box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book. In a short video clip posted to the social media platform, Springsteen explains that during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began completing 'everything I had in my vault,' he says. 'The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released.' Springsteen first teased the records on Wednesday morning. A short video posted to his Instagram account revealed that something called 'The Lost Albums' was forthcoming, along with Thursday's date, April 3, 2025. The clip also featured text that read 'What was lost has been found.' The caption urged his followers to head to It led to a subscription webpage and featured the dates '1983-2018.' 'Tracks ll' follows his first 'Tracks' volume. Released in 1998, it was a 4-CD, 66-song collection of unreleased material. Springsteen released his last studio album, 'Only the Strong Survive,' in 2022. It was a collection of covers, the Boss taking on classics from the Four Tops, Temptations, Supremes, Frankie Wilson, Jimmy Ruffin and others. The late soul legend Sam Moore, a frequent Springsteen collaborator, sang on two of the cuts. 'I wanted to make an album where I just sang,' Springsteen said in a statement at the time. 'And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies?' Next month, Springsteen and the E Street band will embark on a tour of Europe and the U.K., beginning May 17 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, and concluding on July 3 in Milan, Italy, at the San Siro Stadium. ___ This story corrects headline to add dropped letter in album's name.
Boston Globe
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Bruce Springsteen to release 7 albums of unreleased songs, ‘Track ll: The Lost Albums'
In a short video clip posted to the social media platform, Springsteen explains that during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began completing 'everything I had in my vault,' he says. 'The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released.' Springsteen first teased the records on Wednesday morning. A short video posted to his Instagram account revealed that something called 'The Lost Albums" was forthcoming, along with Thursday's date, April 3, 2025. The clip also featured text that read 'What was lost has been found.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The caption urged his followers to head to It led to a subscription webpage and featured the dates '1983-2018.' Advertisement 'Tracks ll" follows his first 'Tracks' volume. Released in 1998, it was a 4-CD, 66-song collection of unreleased material. Springsteen released his last studio album, 'Only the Strong Survive,' in 2022. It was a collection of covers, the Boss taking on classics from the Four Tops, Temptations, Supremes, Frankie Wilson, Jimmy Ruffin and others. The late soul legend Sam Moore, a frequent Springsteen collaborator, sang on two of the cuts. Advertisement 'I wanted to make an album where I just sang,' Springsteen said in a statement at the time. 'And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies?" Next month, Springsteen and the E Street band will embark on a tour of Europe and the U.K., beginning May 17 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, and concluding on July 3 in Milan, Italy, at the San Siro Stadium.
The Independent
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Bruce Springsteen to release 7 albums of unreleased songs, 'Track ll: The Lost Albums'
Bruce Springsteen knows what Bruce Springsteen fans want. And that's more Bruce Springsteen. The Boss will release seven new studio albums, titled 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' on June 27. It will contain material written and re-recorded between 1983 and 2018. The news arrived Thursday morning via Instagram. The 83-song collection is mostly previously unreleased tracks, 74 of them never-before-heard songs, in a box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book. In a short video clip posted to the social media platform, Springsteen explains that during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began completing 'everything I had in my vault,' he says. 'The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released.' Springsteen first teased the records on Wednesday morning. A short video posted to his Instagram account revealed that something called 'The Lost Albums" was forthcoming, along with Thursday's date, April 3, 2025. The clip also featured text that read 'What was lost has been found.' The caption urged his followers to head to It led to a subscription webpage and featured the dates '1983-2018." 'Tracks ll" follows his first 'Tracks' volume. Released in 1998, it was a 4-CD, 66-song collection of unreleased material. Springsteen released his last studio album, 'Only the Strong Survive,' in 2022. It was a collection of covers, the Boss taking on classics from the Four Tops, Temptations, Supremes, Frankie Wilson, Jimmy Ruffin and others. The late soul legend Sam Moore, a frequent Springsteen collaborator, sang on two of the cuts. 'I wanted to make an album where I just sang,' Springsteen said in a statement at the time. 'And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies?" Next month, Springsteen and the E Street band will embark on a tour of Europe and the U.K., beginning May 17 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, and concluding on July 3 in Milan, Italy, at the San Siro Stadium.
Associated Press
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Bruce Springsteen to release 7 albums of unreleased songs, ‘Track ll: The Lost Albums'
Bruce Springsteen knows what Bruce Springsteen fans want. And that's more Bruce Springsteen. The Boss will release seven new studio albums, titled 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' on June 27. It will contain material written and re-recorded between 1983 and 2018. The news arrived Thursday morning via Instagram. The 83-song collection is mostly previously unreleased tracks, 74 of them never-before-heard songs, in a box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book. In a short video clip posted to the social media platform, Springsteen explains that during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began completing 'everything I had in my vault,' he says. 'The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released.' Springsteen first teased the records on Wednesday morning. A short video posted to his Instagram account revealed that something called 'The Lost Albums' was forthcoming, along with Thursday's date, April 3, 2025. The clip also featured text that read 'What was lost has been found.' The caption urged his followers to head to It led to a subscription webpage and featured the dates '1983-2018.' 'Tracks ll' follows his first 'Tracks' volume. Released in 1998, it was a 4-CD, 66-song collection of unreleased material. Springsteen released his last studio album, 'Only the Strong Survive,' in 2022. It was a collection of covers, the Boss taking on classics from the Four Tops, Temptations, Supremes, Frankie Wilson, Jimmy Ruffin and others. The late soul legend Sam Moore, a frequent Springsteen collaborator, sang on two of the cuts. 'I wanted to make an album where I just sang,' Springsteen said in a statement at the time. 'And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies?' Next month, Springsteen and the E Street band will embark on a tour of Europe and the U.K., beginning May 17 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, and concluding on July 3 in Milan, Italy, at the San Siro Stadium.
