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Japan Today
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Bruce Springsteen takes seven 'Lost Albums' off the shelf for a new box set
FILE - Bruce Springsteen speaks to the audience during a concert with the E Street Band at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) By DAVID BAUDER Bruce Springsteen's new project, 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' is entirely about that age-old question: What if? The box set, out June 27, comprises seven albums encompassing the period between 1983 and 2018, all but one he prepared to release in its time but ultimately shelved. Now that he's decided to drop them simultaneously, they offer a fascinating alternative story of his musical life. Building on its predecessor 'Tracks,' 1998's four-disc, 66-song collection of unreleased material, there are 83 songs here. While some slipped out on other projects — 'My Hometown' and 'Secret Garden' among them — the vast majority hadn't been heard publicly. This is all fully completed material, not half-baked or half-finished outtakes. It's not unusual for artists to leave songs — or even full-lengths — on the cutting-room floor, but multiple entire albums? Springsteen explains that he's taken care releasing albums, looking to build a narrative arc for his career, and believes this approach has served him well. Perhaps as a result, the most interesting work on 'Tracks II' comes when he stretches out and explores pathways not in his wheelhouse: countrypolitan Bruce, border-town Bruce, Burt Bacharach-inspired Bruce and a set of synthesizer-based songs modeled after his Oscar-winning 'Streets of Philadelphia.' Oddly, the one disc of strays cobbled together that feels most like an E Street Band record is the least compelling. Since these are seven distinct albums, it's worth evaluating them that way. 'LA Garage Sessions '83' captures Springsteen working virtually alone at a home in the Hollywood Hills. It was squarely in between his 'Nebraska' and 'Born in the USA' albums, and he seems torn between those two approaches. There are character studies here, and more lighthearted fare like 'Little Girl Like You,' with a single man yearning to settle down. The most striking cut is 'The Klansman,' about a boy and his racist father, yet it cries out for more development. Ultimately, Springsteen chose the right albums to release at the time. The song 'Streets of Philadelphia' was a genuine departure musically, and Springsteen decided to make an album in the same vein, with synthesizers and drum loops the dominant elements. If released in the early 1990s, this would have been the most contemporary-sounding disc of his career, with atmospherics that occasionally recall U2. Springsteen pulled it at the last minute, reasoning that the stories of doomed relationships — sample lyric: 'We loved each other like a disease' — was too much like 'Tunnel of Love.' At the same time he recorded 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' in 1995, Springsteen also convened a country band steered by pedal steel player Marty Rifkin. Their work was terrific, led by the one-two punch of 'Repo Man' and the Johnny Rivers cover, 'Poor Side of Town.' The title cut to a disc he calls 'Somewhere North of Nashville' escaped into the public some two decades later. Since the somber 'Joad' won a Grammy, who are we to second-guess his choice of what to put out? 'Nashville,' though, is a rollicking good time. 'Inyo' is similar to 'Joad' and 'Devils & Dust,' mostly acoustic-based narratives, here many of them stories of the Southwest. Springsteen even appropriately brings in mariachi bands for 'Adelita' and 'The Lost Charro.' Soozie Tyrell's violin is notable, particularly on the majestic 'When I Build My Beautiful House.' We're guessing that Springsteen may have considered 'Inyo' one album too many in the same style, but it's still strong work. At one point Springsteen considered making 'Western Stars,' his salute to early 1970s California songwriting, a double album. When he didn't, the songs on 'Twilight Hours' were left behind. Here Bacharach is the primary influence, and this almost feels like Elvis Costello's collaboration with Burt, only without him (and is the lyric 'God give me strength' a hat-tip to that project?). The crooning Bruce of 'Sunday Love' is spellbinding, maybe the box's best song. 'Lonely Town' sits at the intersection of Bacharach and Roy Orbison, while 'Dinner at Eight' is a lovely sum-up. 'Twilight Hours' may startle Springsteen fans — and impress them, too. The workmanlike songs on 'Faithless' were written on commission in two weeks, the soundtrack to a movie that was never made. It's a good bet it would have been a moody Western. When Springsteen duels with Tom Morello on the song 'Another Thin Line,' you realize how little you've heard his electric guitar on 'Tracks II.' The album 'Perfect World' is the one here made up of leftovers from different periods, with the greatest E Street Band participation. Here's the deal, though: Most good E Street Band material has already been released. The best left behind for this disc is 'You Lifted Me Up,' with minimalist lyrics and a vocal collaboration with Patti Scialfa and Steve Van Zandt. The box gives Springsteen completists plenty to mull over, and you can question whether these 'lost discs' would get more attention released separately instead of together. If it's too much, he's releasing a 20-song set of its highlights. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Economic Times
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Bruce Springsteen's ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums' has 83 unreleased songs. Icon shares big update on upcoming project
AP On June 27, Bruce Springsteen will release 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' an epic seven-album box set filled with 83 unreleased songs American icon Bruce Springsteen is finally answering the question fans have whispered for decades. What else is out there? Springsteen has never been one to toss out a good idea. On June 27, Bruce Springsteen will release 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' an epic seven-album box set filled with 83 unreleased songs that span over three decades of his career, from 1983 to 2018, according to a report in Entertainment Now. "This was a really unusual collection of songs because I was commissioned to write them for a film… It was a western that dealt with spiritual issues." Learn more about "Faithless" in "Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums," coming soon. #TheLostAlbums," his Instagram post 9-LP collection also features a 100-page hardcover book, offering deeper insights into Springsteen's creative process through outtakes, B-sides, and demos. ALSO READ: Kristi Noem's hospitalisation linked to her visit with RFK Jr to a controversial biohazard lab for Ebola, SARS-CoV-2? In a new interview with the New York Times, ahead of his new 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' box set release due out next Friday — an 83-song epic divided into seven distinct albums — Bruce Springsteen revealed that 'Tracks III' is 'already done.' Yes, The Boss is already looking ahead to the next project, which he says will comprise an additional five albums of material ranging from sessions for his debut 'Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.' in 1973 up to last year.'The past always weighs heavy on me. 'Our pasts have a lot to do with shaping who we are now and the things we're pursuing. So that is a theme that constantly recurs to me, and I'm always rewriting it, trying to get it right," he was quoted as saying by the NYT. ALSO READ: VA spokesperson issues clarification on bombshell report claiming doctors can refuse treatment to Democrats 'It's basically what was left in the vault,' he said. 'So there was a lot of good music left.' While no release date has been announced yet for Tracks III , fans of Bruce Springsteen will have plenty to look forward to in the meantime. Arriving alongside Tracks II on June 27 is a companion set titled Lost and Found: Selections from The Lost Albums , which includes 20 curated tracks from across the unreleased material. It will be available on two LPs or a single CD. 'These were full albums, some even mixed and ready for release,' Springsteen said earlier this year. 'I've shared this music privately for years. I'm happy you'll finally get to hear it — I hope you enjoy it.' Wednesday also marked the release of the first trailer for Deliver Me From Nowhere , a biopic starring Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen. The film, due out October 24, chronicles the creation of Springsteen's 1982 album Nebraska and was primarily shot in New Jersey during the fall and winter of 2024–2025.
Boston Globe
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
At last, a good long look at Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in ‘Deliver Me from Nowhere'
Cooper is perhaps best known as the director of ' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Springsteen has been much in the news of late. The 75-year-old singer made headlines a few weeks ago when, during a concert in England, he criticized President Trump, calling him 'corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous.' (Trump responded by calling Springsteen a ' Advertisement Springsteen is also set to release a slew of songs that have not been heard before. Called 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' the collection, due out next week, includes 83 songs, 74 of which have not been previously released in any form. Springsteen told Advertisement It's clear in the Times story that the author of 'Born in the USA' is distraught about what is happening in America at the moment. Explaining Trump's rise, Springsteen said the country's 'incredible increase in wealth disparity left so many people behind…It was ripe for a demagogue.' 'While I can't believe it was this moron that came along, he fit the bill for some people,' Springsteen said. 'What we've been living through in the last 70 days are things that we all said, 'This can't happen here.' 'This will never happen in America.' And here we are.' Mark Shanahan can be reached at
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bruce Springsteen's ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums' has 83 unreleased songs. Icon shares big update on upcoming project
Live Events Bruce Springsteen's 'Tracks III' done? (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel American icon Bruce Springsteen is finally answering the question fans have whispered for decades. What else is out there?Springsteen has never been one to toss out a good idea. On June 27, Bruce Springsteen will release 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' an epic seven-album box set filled with 83 unreleased songs that span over three decades of his career, from 1983 to 2018, according to a report in Entertainment Now."This was a really unusual collection of songs because I was commissioned to write them for a film… It was a western that dealt with spiritual issues." Learn more about "Faithless" in "Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums ," coming soon. #TheLostAlbums," his Instagram post 9-LP collection also features a 100-page hardcover book, offering deeper insights into Springsteen's creative process through outtakes, B-sides, and a new interview with the New York Times, ahead of his new 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' box set release due out next Friday — an 83-song epic divided into seven distinct albums — Bruce Springsteen revealed that 'Tracks III' is 'already done.'Yes, The Boss is already looking ahead to the next project, which he says will comprise an additional five albums of material ranging from sessions for his debut 'Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.' in 1973 up to last year.'The past always weighs heavy on me. 'Our pasts have a lot to do with shaping who we are now and the things we're pursuing. So that is a theme that constantly recurs to me, and I'm always rewriting it, trying to get it right," he was quoted as saying by the NYT.'It's basically what was left in the vault,' he said. 'So there was a lot of good music left.' While no release date has been announced yet for Tracks III, fans of Bruce Springsteen will have plenty to look forward to in the alongside Tracks II on June 27 is a companion set titled Lost and Found: Selections from The Lost Albums, which includes 20 curated tracks from across the unreleased material. It will be available on two LPs or a single CD.'These were full albums, some even mixed and ready for release,' Springsteen said earlier this year. 'I've shared this music privately for years. I'm happy you'll finally get to hear it — I hope you enjoy it.'Wednesday also marked the release of the first trailer for Deliver Me From Nowhere, a biopic starring Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen. The film, due out October 24, chronicles the creation of Springsteen's 1982 album Nebraska and was primarily shot in New Jersey during the fall and winter of 2024–2025.
Toronto Star
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Bruce Springsteen takes seven ‘Lost Albums' off the shelf for a new box set
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen's new project, 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' is entirely about that age-old question: What if? The box set, out June 27, comprises seven albums encompassing the period between 1983 and 2018, all but one he prepared to release in its time but ultimately shelved. Now that he's decided to drop them simultaneously, they offer a fascinating alternative story of his musical life. Building on its predecessor 'Tracks,' 1998's four-disc, 66-song collection of unreleased material, there are 83 songs here. While some slipped out on other projects — 'My Hometown' and 'Secret Garden' among them — the vast majority hadn't been heard publicly. This is all fully completed material, not half-baked or half-finished outtakes. It's not unusual for artists to leave songs — or even full-lengths — on the cutting-room floor, but multiple entire albums? Springsteen explains that he's taken care releasing albums, looking to build a narrative arc for his career, and believes this approach has served him well. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Official Trailer for "Tracks II: The Lost Albums" by Bruce Springsteen Perhaps as a result, the most interesting work on 'Tracks II' comes when he stretches out and explores pathways not in his wheelhouse: countrypolitan Bruce, border-town Bruce, Burt Bacharach-inspired Bruce and a set of synthesizer-based songs modeled after his Oscar-winning 'Streets of Philadelphia.' Oddly, the one disc of strays cobbled together that feels most like an E Street Band record is the least compelling. Breaking down a big pool of music Since these are seven distinct albums, it's worth evaluating them that way. 'LA Garage Sessions '83' captures Springsteen working virtually alone at a home in the Hollywood Hills. It was squarely in between his 'Nebraska' and 'Born in the USA' albums, and he seems torn between those two approaches. There are character studies here, and more lighthearted fare like 'Little Girl Like You,' with a single man yearning to settle down. The most striking cut is 'The Klansman,' about a boy and his racist father, yet it cries out for more development. Ultimately, Springsteen chose the right albums to release at the time. The song 'Streets of Philadelphia' was a genuine departure musically, and Springsteen decided to make an album in the same vein, with synthesizers and drum loops the dominant elements. If released in the early 1990s, this would have been the most contemporary-sounding disc of his career, with atmospherics that occasionally recall U2. Springsteen pulled it at the last minute, reasoning that the stories of doomed relationships — sample lyric: 'We loved each other like a disease' — was too much like 'Tunnel of Love.' At the same time he recorded 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' in 1995, Springsteen also convened a country band steered by pedal steel player Marty Rifkin. Their work was terrific, led by the one-two punch of 'Repo Man' and the Johnny Rivers cover, 'Poor Side of Town.' The title cut to a disc he calls 'Somewhere North of Nashville' escaped into the public some two decades later. Since the somber 'Joad' won a Grammy, who are we to second-guess his choice of what to put out? 'Nashville,' though, is a rollicking good time. 'Inyo' is similar to 'Joad' and 'Devils & Dust,' mostly acoustic-based narratives, here many of them stories of the Southwest. Springsteen even appropriately brings in mariachi bands for 'Adelita' and 'The Lost Charro.' Soozie Tyrell's violin is notable, particularly on the majestic 'When I Build My Beautiful House.' We're guessing that Springsteen may have considered 'Inyo' one album too many in the same style, but it's still strong work. At one point Springsteen considered making 'Western Stars,' his salute to early 1970s California songwriting, a double album. When he didn't, the songs on 'Twilight Hours' were left behind. Here Bacharach is the primary influence, and this almost feels like Elvis Costello's collaboration with Burt, only without him (and is the lyric 'God give me strength' a hat-tip to that project?). The crooning Bruce of 'Sunday Love' is spellbinding, maybe the box's best song. 'Lonely Town' sits at the intersection of Bacharach and Roy Orbison, while 'Dinner at Eight' is a lovely sum-up. 'Twilight Hours' may startle Springsteen fans — and impress them, too. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The workmanlike songs on 'Faithless' were written on commission in two weeks, the soundtrack to a movie that was never made. It's a good bet it would have been a moody Western. When Springsteen duels with Tom Morello on the song 'Another Thin Line,' you realize how little you've heard his electric guitar on 'Tracks II.' The album 'Perfect World' is the one here made up of leftovers from different periods, with the greatest E Street Band participation. Here's the deal, though: Most good E Street Band material has already been released. The best left behind for this disc is 'You Lifted Me Up,' with minimalist lyrics and a vocal collaboration with Patti Scialfa and Steve Van Zandt. The box gives Springsteen completists plenty to mull over, and you can question whether these 'lost discs' would get more attention released separately instead of together. If it's too much, he's releasing a 20-song set of its highlights. ___ David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at and ___ For more AP reviews of recent music releases, visit
