Billboard Women in Music 2025
Bruce Springsteen seems to be preparing another huge release from his archives. After hinting on Instagram on Tuesday (April 1) that “what was lost has now been recovered,” The Boss shared an official teaser for what seems to be a new extensive project on Wednesday (April 2) through another Insta post labeled #TheLostAlbums.
The featured video included black and white clips of Springsteen, aged 75, strumming an acoustic guitar, set to an unnamed instrumental piece along with the title Tracks II, which directed viewers to a site (lostalbums.net) showcasing a studio card from the artist’s L.A. (and Colts Neck, N.J.-located) Thrill Hill Recording studio, highlighting the years 1983-2018.
At the time of writing, no further details on the project were disclosed — such as a release timeline or tracklist — but it appears to be a follow-up to Springsteen’s 1998 quadruple-disc, 66-track box set Tracks, which spanned the period from 1972 to 1995. This extensive compilation included previously unreleased tracks, b-sides, demos, and alternative renditions of official releases from his career, featuring an acoustic take on “Born in the U.S.A.”
The initial Tracks encompassed early demos laid down in 1972, prior to the debut release of Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. in 1973, through significant albums like Born to Run, The River, Born in the U.S.A., Tunnel of Love, and 1992’s Human Touch.
Given the dates listed on the Lost Albums website, this forthcoming compilation seems to begin just before the 1984 launch of Born in the U.S.A. and continues up until just prior to 2019’s Southern California pop album Western Stars. This era includes a slew of releases, like 1992’s Lucky Town, 1995’s The Ghost of Tom Joad, 2002’s The Rising, 2009’s Working on a Dream, and 2012’s Wrecking Ball, among other titles.
It remains uncertain when this collection will be released, although the promotional clip features the date Thursday (April 3) at the top. In December, Springsteen’s team hinted that “upcoming releases in 2025 will include a retrospective of Springsteen’s illustrious recording journey, showcasing never-before-heard material.”
Springsteen has mentioned recording a vast amount of material that has yet to be shared, stating to Variety in 2017 that he and the E Street Band have “produced many more recordings than those released. Why didn’t we put those albums out? I didn’t believe they were necessary,” he reflected on the rumored electric version of his iconic stark 1982 Nebraska album, which will be a focus in the forthcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere.
“I may have thought that they were good, I may have enjoyed making them, and we have released a good deal of that music [in archival compilations over the years],” Springsteen further elaborated in the Variety interview. “However, throughout my entire career, I felt I released what was essential at particular moments, and what I received in return was a very clear definition of who I was, what I aimed to accomplish, and what I sang about. And I continuously evaluate my work by that same set of criteria.”
Springsteen and the E Street Band are set to commence their European tour on May 14, kicking off with the first of three concerts at Co-Op Live in Manchester, U.K.
- Source: NEWHD MEDIA
