Bruce Springsteen has quite the musical catalog. Of his 1973 studio debut Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., music critic Lester Bangs wrote, “He’s got more [words] crammed into this album than any other record released this year, but it’s all right because they all fit snug.” After releasing 21 studio albums across six decades, one might think Springsteen would run out of words. But apparently that isn’t the case, as “The Boss” has announced plans to release previously-unheard music in 2025.
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Are We Finally Getting ‘Tracks 2?’
According to Bruce Springsteen’s rep, Shore Fire Media, the 20-time Grammy Award winner is honoring the past. Upcoming releases in 2025 will include a look back at Springsteen’s illustrious recording career, featuring never-before-heard material.
The news reignited speculation that the “Dancing in the Dark” singer is planning a sequel to 1998’s Tracks. Spanning four boxes and 66 songs, Tracks introduced Springsteen’s fans to never-before-released songs recorded during the sessions for his many albums. Additionally, the record featured several single B-sides, as well as demos and alternate versions of already-released material.
Maybe Springsteen is getting around to releasing Tracks II? It's bound to happen eventually. https://t.co/mk2guJlaEs
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Bruce Springsteen Wants to Set the Record Straight
Bruce Springsteen unexpectedly dropped Tracks during the seven-year lull between 1995’s The Ghost of Tom Joad and 2002’s The Rising. The “Born to Run” singer has acknowledged that many listeners consider the ’90s “a lost period” in his career. He dissolved the E Street Band in October 1989 and wasn’t putting out as much music. Now, he hopes to redefine that narrative with Tracks 2.
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Springsteen previously confirmed in a 2022 interview with Rolling Stone that one such project was in the works.
“I have a series of Tracks albums that eventually we’ll release,” he said. “Some of it is older stuff that the band plays on, and some of it is newer stuff where I was conceptualizing during that period of time. It’ll give people a chance to reassess what I was doing during that time period.
“Also, a lot of the stuff is really weird,” he continued. “There’s going to be people that really… I can’t wait to see the response to some of it.”
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