Bruce Springsteen fans are in for a treat.
On Thursday, April 3, the “Hungry Heart” hitmaker announced the release of Tracks II: The Lost Albums, a collection of seven never-before-heard albums featuring music recorded between 1983 and 2018.
According to a press release, The Lost Albums “fill in rich chapters of Springsteen’s expansive career timeline — while offering invaluable insight into his life and work as an artist.”
“’The Lost Albums‘ were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,” said Springsteen in a statement. “I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.”
Per a press release, the “lo-fi exploration of the lost album LA Garage Sessions ’83 is “a crucial link” between 1982’s Nebraska and 1984’s Born in the U.S.A. and echoes the drum loop and synth sounds on Streets of Philadelphia Sessions.
“The ability to record at home whenever I wanted allowed me to go into a wide variety of different musical directions,” Springsteen said of his work.
Also featured in the collection is a film soundtrack for a movie that was never made, called Faithless; an LP called Inyo, which is full of “richly-woven border tales;” and an “orchestra-driven, mid-century noir” project titled Twilight Hours.
Springsteen also shared a first look at the 83-song collection with the track “Rain In The River,” which comes from the lost album Perfect World and captures the project’s “arena-ready E Street flavor.”
“Last night, I put on my jacket and I went for a ride / Smelled sweet mustard fields, and my Colt at my side / Like rain in the river / Rain in the river,” he sings on the track.
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“The Boss” released his last studio album in 2022 with Only the Strong Survive, featuring covers of classics from the Four Tops, Supremes, Frankie Wilson, Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin and more.
Additionally, the late soul icon and Springsteen collaborator Sam Moore, sang on two of the tracks.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums is due June 27 via Sony Music.
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