Den 14. juni udkommer Bruce “The Boss” Springsteens første nye studiealbum siden High Hopes (2014). Soloalbummet (dvs. uden The E Street Band) skal have været næsten klar siden foråret 2017.
Med ny musik inspireret af 1960’ernes californiske popmusik vil “Amerikas sjæl” igen fortælle os historier fra den amerikanske hverdag og give os et nyt perspektiv på mellemmenneskelige relationer.
De sidste tre dage har Springsteen dagligt postet billeder på sin Twitter- og sin Instagram-konto, der har hintet om noget kommende – der er blevet spekuleret i et nyt album – med sceniske fotos fra Midtvesten i USA. Og nu er det så officielt.
I pressemeddelelsen siger Springsteen selv: “This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements. It’s a jewel box of a record.” Han har tidligere sammenlignet den med Tunnel of Love og Devils and Dust. Karakterdrevne sange, men med en helt anden sound end de nævnte klassikere.
Den amerikanske mega-rockstjerne, der fylder 70 år til september, afsluttede sin succesrige showserie på Broadway – Springsteen on Broadway – i december. Efter halvandet år og 236 solokoncerter (!) på Broadway lovede The Boss at tage en pause fra turnélivet og fokusere på ny musik.
PS! Lyd & Billede så soloshowet på selve Broadway to gange. Hele showet kan nu nydes på Netflix.
Da han var ved at afslutte Broadway-showene, tog han en snak med Variety og talte om Trump, sine kommende planer og det overmodne nye soloalbum.
Efter spekulationer sidste efterår om en snarlig release af det færdige album kom Springsteen på banen og slog fast, at der ikke ville komme nogen ny E Street Band-turné i 2019 – men undlod at nævne muligheden for en soloturné. En kommende turné er foreløbig ikke bekræftet.
Den første single, “Hello Sunshine”, udkommer kl. 6 i morgen tidlig, inklusive musikvideo.
Bruce Springsteen siger: “The 13 tracks of Western Stars encompass a sweeping range of American themes, of highways and desert spaces, of isolation and community and the permanence of home and hope.”
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Western Stars indeholder følgende numre:
- Hitch Hikin’
- The Wayfarer
- Tucson Train
- Western Stars
- Sleepy Joe’s Café
- Drive Fast (The Stuntman)
- Chasin’ Wild Horses
- Sundown
- Somewhere North of Nashville
- Stones
- There Goes My Miracle
- Hello Sunshine
- Moonlight Motel
Læs hele pressemeddelelsen fra Columbia Records her:
Bruce Springsteen’s first new studio album in five years takes his music to a new place, drawing inspiration in part from the Southern California pop records of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. The album was recorded primarily at Springsteen’s home studio in New Jersey, with additional recording in California and New York. Columbia Records will release Springsteen’s 19th studio album on June 14. Western Stars will be available for pre-order on Friday, April 26.
“This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements,” says Springsteen. “It’s a jewel box of a record.”
The 13 tracks of Western Stars encompass a sweeping range of American themes, of highways and desert spaces, of isolation and community and the permanence of home and hope.
The song “Hello Sunshine” and a video will be released just after midnight ET tonight.
Ron Aniello produced the album with Springsteen and plays bass, keyboard, and other instruments. Patti Scialfa provides vocals and contributes vocal arrangements on four tracks. The musical arrangements include strings, horns, pedal steel and contributions from more than 20 other players including Jon Brion (who plays celeste, Moog, and farfisa), as well as guest appearances by David Sancious, Charlie Giordano, and Soozie Tyrell. The album was mixed by Tom Elmhirst.
Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans over 40 years, beginning with 1973’s ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ’ (Columbia Records). He has garnered 20 Grammys, won an Oscar and a Tony, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Kennedy Center Honor, and was MusiCares’ 2013 Person of the Year. Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run’ (Simon & Schuster) and its companion album ‘Chapter and Verse’ were released in September 2016, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2016. His historic 236-show run of ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ at Jujamcyn’s Walter Kerr Theatre from October 2017 to December 2018 also yielded an accompanying soundtrack album and Netflix special.
