After announcing Western Stars, his first new solo studio album in five years, Bruce Springsteen has released its first single and video “Hello Sunshine.”
Per Springsteen’s official website, Western Stars is heavily inspired by late ’60s and early ’70s Southern California pop records and covers “a sweeping range of American themes, of highways and desert spaces, of isolation and community and the permanence of home and hope.”
In a statement about the record, Springsteen said, “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.”
Western Stars is now available for pre-order on multiple streaming platforms here, with exclusive merch bundles and vinyl pressings available at BruceSpringsteenStore.com.
Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars – Track Listing
1. Hitch Hikin’
2. The Wayfarer
3. Tucson Train
4. Western Stars
5. Sleepy Joe’s Café
6. Drive Fast (The Stuntman)
7. Chasin’ Wild Horses
8. Sundown
9. Somewhere North of Nashville
10. Stones
11. There Goes My Miracle
12. Hello Sunshine
13. Moonlight Motel
All songs written by Bruce Springsteen
Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.