Bruce Springsteen releases video for first single from his new solo album 'Western Stars'

The new album is set to be released in June and he has already released the record's lead track 'Hello Sunshine'.

Author: Alice WestobyPublished 26th Apr 2019

Bruce Springsteen excited fans with an announcement that a new solo album will be in the world this June.

The 'Born In The USA' legend revealed that the new record will be called Western Stars and he has already shared a track off the album on his YouTube page called Hello Sunshine.

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It is due to be released on 14th June this year via Columbia and is likely to be available on all major streaming services although this is yet to be confirmed.

Speaking about his new music 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.”

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The statement announcing the record teased that it will be comprised of thirteen tracks and will "encompass a sweeping range of American themes, of highways and desert spaces, of isolation and community and the permanence of home and hope.”

_Western Stars _Track List

  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”

Western Stars is Springsteen's first album of original music since his 2012 release Wrecking Ball.