Bruce Springsteen to release 'very different, rich and expansive' solo album

Speaking to E Street Radio back in December, Bruce said his 19th album will be a “solo project” that won’t have any input from The E Street Band either in the studio or on tour.

Details of the record have so far been kept under wraps, however, in a fresh Billboard interview Bruce’s manager Jon Landau has now revealed some very exciting nuggets of information.

Describing it as “a very different kind of (Springsteen) record”, Landau said it was “premature” to talk about the release date or tour for the new album.

He elucidated further: “It’s a wonderful record, and we’ll see how the next year unfolds. We’re terrible planners.

“You have people who know where they’re playing 18 months from now and have all of next summer’s festivals booked, and we just have a knack for not planning that far ahead. That’s our way.”

Quizzed about the musical direction, Landau responded: “All I can say is that there is a solo record - and when I say solo record, I’m not talking about an acoustic record.”

Landau was directly referencing the stripped down acoustic sounds of 1982’s Nebraska, 1995’s The Ghost of Tom Joad and 2005’s Devils & Dust.

He continued: “It is, in fact, a very expansive record, a very rich record. It’s one of Bruce’s very creative efforts. Stay tuned, and we’ll see exactly how that shapes up next year.”

Bruce has just four stadiums left on the massive European leg of The River Tour before concluding with 10 North American arena/stadium shows in August and September.