It’s official. Springsteen’s first album with the E Street Band since 2002’s The Rising drops in less than seven weeks, and it’s called Magic. In case that title makes you, like us, think of Doug Henning… check the Mark Seliger photo at right for a first peek at Bruce’s 2007 look. No rainbows or unicorns to be found. (And that guitar… that’s magic.)
According to manager Jon Landau, quoted in today’s press release from Shore Fire Media, this one’s a rocker: “Magic is a high energy rock CD. It’s light on its feet, incredibly well played by Bruce and the members of the E Street Band, and, as always, has plenty to say. It’s also immensely entertaining. Magic is the third collaboration between Bruce and Brendan O’Brien and is a culmination of their very productive creative relationship.”
O’Brien produced and mixed the album at his home base in Atlanta, Southern Tracks Recording Studio.
Ready for 11 new Springsteen song titles?
1. Radio Nowhere
2. You’ll Be Comin’ Down
3. Livin’ in the Future
4. Your Own Worst Enemy
5. Gypsy Biker
6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
7. I’ll Work for Your Love
8. Magic
9. Last to Die
10. Long Walk Home
11. Devil’s Arcade
Of these, only “Long Walk Home” has been heard before; Springsteen debuted the song with the Sessions Band and played it live exactly once, in London on November 11, 2006 (reportedly the day after he wrote it).
Today’s press release makes no mention of a tour, but we do expect a full-scale E Street Band tour to coincide with the album’s release. Watch this space in the coming weeks — and/or sign up for our mailing list below — for details as soon as a tour is announced.
(Information from Backstreets.)
I just might make it through this summer yet.
Now that’s some good news! 😉
Ha! My husband sent me an email 30 minutes ago that said “Silvio is in the studio!” I hope we’ll get to see this tour.
woohoo 🙂
bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!!
this is totally that good thing you’ve been beating around the bush about, isn’t it? ;]
no, no, don’t tell me, i just prefer to think that it is. =D
OH YEAH BABY.
You’ve made my day.
YAY!
Based upon the song titles for 4 and 7 alone, I would listen to the album. It might bring me back to the college days when my roommate Amy and I would get ready for a rockin’ night out in Oxford by jamming “Pink Cadillac” (betcha didn’t know that, now did you!).
Yay!! What a fantastic picture!
There was a blurb in the paper last week that Bruce and the E Street Band will be playing at the X again this fall, so a tour is definitely planned and some dates are already being negotiated with venues, apparently. I’m excited!!!!
Yeah, can we preorder the CD, like, right NOW?
Your love for Bruce cracks me up and warms my heart!
You are a Springsteen fan? Now I know why I felt an immediate kinship with you when I first read your blog. I have been drooling over Springsteen since 1974!!!
Squeeeeeeeeeee!
Woohoo- we know this makes for one happy Cara! 🙂 PS: Happy news of my own to share- B’s lymph node biopsy results came back negative! There really isn’t a way to describe this type of relief in words, is there? YAY!!
I’m happy now! I’m looking forward to this, and if there’s a tour, we’re there! The last time I saw Bruce in concert was about twenty-five years ago.
(Mutual love of Bruce was a major factor in my husband’s courtship, helping us overcome many differences.)
Ahh, Bruce…
I grew up in New Jersey in the 70s, ‘nuf said.
YOu know, I know Springsteen is someone I ought to know a lot more about than I do. Perhaps I’ll use this album as a way in.
oooooooooooooooo Mama!
DUDE!!
I’m so glad to see your post. I just got the news myself and can hardly stand it. I’m so excited. My daughter listened to Bruce (inutero) throughout the my entire pregnancy. When my husband (who has been deployed to Afghanistan for the last year) read that our little baby Sophia had developed the ability to hear in her Mama’s belly he was so excited until I wrote him to say that she had listened to so much Bruce that I was SURE she would think HE was her father.
We’re going to have to take her to see this tour.
Hmmm………….Bruce looks a bit tired and worn in this photo, but still incredibly sexy!
You KNOW that makes me happy!
You KNOW that makes me happy!
hot pic