Boss News! Magic due Oct 2
photo by Mark Seliger
Boss news from Backstreets!
New album: Magic Due October 2
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… click 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 ArcadeOf 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).
Bet on “Radio Nowhere” as the first of these tracks we’ll get to hear. When, exactly, remains to be seen — stay tuned.
I think my feelings are best summed up by this Pointer Sisters lyric in the voice of a young William Shatner: “I’m so excited, and… I just… can’t hide it! I’m about to lose control… and… I think I like it!!”
8/17 Update: Additional details from Rolling Stone.
5 Comments
Michael
I was about to log in and post this for ya… I’m actually excited to hear this myself!
LB
Not a fan, but I hope he goes on tour, so I can work the show=:)
Steve
Note to self:
Take vacation day Oct 2.
Get wife out of house.
Close blinds.
Crank up stereo.
Cove
What great news this is! I’m still listening regularly to that fantastic “Live in Dublin” album, and this may be the first time that Springsteen has come out with a new album while his last album is still on my regular rotation of things I listen to.
Kay
Hi Pete, very excited about this too, I was there at Wembley Arena when he debuted Long Way Home and it’s a goody, I have a copy somewhere I could share on the forum. I hope the album is a bit grittier than The Rising, loved some of those songs live but on record find a lot of it too land for me .
Guess this will mean the usual scramble for tickets here in England!