Is it possible that Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band could be releasing a new album before the end of the summer? The sources are less than concrete, but rumors of just that are rampant on the Springsteen fan site BlogItAllNight.
"Here is a great way to start out the weekend," wrote the source. "I heard that Bruce Springsteen has finished recording his new album and it is now in the mixing stage. The best part of it all was that I was told it would be released this summer! It seems unprecedented for Springsteen to release a new album without a few months notice but after all, he is The Boss. As for what the album consists of, I was told it was very different from what Springsteen has put out before. So with my grain of salt, here is to hoping that this particular rumor is true!"
Obviously, this is a less than solid lead. But in the current day and age, anything has to be considered, even if it is with a grain of salt. The poster is correct...a Springsteen album should theoretically be one of the most hyped releases of the 2015 if it existed. Then again, several of the biggest albums of the last few years—including Beyoncé's self-titled album and Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late—have been released without any previously fanfare...so it's tough to say for sure that Springsteen wouldn't attempt the same stunt.
If anything brings doubt to the suggestion that Springsteen might release a new LP during 2015, it's the gap between it and his last album, High Hopes. Across the last 20 years, The Boss has not exactly lagged in between new releases, but he's always had gaps of at least two-to-three years between releases. High Hopes was released during January of 2014, less than a year-and-a-half ago.
Of course, that could be the perfect false flag for Springsteen. Until the end of the summer, all we can do is hope.
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