The originalTracksarrived in 1998 and was packed with unheard material from the first quarter century of Springsteens career.
We first asked Springsteenabout theTracks 2rumors back in 2014.
Theres just a lot of things, he said.
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I kinda keep all these things wide open.
Im in search of the context for different things to be released, and what feels right, timing-wise.
Or its just interesting to you.
I spent time over one of the past winters completely cleaning out the vault.
I have a series of Tracks albums that eventually well release.
Itll give people a chance to reassess what I was doing during that time period.
Also, a lot of the stuff is really weird.
The prospect of five completely unreleased albums from the period afterTunnel of Loveis very tantalizing.
Thats going to be as weird as people think its going to be, Springsteen told us in 2022.
But it uses all drum loops and things like that, and it uses synthesizers.
They appear to be the same album.
Hes also spoken about a western swing album recorded around the time ofThe Ghost of Tom Joad.
IfTracks 2is finally arriving next year, it should surface as well.
But this thing has become theChinese Democracyof box sets.
Its very similar [to the first one], he said.
I continued working in soul music because I was just having so much fun.
Thats because, in the moment, Im not writing.
I might not write in a while…I would love to do country music.
I would love to do one record of country music.
I would love to do a rock record.
Id really like to use this time when Im not writing to really focus on my vocals.
They run through early July.
But I am not sitting here holding any as-yet unannounced schedule.
This is what we have.
Everything that we have is out there now.
Jeremy [Strong] and I have gotten to know each other very well, Landau told Rolling Stone.
Hes a fantastic guy, just extraordinary person to begin with.
The movie is slated for release sometime in 2025.
But weve tipped over from informed speculation into the realm of fantasy land here.
