Bruce Springsteen’s new studio album with the E Street Band, Letter To You, will be released by Columbia Records on October 23. The lead single and title track arrived at radio this morning. In the announcement, Letter To You is described as “a rock album fueled by the band’s heart-stopping, house-rocking signature sound.” The 12-track Letter To You is Springsteen’s 20th studio album and was recorded at his home studio in New Jersey.
“I love the emotional nature of Letter To You,” says Springsteen. “And I love the sound of the E Street Band playing completely live in the studio, in a way we’ve never done before, and with no overdubs. We made the album in only five days, and it turned out to be one of the greatest recording experiences I’ve ever had.
Letter to You includes nine recently written Springsteen songs, as well as new recordings of three previously unreleased compositions from the 1970s, “Janey Needs a Shooter,” “If I Was the Priest” and “Song for Orphans.” Letter To You is also Springsteen’s first time performing with the E Street Band since The River 2016 tour.
