It has been a very busy run for Bruce Springsteen. Last year, he released the strong latter-day E Street album Letter To You, itself a quick followup to 2019’s solo outing Western Stars. Both of those arrived as plot twists at the same time that superfans have chased rumors about the long-awaited Born In The U.S.A. archival reissue, and the even more long-awaited Tracks successor potentially featuring lost albums. Just a month ago, Springsteen was also talking about another new album on the horizon. After holding off on releasing music for a good chunk of the ’10s, it seemed he was making up for lost time.