Music Review: Bruce Springsteen takes seven ‘Lost Albums’ off the shelf for a new box set
June 16, 2025
Bruce Springsteen has been deliberate in his career, careful with his album releases to keep a narrative flow and not repeat himself. As a result, he’s left a startling amount of material on the shelf. Now he’s releasing them in the form of seven “lost albums.” The set offers a fascinating look at an alternate Springsteen career. There’s Bruce the suave crooner, Bruce fronting a country combo, Bruce with a mariachi band, Bruce with an album’s worth of songs molded after “Streets of Philadelphia.” The bulk of the material encompassing the period between 1983 and 2018 finds Springsteen working in home studios.
