Bruce Springsteen to Releaseโ Previously Unheard ‘Electricโ Nebraska‘ as Part of Newโค Box โSet
Bruce Springsteenโ fans are poised to hear a lost chapter in the artist’s discography: an electric reimagining of hisโค seminal 1982 album Nebraska.โ The previouslyโฃ rumored sessions,dubbed Electric โฃNebraska,will be โคincluded in aโ forthcoming box set,offering a stark contrast to the โstark,solo acoustic arrangements โฃthat defined the โoriginal โrelease.
For decades, the existence of Electric Nebraska was the subject of speculation, fueled by accounts from thoseโ involved inโค the original recordingโ process. Springsteen himself initially denied the project’s completion, then โขlater confirmed its existence, โฃstating โthat โwhile not a full album, a considerable body of electric recordingsโ from the Nebraska period โhad beenโ archived.The โrelease offers a rareโ glimpse into Springsteen’s creative process and aโฃ potential alternate trajectoryโ for one โof โhis most critically acclaimed works.
Drummer max Weinberg recounted to a podcast last year โhow the initialโฃ nebraska recordings were very much inโฃ theโค E Street Band’s style. Jon โLandau, Springsteen’s manager, suggested โขWeinberg listen toโฃ Bobโ Dylan’s John Wesley Harding during the writing process, noting โSpringsteen was leaning in that direction.Weinberg also revealed that alongside the โstripped-down versions โultimately released, ther were also “rock versions of [some of] the Nebraska material.”
Springsteen’s evolving recollection of theโ project came to light earlier this year in an interview with Rolling Stone.He initially told โtheโฃ publication theโข Electric โคNebraska sessions “didn’t exist,” but later corrected โฃhimself โขvia text message, confirming, “Just wanted to give you a heads up. I checked โour vault andโฃ there IS an electric Nebraska record, โขthoughโค it does not haveโ the full album ofโ songs.”
The โstory ofโ Nebraska and its electric counterpart is currently being portrayed in the cinematic release Deliver โฃMe from Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White as โSpringsteen and Jeremy โขStrong as Landau. White recently told the Associated Press that Springsteen “was drawing inspiration from all theseโข places but he didn’t really know what he was โdoing for a โwhile with this recordโฆHe didn’t know if it was going to be โคaโค record.”โ
Details regarding โthe box set’s release date and full contents have not yetโข been โannounced. However, the inclusion of Electricโ Nebraska promises a significantโค addition to Springsteen’s catalogโ and a compelling exploration of โฃaโ pivotal moment โin his career.