For years, fans—and Bruce himself—have whispered about the existence of unreleased material. Hopes ran especially high after the first installment of Tracks in 1988, which featured a staggering 66 songs: B-sides, alternate takes, and long-shelved recordings. Thirty-five years later, Tracks II has finally arrived, and it’s even bigger, boasting 82 tracks. But this time, the difference is striking—not just scattered outtakes, but entire unreleased albums finally seeing the light of day.

Here, we hear Springsteen in all his forms. From the transitional folk-rock that marked the evolution of his generation to his most experimental edges, Tracks II feels like a sprawling self-portrait. Some songs likely never saw release due to their sensitive subject matter. Ciudad Juarez, for instance, places the listener in the shoes of a grieving father whose daughter has vanished in the infamous border city. Seven Tears, more elusive, seems to navigate themes of loss and personal reckoning with an ambiguous touch.

Still, the heart of the collection remains classic Springsteen: songs about chasing dreams, working-class struggle, and musicalized anecdotes that read like a series of casual short films set to music.

In recent interviews, Springsteen hinted that Tracks III is already in motion and may well be the final chapter in his archive of unreleased material. Alongside this upcoming album, he mentioned he will release new work “that is different from anything I’ve written before.” As for the nature of this material, he described it as esoteric, recounting his experiences with Catholicism.

If you’re curious, further information about the albums is available here.

Tracklist:

LA Garage Sessions ’83

1. Follow That Dream

2. Don’t Back Down On Our Love

3. Little Girl Like You

4. Johnny Bye Bye

5. Sugarland

6. Seven Tears

7. Fugitive’s Dream

8. Black Mountain Ballad

9. Jim Deer

10. County Fair

11. My Hometown

12. One Love

13. Don’t Back Down

14. Richfield Whistle

15. The Klansman

16. Unsatisfied Heart

17. Shut Out The Light

18. Fugitive’s Dream (Ballad)

Streets of Philadelphia Sessions

1. Blind Spot

2. Maybe I Don’t Know You

3. Something In The Well

4. Waiting On The End Of The World

5. The Little Things

6. We Fell Down

7. One Beautiful Morning

8. Between Heaven and Earth

9. Secret Garden

10. The Farewell Party

Faithless

1. The Desert (Instrumental)

2. Where You Goin’, Where You From

3. Faithless

4. All God’s Children

5. A Prayer By The River (Instrumental)

6. God Sent You

7. Goin’ To California

8. The Western Sea (Instrumental)

9. My Master’s Hand

10. Let Me Ride

11. My Master’s Hand (Theme)

Somewhere North Of Nashville

1. Repo Man

2. Tiger Rose

3. Poor Side of Town

4. Delivery Man

5. Under A Big Sky

6. Detail Man

7. Silver Mountain

8. Janey Don’t You Lose Heart

9. You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone

10. Stand On It

11. Blue Highway

12. Somewhere North of Nashville

Inyo

1. Inyo

2. Indian Town

3. Adelita

4. The Aztec Dance

5. The Lost Charro

6. Our Lady of Monroe

7. El Jardinero (Upon the Death of Ramona)

8. One False Move

9. Ciudad Juarez

10. When I Build My Beautiful House

Twilight Hours

1. Sunday Love

2. Late in the Evening

3. Two of Us

4. Lonely Town

5. September Kisses

6. Twilight Hours

7. I’ll Stand By You

8. High Sierra

9. Sunliner

10. Another You

11. Dinner at Eight

12. Follow The Sun

Perfect World

1. I’m Not Sleeping

2. Idiot’s Delight

3. Another Thin Line

4. The Great Depression

5. Blind Man

6. Rain In The River

7. If I Could Only Be Your Lover

8. Cutting Knife

9. You Lifted Me Up

10. Perfect World

Author: Martín Cacho

Martín is a video game composer, producer and writer from Sonora, México.