Bruce Springsteen Unearths “Blind Spot” from His Lost Hip-Hop-Inspired Album

Bruce Springsteen recently detailed Tracks II: The Lost Albums, a new box set containing seven previously unreleased albums recorded between 1983 and 2018 (pre-order here). Among those projects is the Streets of Philadelphia Sessions, which includes material that Springsteen recorded alongside his Academy Award-winning title track to the 1993 film Philadelphia. Today, he’s shared one of the tracks found on the album, “Blind Spot,” which can be streamed below.

Per a press release, the Streets of Philadelphia Sessions is considered his “loops record,” as it was recorded amidst a period of time wherein he was particularly interested in the rhythms of mid-1990s contemporary music, and particularly West Coast hip-hop. “Initially pouring over CDs of drum samples at his home in Los Angeles, Springsteen began making his own loops with engineer Toby Scott — which formed a rhythmic base he’d build on with keyboards and synthesizer,” the press materials note.

Springsteen originally intended to release Streets of Philadelphia Sessions in spring 1995, but ultimately shelved the project in favor of reuniting with the E Street Band. Now, some three decades later the full 10-song album will finally see light as part of Tracks II on June 27th via Sony Music.