NPR has a two part series airing this week in connection with the release of springsteen's latest album 'devils & dust'.
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"At this point, a lot of [my music] traces back to gospel roots... I was drawn to music that addressed the spirit, probably because my own needed to be addressed," Springsteen told Renee Montagne during a recent interview in Asbury Park, N.J.

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you can check out half of the interview here {the rest airs tomorrow} and there's some links to listen to a couple of tracks {quicktime} recorded just for this interview, and a couple of full length tracks from the new album that came out today. right there under the title you can click the 'listen' tab and here the entire interview that aired today {way longer than the text included on the page}. hopefully i will pick up the record soon, and give you guys a full review.