With subtitles appearing to help fans sing along to his latest anthem, Springsteen is seen rocking out in an abandoned warehouse and lamenting the fact that “There ain’t no help, the cavalry stayed home.” Black-and-white images of gritty Americana soon morph into Technicolor, and in the final shot of the video, Springsteen is shown walking amongst the people he’s no doubt inspired.

“We Take Care Of Our Own,” the album’s first single, can be streamed at the singer’s official website; the album is also available for pre-order.

The official press release lists the E Street Band’s members as follows, notably excluding a horn player. Longtime saxophonist Clarence Clemons passed away last year. Roy Bittan (piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren (guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa (guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent (bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt (guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg (drums; with Soozie Tyrell (violin, guitar, vocals and Charlie Giordano ( keyboards.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2012 Tour Dates:

U.S. Tour Dates
March 18: Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena)
March 19: Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
March 23: Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Times Forum)
March 26: Boston, Mass. (TD Garden)
March 28: Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)
March 29: Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)
April 1: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
April 3: East Rutherford, N.J. (Izod Center)
April 4: East Rutherford, N.J. (Izod Center)
April 6: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
April 9: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
April 12: Detroit, Mich. (The Palace of Auburn Hills)
April 13: Buffalo, N.Y. (First Niagara Center)
April 16: Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center)
April 17: Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
April 24: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
April 26: Los Angeles, Calif. (Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena)
April 29: New Orleans, L.A. (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival)
May 2: Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center)

European Tour Dates
May 13: Seville, Spain (Estadio Olimpico)
May 17: Barcelona, Spain (Estadio Olimpico Lluis)
May 18: Barcelona, Spain (Estadio Olimpico Lluis)
May 25: Frankfurt, Germany (Commerzbank Arena)
May 27: Cologne, Germany (RheinEnergieStadion)
May 28: Landgraaf, Netherlands (Pinkpop)
May 30: Berlin, Germany (Olympia Stadion)
June 2: San Sebastian, Spain (Estadio Anoeta)
June 3: Lisbon, Portugal (Rock in Lisbon)
June 7: Milan, Italy (Stadio Meaza)
June 10: Florence, Italy (Stadio Francesco)
June 11: Trieste, Italy (Stadio Trieste)
June 17: Madrid, Spain (Estadio Santago Bernabu)
June 19: Montpellier, France (Park & Suites Arena)
June 21: Sunderland, U.K. (Stadium of Light)
June 22: Manchester, U.K. (Etihad Stadium)
June 24: Isle of Wight, U.K. (Isle of Wight Festival)
July 4: Paris, France (Bercy)
July 5: Paris, France (Bercy)
July 7: Roskilde, Denmark (Roskilde Festival)
July 9: Zurich, Switzerland (Stadium Letzigrund)
July 11: Prague, Czech Republic (Synot Tip Arena)
July 12: Vienna, Austria (Ernst Happel Stadium)
July 14: London, U.K. (Hard Rock Calling)
July 17: Dublin, Ireland (RDS)
July 18: Dublin, Ireland (RDS)
July 21: Oslo, Norway (Valle Hoven)
July 23: Bergen, Norway (Koengen)
July 24: Bergen, Norway (Koengen)
July 27: Gothenberg, Sweden (Ullevi)
July 28: Gothenberg, Sweden (Ullevi)
July 31: Helsinki, Finland (Olympic Stadium)

Bruce Springsteen’s 17th studio album features 11 new Springsteen songs and was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen and executive producer Jon Landau, a note on the singer’s site says. A special edition of Wrecking Ball will also be available and include two bonus tracks.

Wrecking Ball Song Titles:

We Take Care of Our Own

Easy Money

Shackled and Drawn

Jack of All Trades

Death to My Hometown

This Depression

Wrecking Ball

You’ve Got It

Rocky Ground

Land of Hope and Dreams

We Are Alive

Says Landau, “Bruce has dug down as deep as he can to come up with this vision of modern life. The lyrics tell a story you can’t hear anywhere else and the music is his most innovative in recent years. The writing is some of the best of his career and both veteran fans and those who are new to Bruce will find much to love on Wrecking Ball.”

Bruce Springsteen is gearing up to release a new album with the E Street Band — his 24th — and a source tells The Hollywood Reporter it’s The Boss’ “angriest” yet.

“He gets into economic justice quite a bit,” says an earwitness who’s heard some of the music. “It’s very rock ’n’ roll. He feels it’s the angriest album he’s ever made. Bear in mind, though, that [futureusgallerySpringsteen] wrote and recorded the majority of the album before the Occupy movements started, so he’s not just setting headlines to music.”

Read the rest at the Hollywood Reporter

The good:
“The Wrestler” – Easily the album’s best track and it’s a shame that it’s lost at the end of the album. Springsteen should have based the entire album theme around this gem.

“Working on a Dream” – Very typical Springsteen sound and style. It can get you singing a long. But it’s no classic.

“My Lucky Day” – Good to sing-a-long to but nothing extraordinary.

“Outlaw Pete” – It sounds very familiar. Too familiar. Try a bit of “Eleanor Rigby” with a big of “Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” and you have a soulfully silly song about nothing. And yet its oh so good.

The rest:
“Queen of a Supermarket” – I hate to say this but its total fluff and silly. It’s impossible to buy into the song’s sentiment.

“This Life” – It’s just too familiar and average.

“Good Eye” – A blues track that has Springsteen’s voice so low in the mix that he seems less important than the banjo or harmonica. Maybe that is because he’s saying nothing.

“What Love Can Do” – Bland. Just skip it. And the same goes for tracks 8-12.

Finally:
Springsteen’s pop record is average if you want to compare it to his previously styled epics. Even if you don’t want to compare it this still isn’t anything that should end up on best of the year lists.