I know this is sort of like yesterday’s press release today, but I just felt that I couldn’t not acknowledge The Boss’ latest effort which came out on Tuesday (January 28).

Bruce Springsteen

Working On A Dream is streaming over here as part of NPR’s “First Listen” Series and also over at Spinner.com.

“Working on a Dream” is Bruce Springsteen’s twenty-fourth album and was recorded and mixed at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, GA with additional recording in New York City, Los Angeles, and New Jersey.

The Deluxe Package of ‘Working on a Dream’ features a DVD showing fans the first-ever look behind the scenes at the making of a Springsteen album; nothing in the film is staged. Produced, directed, and edited by longtime Springsteen associate and Emmy and GRAMMY winner Thom Zimny, the documentary film includes in-studio footage edited to the tracks of “My Lucky Day,” “Queen of the Supermarket,” “Kingdom of Days,” “Working on a Dream,” “Life Itself,” and “The Last Carnival.” Fans may also revel in never-before-heard demos and early versions of various songs as they see Springsteen and the E Street Band at work from a fly-on-the-wall point of view.

In other news, there has been a little talk over on Backstreets.com about the similarity of the Springsteen’s “Outlaw Pete” to Kiss’ “I Was Made For Loving You”. Though the songs are certainly different stylistically and lyrically, Kiss was the first thing that popped into my mind, and apparently I wasn’t the only one who had those thoughts.

All currently announced Bruce Springsteen tour dates after the jump. You’ll notice New York and New Jersey are conspicuously absent from the list below, but surely multiple dates at MSG, Prudential Center, and Nassau Coliseum will be forthcoming.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2009 Tour Dates
Feb 1 Tampa, FL Super Bowl XLIII (On Sale)
Apr 1 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 3 Glendale, CA Jobing.com Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 5 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center Feb 7 (On Sale)
Apr 7 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Feb 7 (On Sale)
Apr 8 Houston, TX Toyota Center Feb 7 (On Sale)
Apr 10 Denver, CO Pepsi Arena Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 15 Los Angeles, CA LA Memorial Sports Arena Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 21 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 22 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 24 Hartford, CT XL Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 26 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 28 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum Feb 2 (On Sale)
Apr 29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 2 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Feb 6 (On Sale)
May 4 Hempstead, NY Nassau Veterans Mem. Col. Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 5 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 7 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre Feb 6 (On Sale)
May 8 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 12 Chicago, IL United Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 14 Albany, NY Times Union Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 15 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 18 Washington, DC Verizon Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 19 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 21 E. Rutherford, NJ Izod Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 23 E. Rutherford, NJ Izod Center Feb 2 (On Sale)
May 30 Landgraaf, Holland Pink Pop Festival March 7 (On Sale)
June 2 Tampere, Finland Ratinan Stadion On Sale
June 4 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
June 5 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
June 7 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
June 9 Bergen, Norway Koengen SOLD OUT
June 10 Bergen, Norway Koengen SOLD OUT
July 2 Munich, Germany Olympiastadion On Sale Now
July 3 Frankfurt, Germany Commerzbank Arena On Sale Now
July 5 Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadion On Sale Now
July 8 Herning, Denmark Herning MCH On Sale Now
July 11 Dublin, Ireland RDS Jan 30 (On Sale)
July 16 Carhaix, France Festival des Vielles Charrues Jan 30 (On Sale)
July 19 Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico On Sale Soon
July 21 Turino, Italy Olimpico di Torino On Sale Soon
July 23 Udine, Italy Stadio Friuli On Sale Soon
July 26 Bilbao, Spain San Mames Stadium On Sale Soon
July 28 Benidorm, Spain Estadio Municipal de Foietes On Sale Soon
July 30 Sevilla, Spain La Cartuja Olympic Stadium On Sale Soon
Aug 1 Valladolid, Spain Estadio Jose Zorrilla On Sale Soon
Aug 2 Santiago, Spain Monte Del Gozo On Sale Soon