Bruce Springsteen readies new album, 'Wrecking Ball' (tracklist, cover, release date)

Back in 09' Bruce Springsteen debuted a new song while performing at Giants Stadium titled "Wrecking Ball". Now, a couple years later, we find out that his forthcoming seventeenth studio album will go by the same name. As Consequence of Sound points out, an iTunes UK listing has leaked the efforts tracklisting, cover art and release date.

Wrecking Ball, is expected to hit retailers in the UK on March 5th. The U.S. release will most likely come one day later, March 6th. Album art can be found above, tracklisting and a video of The Boss performing the upcoming record's title track, below. The album's opening track and first single "We Take Care of Our Own" will be available on iTunes starting tomorrow January 19th.

The Ron Aniello-produced LP is supposedly going to touch on political and social themes. E Street Band members and Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) appear on the record. Springsteen & Co. will be out on the road for the better part of 2012. European dates have already been announced. Expect the North American run to be revealed in the near future.

Tracklisting:

01. We Take Care of Our Own
02. Easy Money
03. Shackled and Down
04. Jack of All Trades
05. Death to My Hometown
06. The Depression
07. Wrecking Ball
08. You’ve Got It
09. Rocky Ground
10. Land of Hope and Dreams
11. We Are Live
12. Swallowed Up (iTunes Bonus Track)
13. American Land (iTunes Bonus Track)