New Springsteen Album Due in April (02-16) 12:57 PST New York (AP) --

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"about people working through their confusions, sometimes well and sometimes tragically," he said in a telephone interview earlier this week.


Springsteen opted to record without the E Street Band for "Devils & Dust." The core group was Springsteen on guitar and other instruments, producer Brendan O'Brien on bass and drummer Steve Jordan, who had produced last year's "23rd Street Lullaby" album by Springsteen's wife, Patti Scialfa.


In keeping with his pattern of recording, the new album is a quieter, more acoustic affair than "The Rising." Springsteen, 55, has alternated between large-scale rock records followed by more introspective material since 1982's "Nebraska" was released two years after "The River."


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Springsteen said the accompanying tour would be an acoustic affair whether he performs alone or with a band, targeting theaters and smaller venues.

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