Summertime weather has hit Birmingham with highs at 90. Sweating is easy. The night air is no longer crisp. It hangs on your before it drips back into the darkness. The honeysuckle is intoxicating. And for some reason, every year, at this time and for the next couple of months I want to hear the voice and songs of Springsteen. With windows down. Roof open. Volume up.
The only album that has been able to pull me away from Adele’s ’21’ is Springsteen’s The Promise. Released late last year but recorded back in ’77 – ’78, it is a double album of songs from the Darkness On the Edge of Town sessions. I just picked it up a few days ago. So far, I’ve found it to be nothing but great after about 5 listens. But I’m one of those who rarely hears a song by The Boss and does not like it.
Below is a trailer for the album.
“Ain’t Good Enough For You” is Springsteen doing classic soul pop.
And the first tune on the album, “Racing In the Street” is incredible. Below is a live version from ’78. Recorded in Jersey.
Echoes and Stars 
For me, summer is for '90s alt-rock (well. more than usual), hip-hop, and Motown.
My dad used to sing me to sleep with "Racing in the Streets"
Most awesome lullaby ever.