The universe agreed that Jeremy Allen White, the guy who made us suffer and salivate in The Bear, ends up transformed into Bruce Springsteen.
And not only on the big screen, but also in an album that promises to become a fetish for fans of the Boss and musical adaptations with soul.
The project is called Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and arrives December 5, 2025 on Columbia Records.
The soundtrack – produced by folk-rock wizard Dave Cobb –accompanies the film of the same name, in which White plays a flesh-and-blood Springsteen, in the midst of creating the legendary Nebraska (1982).
From Carmy to Boss: a journey without a net
Playing Springsteen is no easy task.
But White took to it like he did another tour of duty on The Bear: with precision, sweat and obsession.
According to what he told Los40, he rehearsed guitar four to six times a week, using a ’50s Gibson J-200 similar to Bruce’s own.
And it shows. His raspy and restrained voice, that tone that goes between doubt and faith, works wonderfully in songs like Nebraska or Highway Patrolman.
The film – directed by Scott Cooper –does not seek the myth, but the man behind it: the Bruce who records at home, alone, with a Tascam recorder and a broken heart inside.
The soundtrack: A love letter to American rock
The album moves between respect and reinterpretation.
It is not a karaoke of classics: it is an attempt to get inside Springsteen’s head when he decided to do Nebraska bareback, without band or artifice.
🎧 Featured Tracklist:
- Born in the U.S.A. (Power Station) – Jeremy Allen White
- Nebraska – Jeremy Allen White
- Atlantic City – Jeremy Allen White
- Highway Patrolman – Jeremy Allen White
- I’m on Fire – Jeremy Allen White
- Lucille – Jeremy Allen White + Jake Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet)
- Boom Boom – Jeremy Allen White + Jay Buchanan (Rival Sons)
- I Put a Spell on You – Jay Buchanan / Jake Kiszka / Aksel Coe / Bobby Emmett
(production: Dave Cobb)
What’s most interesting is how White dares to muck up the legacy a bit, adding crunching guitars, audible breaths, heavy silences.
His Atlantic City sounds like the ghost of the Boss has possessed him in the studio.
And that closing with I Put a Spell on You is pure gold: blues, garage and slow-burning American soul.
The era of music biopics… with real soundtracks
After A Complete Unknown, where Timothée Chalamet reinterpreted Dylan, Columbia Records repeats the move.
What seemed like an experiment is becoming a new way to keep classics alive: actors getting under someone else’s skin, but with a musical delivery that transcends the role.
“Jeremy doesn’t imitate. He translates the essence of Springsteen for a new generation,” said Dave Cobb in an interview for Billboard.
And he’s right: Deliver Me From Nowhere doesn’t sound like a cold homage, it sounds like a love letter with guitar feedback.
Why should you listen to it?
- Because he is the best actor-musician of the year: no posing, no playback.
- Because Springsteen approves of the result (yes, he heard it and gave his blessing).
- Because Dave Cobb never fails: his every production breathes authenticity and road dust.
- Because the topics chosen are neither the easiest nor the most obvious.
Between method and emotion
Jeremy Allen White doesn’t want to be Springsteen. He wants to get it.
And in doing so, he delivers an album that unintentionally recalls what made American rock great: telling stories, living them and burning in them.
Nebraska was a dark mirror of its time.
Deliver Me From Nowhere is the reflection of another artist looking into the same abyss.
And the best part: it sounds fucking good.
