The Boss Bruce Springsteen has announced that he has a new album coming out but further stated that it would be more of a solo release than a record with the E Street Band.

In an interview with SiriusXM's E Street Radio, as reported by Consequence Of Sound, Springsteen revealed that he is working on a new album, which will be more of a "solo project," which would fire start his upcoming tour in 2016 after he goes on the road with the E Street band early next year.

"It wasn't a project I was going to probably take the band out on," The Boss said. "So I said, 'Gee, that's going to push the band playing again until a ways in the future. It'll be nice to get some playing in so you don't wind up being two or three years between E Street tours.' This will give us a chance to get out there and stretch our muscles a little bit."

He also talked about having 24 shows for the tour, which initially started as a one-night-only performance that became a massive tour.

"We made the box set and there was no plan to tour," he said. "Then we felt, 'Maybe we should do a show just to raise the flag and have some fun and make it a little more exciting.' I said. 'Okay, maybe we'll do a show in New York.' Then that went quick to, 'Maybe we should do a couple of shows.' Then it turns into, 'Maybe we should do a small series of shows, basically one-nighters, with maybe a little bit around the country."

The new album from Bruce Springsteen is expected to come out next year followed by a solo tour, but first, The Boss and his pals from the E Street would do a mini tour for the reissue of "The River."