Hinting at the possibility of some friendly husband-wife rivalry, Bruce Springsteen's spouse and E-Street Band member Patti Scialfa is set to release her third solo record right before the new long-player from 'the Boss' himself.
Scialfa releases 'Play Is As It Lays' on 4 Sep and she told Billboard last week that releasing it right before her husband's new record is "challenging", explaining: "When we came off 'The Seeger Sessions,' I had already started this record and had three or four things cut. I was dying to get back to work and I stared working and (Springsteen) started working ... and then we knew we were coming close together and he wanted me to be able to put mine out before his. When I was younger I would probably have wanted more room to myself, but at this point it doesn't matter".
The album is Scialfa's first solo release since 2004's '23rd Street Lullaby' and features a number of her fellow E-Streeters, including Nils Lofgren, Soozie Tyrell, Jordan, Willie Weeks and Clifford Carter. And although she says she will tour the record at some point, this won't be until after the imminent Springsteen tour which could be, she suggests, some way into the New Year.