Zach Bryan and Bruce Springsteen release new duet “Sandpaper”

Zach Bryan’s new album, The great American bar scenecontains his song with Bruce Springsteen, “Sandpaper”.

Bryan first previewed “Sandpaper” earlier this year, playing the song fairly regularly during a series of dates on his Quittin’ Time tour in March. Then, at his March 27 show in Brooklyn, Springsteen made a surprise appearance to play the song with Bryan during the encore. (Springsteen then stayed to help Bryan play his usual show closer, “Revival,” with Maggie Rogers also returning after singing a duet of “Dawns” with Bryan during the earlier performance.)

It’s possible that Bryan turned the studio version of “Sandpaper” into a duet with Springsteen after the Brooklyn performance. At the time, a source familiar with Bryan’s concert logistics said: Rolling Stone that Springsteen flew back to Brooklyn in the middle of his own tour with the E Street Band and learned “Sandpaper” on the day of the show.

In addition to Springsteen’s appearance on “Sandpaper” The great American bar scene includes Bryan’s collaboration with John Mayer, “Better Days.” Bryan has also played this song many times on tour this year, and Mayer joined him for a live performance in Los Angeles in June.

The great American bar scene is Bryan’s fifth studio album and follows his successful 2023 album of the same name. Bryan announced the LP last month and released two songs, “Pink Skies” and “Purple Gas,” ahead of its release. (The latter was originally written and performed by Noeline Hofmann, who sings it as a duet with Bryan.) The great American bar scene.)

Bryan has performances scheduled through the end of the year. His summer tour ends on August 26 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and he will then play a series of shows in November and early December, culminating with two nights in Brooklyn on December 18 and 19.