Exactly what I thought, contractual obligation. Similar to Springsteen's High Hopes, except Springsteen obviously thought his leftover material was worthy enough of being given a little promotion. Jon very clearly has no belief in the songs.

The positive is We Don't Run is new, and surely reflective of the new album sound. Which is good for me since I havnt stopped listening to it since I first heard it. The fact he seems so confident in it and is focusing on that release date is reassuring.