Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Empire Burlesque
(6pm Eastern, 5pm Central, 3pm Pacific, 11pm London, 10am Sydney)

Empire Burlesque is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 10, 1985 on Columbia Records. Self-produced, the album peaked at number thirty-three in the US and at number eleven in the UK.

Accompanied by multiple session musicians—including Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers members, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Howie Epstein—the album features a distinct “80s style” aesthetic. Fans and critics continue to debate the album’s merits, especially when compared to his 1960s and 1970s output.