1 June 2026
Last April rock icon and political/environmental activist NEIL YOUNG released
a press statement, saying that a 2nd LP with The Chrome Hearts is in the making.
He revealed that 3 of the songs were written more than 60 years ago.
Young: “It’s quite a special album to me. Music is a gift and when it comes
like this I really feel it. Everything here feels so good. I hope you will agree.”
He went on to say that the album includes five news song, noting they
recorded four on day one in the studio, and the fifth on day two.
“We were then out of songs. We needed more. The next morning I had
a song going through my head and was playing it. I checked it out in the
archives and found it was from 1963, unreleased.”
“There were three more. I found the three others with it, also
unreleased. Three 60 year old songs and five brand new ones!”
That’s all we know at this point. Release date and the LP’s title will follow.
Ahead of it we get a new live album, recorded on
last year’s Love Earth Tour with the Chrome Hearts.
AS TIME EXPLODES is a 13-track record. It features one song (Silver Eagle) from Young
and the band’s swell 2025 LP Talkin’ To The Trees, 11 tracks are taken from Young’s substantial catalogue, including Harvest Moon, Ohio, Vampire Blues, After the Gold Rush, Cortez the Killer and others and it also features a live version of his new anti-Trump track, called Big Crime (that came out last September).
AllMusic says: “The character of the Chrome Hearts, the emphasis of the organ
and keys, the drawn-out interplay between the guitars, the thoughtful and generous communication between the players, makes even these well-worn tunes sound new. “
TUTV: Neil Young has released more live albums than some big name artists’ have
studio LPs. A Young live record is like an old friend who comes, now and then, to visit
you to exchange old and new stories. It’s always a welcome pleasure. Cozy and matey, never boring. A special bond with a special friend you never want to lose.
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Live photos by Turn Up The Volume – NY & Chrome Hearts in Brussesl, 1 July 2025