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Neil Young<\/a>\u00a0has launched a previously-unannounced concert movie titled Corduroy Plants<\/em> via his website.<\/p>\n The 11-song film lasts an hour and was directed by his wife, Daryl Hannah, with news coverage of historic and recent events appearing throughout.<\/p>\n Corduroy\u00a0Plants<\/em> can be seen on the Neil Young Archives website now<\/a>. It\u2019s based around his recent live album As Time Explodes<\/em>, which he recorded with The Chrome Hearts<\/a> on the road during 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 13-track album includes songs that span Young\u2019s entire career,\u201d a statement from Warner Records noted, \u201cincluding \u2018Ohio\u2019 and \u2018After The Gold Rush\u2019 from 1970 to \u2018Silver Eagle\u2019 from the 2025 album, Talkin To The Trees<\/em>. Making this album extra-special is the new song \u2018Big Crime\u2019 plus songs that have rarely been featured on recent live albums.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Neil Young’s American Dream: How He Got to Los Angeles in a 1950s Hearse<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Young offered fans an update on the next installment of his archive box set series, saying it would cover the period from 1987 to 2004. \u201cVolume 4 of the Archives is underway, entering the completion phase for all songs we have uncovered over the last two or three years,\u201d he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201c[M]any songs from The Bluenote Cafe period<\/a> in 1987 have been remixed with more lead vocal and bass. I like the music better now that the vocal is more clear and you can stay with the story.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I did them originally I was really into the swing of the Bluenotes and featured the band more than the song itself. I see it differently now.\u201d He added: \u201cWe are now traveling through the time we introduced \u2018Rockin\u2019 in the Free World’ on SNL<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Young recently confirmed the upcoming release of a second studio album with the Chrome Hearts, titled Second Song.<\/em> Calling it a \u201clifetime experience,\u201d he explained<\/a>: \u201cFirst, the music was breathing. Every song of the seven released on this album is straight from the heart. Second, we tried to do something we have never done \u2013 record digital and analog masters at the same time.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did this so we could show the difference we know and believe in, my friends and I. Analog was the beginning, and it never sounded better. Hi-res digital is a clear second best. \u2026 You can hear the difference, instantly. They are both beautiful if the song is. One is as deep as life. One is the highest quality counterfeit copy.\u201d<\/p>\n On the subject of analog recording he continued: \u201cI made records like that in the beginning. I miss the quality people today hardly ever get a chance at hearing. Music is infinitely deep. Museum quality sound is analog.<\/p>\n \u201cTry comparing these if you get a chance. For true analog playback, there can be no digital components in the player or amplifier or speakers. I do hope you enjoy the music no matter how you listen. We made it for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n He’s one of rock’s most brilliant, confounding, defiant and frustrating artists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNeil Young\u2019s Next Studio Album Will Be Analog and Digital<\/h3>\n
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