NEIL YOUNG WITH CRAZY HORSE announce new album ‘World Record’ – Hear first track ‘Love Earth’

Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Photo by Joey Martinez

Today, Neil Young with Crazy Horse announce the November 18th release date for their illuminating new album ‘World Record’, which was recorded at Shangri-La in Malibu and produced by Rick Rubin and Neil Young. The first track from the album, ‘Love Earth’, can be heard below.

This spirited ten-song collection is a cautiously optimistic meditation on the past, present, and future of our shared planet and what it means to live on it. ‘World Record’ contains a wealth of wisdom, and the kind of poignant observations one can only be collected over an eventful life. The iconoclastic songwriter reminisces with gratitude about the gifts the Earth has given him and sets his sights on an uncertain future with hope that we can right this big, blue and green ship. He does so in a vital and unyielding fashion.

Check out ‘Love Earth’ – BELOW:

There’s affecting folk with ‘This Old Planet (Changing Days)’ and ‘Love Earth’, pummelling rock in the shape of ‘Break The Chain’ and ‘The World (Is In Trouble Now)’, and in ‘Chevrolet’, a monumental, classic Crazy Horse guitar odyssey in which he pays tribute to his relationship with cars while asserting the necessity of a fossil-fuel-free future. ‘World Record’ is a cohesive vision that spreads positive energy while not flinching from our present situation. As Young himself said in a message on the Times-Contrarian during the making of ‘World Record’: “Real magic lasts and we think we have it.”

Recorded live in order to wrangle the Horse’s long-running spirit of spontaneous, collaborative, and electrifying performance, the album was mixed to analogue tape at Shangri-La under Rick Rubin’s sage guidance. The quality of the resulting listening experience sets fans directly on the studio floor as Young and the legendary band do what they do best.

‘World Record’ will be released on double-vinyl, double-CD, cassette and multiple digital formats, including XStream hi-res audio and Atmos/Spatial. The album’s hi-res streaming format is fully supported at Amazon, Apple, and Qobuz.

To optimize audio quality, the vinyl format of ‘World Record’ will be released as a three-sided double album with an etching on side four. There will also be a limited-edition version of the album pressed on clear vinyl – a first in Young’s body of work.

World Record

Only at the Neil Young Archives can you find Young’s music in the highest possible digital audio resolution alongside a seemingly infinite store of archival files. It’s also the home of Young’s virtual daily newspaper, The Times Contrarian, and The Hearse Theater, where you can see rare footage and stream live shows.

‘World Record’ tracklist:

1. ‘Love Earth’

2. ‘Overhead’

3. ‘I Walk With You (Earth Ringtone)’

4. ‘This Old Planet (Changing Days)’

5. ‘The World (Is In Trouble Now)’

6. ‘Break The Chain’

7. ‘The Long Day Before’

8. ‘Walkin’ On The Road (To The Future)’

9. ‘The Wonder Won’t Wait’

10. ‘Chevrolet’

11. ‘This Old Planet Reprise’

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Mark Millar is the founder of XS Noize and looks after the daily running of the website as well as hosting interviews for the weekly XS Noize Podcast. Mark's favourite album is Achtung Baby by U2.

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