Neil Young With Crazy Horse release newly recorded versions of catalog songs

Fu##in’ Up is available via Reprise Records

Certain albums have an aura around them. It can’t be planned, but there is something in the way all the music performances and material come together to set them on their plateau. The interesting part of that equation is that there is no way to plan on the results, or even predict. They often come together as they are being recorded, and that is the start of a wonderful journey. Fu##in’ Up, recorded in 2023, is truly a work unto itself, available now via Reprise Records.

These nine songs from Young’s ever-growing catalog are injected with the kind of audio attack that Young and Crazy Horse have been playing since they started performing in the late 1960s. It has been a constant capturing of what rock & roll is capable of, and one that shows no sign of stopping. The Crazy Horse lineup on Fu##in’ Up includes Billy Talbot on bass, Ralph Molina on drums, Micah Nelson on guitar and piano, Nils Lofgren on guitar and piano, and Neil Young on guitar, lead vocals, harmonica. The sounds these five musicians achieve cannot be predicted, and allow an element of sonic surprise that is a definition of how the boundaries of bands are always up for revision, and supply the music to march into the future with an unparalleled power.

The old songs of this new Neil Young & Crazy Horse album breakthrough in all their ragged glory as a new release. As time passes and musicians achieve new prowess in their playing, it gives Young and the band a way to approach what they have done in the past as something they’re now able to go far beyond with an exciting approach that can only be seen as totally new. The best music never stands still and allows the players a wide-open field to explore now. The past is gone but offers a road into the future.

Young explains it best: “In the spirit it’s offered, we made this for the Horse lovers. I can’t stop it. The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”

As has always been his practice, Neil Young establishes a personal timetable for how and when he releases his music. It has given him a way of offering his audience a personal participation of living with the recordings and gathering new fans at the same time his long-time listeners remain a strong part of the family. There is no other still-active artist that approaches his work like this, making sure that the music comes first for him and his listeners. There is no distinction between the new and the old. It was, is, and always will be about the now.

A clear vinyl two-LP limited edition version including a litho print of the album cover art was released on April 20th via Record Store Day and through The Greedy Hand Store via NYA.

The black vinyl, CD, and digital editions are now available. Hi-Res digital audio is available at the Xstream Store at NYA and most DSPs. All Greedy Hand Store purchases come with free hi-res digital audio downloads.

In true Neil Young’s innovative approach, the songs on Fu##in’ Up have been renamed in their ragged glory with new titles, allowing them to be here now. “Farmer John” is a song originally done by Don “Sugarcane” Harris and Dewey Terry in 1959, and soon covered in 1964 by East L.A. band The Premiers and remains as its original title.