Neil Young announces new live album “As Time Explodes” with Chrome Hearts

Neil Young has announced a new live album, “As Time Explodes”, out May 29. The record documents the 2025 tour with Chrome Hearts, dubbed the “Love Earth Tour”, and collects 13 tracks recorded during that run of shows.

Among the songs included is “Silver Eagle”, which already appeared on the band's previous studio effort, Talkin To The Trees. The rest of the setlist spans different phases of Young's catalogue, with titles like “Harvest Moon”, “Ohio”, “Vampire Blues”, “After The Gold Rush” and “Cortez The Killer”. Also included is a live version of the unreleased “Big Crime”.

The production is credited to Lou Adler. The project was originally planned as an exclusive release for Record Store Day 2026, in a limited-edition double transparent vinyl. Distribution has since been widened: alongside that edition, the album will also be available on black vinyl, CD and digital format.

At the same time, Young has previewed a new studio chapter with Chrome Hearts, titled “Second Song”. In a post published on Neil Young Archives (“Moon To Moon”), the musician described the recording sessions held at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La in Malibu, calling them “an unforgettable experience”. The album is expected to include five new songs and three compositions dating back to 1963. Young had previously described the project as inspired by themes of life and love, alongside critical political stances.

Here is the tracklist and cover art for "As Time Explodes":

01. Daddy Went Walking

02. Looking Forward

03. Harvest Moon

04. Ohio

05. Name of Love

06. Be The Rain

07. Big Crime

08. Long Walk Home

09. Vampire Blues

10. Cortez The Killer

11. After The Gold Rush

12. Like A Hurricane

13. Silver Eagle

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