Neil Young at World’s End: ‘On the Beach’ at 50
Neil Young’s On the Beach lodges not in the heart or brain but in the spleen. Perfect for depressed, alienated teenagers in the soft-rock days before punk.
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Find Fresh Sounds on ‘Early Daze’
Early Daze highlights Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s early connectedness that allowed their art to flourish not only immediately but over the decades, too.
A Dreamer of Pictures: Neil Young’s ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ at 55
Alternating brooding rock anthems with ragged country-rock, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere set Neil Young on a musical quest that continues 55 years later.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s ‘Fu##in’ Up’ is Fu##in’ Great
A track-by-track homage to their classic album Ragged Glory, Fu##in’ Up highlights Neil Young and Crazy Horse at their best – loose, loud, and long-lasting.
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The 30 Best Album Re-Issues of 2023
The year’s best album re-issues include rock legends, essential R&B/soul artists, classic pop, jazz, alternative rock, global beats and so much more.
Songs of the Earth: Woody Guthrie to Neil Young
How American folk songs of the Earth, from Woody Guthrie to Neil Young, tilled the soil for the rise of ‘Green Pop’.
Daniel Lanois Still Believes in Magic
Legendary producer Daniel Lanois discusses U2, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, his new instrumental album, and how he still lets the music guide him.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Revel in Longstanding Chemistry on ‘Barn’
Neil Young’s latest set resonates as fervently composed and heartfeltly topical, and the band are as committed as ever to authentic and vigorous performance.
Neil Young Continues the Archival Joy with ‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’
Even casual listeners can embrace Neil Young’s Way Down in the Rust Bucket and its nearly three hours of exciting music.
The 25 Best Americana Albums of 2020
In 2020, Americana artists empathetically dealt with the things that bind us together and keep us apart. The albums on this list encourage hope for the future based on a belief in the human spirit.
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
2010's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2009
Step back 10 years when we presented our 20 best re-issues of 2009, highlighted by the long overdue remastering of the Beatles oeuvre, a number of '80s and '90s classics, and one of the most storied catalogues in electronic music.