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Neil Young set to release new album

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Neil Young

'Toast' will be the first in a series of new offerings

Neil Young and his long-time band, Crazy Horse, are set to release an album entitled 'Toast', the latest in the singer-songwriter's extensive Archives series.

The album will be comprised of tracks recorded in 2000 in a San Fransisco studio that shares the album's name, with producer John Hanlon.

A statement on Neilyoung.com explains that Hanlon is currently mixing the material that was recorded.

The statement describes the songs as "bluesy" and "jazz-tinged", with "three solid rockers interspersed in the mix".

"Other songs are long with extensive explorations between verses," the statement continues. "Kind of like a down-played 'Tonight's The Night', except these songs deal directly with love and loss, not drugs. The ambient atmosphere, foggy, blue and desolate, pervades many of the tracks, if not all."

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GeeDub 

Apr 2, 2008

Will this be any good if the tracks are 8 years old?? Is this Neil Young milking us as he's back touring again?Thats for the cynics among us

paulymr 

Apr 2, 2008

"silver and gold" a great record..most of the songs on this album were 'old ' songs ,so i think "toast' will be great i am sure

rubbersoul7 

Apr 3, 2008

GeeDub, what does the fact that the songs are 8 years old have to do with anything? Its NEIL YOUNG we're talking about here, of course the songs are gonna be good. Did you catch him on his recent tour, he was excellent and can 'milk' us all he wants! I just hope he tours with Crazy Horse again - and I hope the archives are released soon too!

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