Neil Young

Neil Young swaps tracks, skips Amazon, and mourns again on 'Tonight’s The Night' reissue

Neil Young resurfaces with a 50th anniversary edition of 1975’s Tonight’s The Night, a record stitched with grief-stricken ballads mourning lost friends and disillusionment. The reissue swaps out the original “Lookout Joe” for a S.I.R. Studio version from 1973 and inserts unreleased tracks including a Joni Mitchell joint effort on “Raised On Robbery.”

Bonus takes on “Walk On” and “Speakin’ Out” punctuate a set once buried by its own bleakness. Out November 28 on various formats, it arrives just as Young withdraws his catalog from Amazon Music and ghosts Meta platforms.

Neil Young Logs Off Amazon, Says Bezos-Powered Convenience Isn’t Worth It

Neil Young withdraws his full discography from Amazon Music, accusing Jeff Bezos of underwriting a political climate he finds untenable. With references to government shutdowns and national security, Young denounces corporate dominance wrapped in sleek convenience.

Urging listeners to abandon Amazon and Whole Foods, he champions local commerce over algorithmic obedience. This follows his previous Spotify departure amid pandemic-era disinformation, only to quietly return post-Rogan deal termination.

Neil Young shreds DC with “Big Crime,” blames billionaires, calls blackout

Neil Young steps into the political fray once again, unleashing a jagged-edged protest anthem titled “Big Crime.” Over stark guitar riffs, he delivers terse lines accusing the DC establishment of backing billionaire fascists and enabling systemic rot.

“There’s big crime in DC at the White House,” he utters with clipped clarity, calling for a total blackout of the system. The track arrives as a direct response to Donald Trump’s return to political prominence, targeting power with minimalist venom.

Neil Young digs into the B-sides vault, sidesteps nostalgia in Swedish woods

Neil Young opens his 2025 ‘Love Earth’ tour in Sweden’s Dalhalla amphitheatre with Chrome Hearts, revisiting both venerated anthems and semi-forgotten B-sides. A solo acoustic ‘Sugar Mountain’ drifts effortlessly into 2003’s rarely-heard ‘Be The Rain’, setting a tone veering more toward sentimental discord than festival fodder.

Sprinkling ‘Greendale’ and CSNY oddities like ‘Sun Green’ and ‘Name Of Love’ among heavier staples such as ‘Like A Hurricane’, Young sidesteps nostalgia in favor of loosely tethered reflections on love, freedom, and selective memory.