Neil Young released Second Song on 18 September

Neil Young released Second Song on 18 September 2026, his 50th studio album and his second record with the Chrome Hearts. Reprise Records issued the album as a collaboration between the singer-songwriter and his backing band.

Second Song combines new writing with Neil Young’s archive

The release arrived through Reprise Records, with the Chrome Hearts credited alongside Young. Neil Young press materials list the album announcement and identify Second Song as the group’s second studio album.

NPR’s album feature places the release on 18 September 2026 and describes five new tracks alongside two newly recorded songs drawn from Young’s archive. The album was recorded to tape at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La Studios in Malibu and produced by Lou Adler with the Volume Dealers, including engineer Niko Bolas and Young himself.

Neil Young’s folk-rock range frames the new album

Born in Toronto and raised partly in Winnipeg, Neil Young is a Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter whose music moves between folk rock and guitar-driven rock. His catalogue includes solo work, Buffalo Springfield and extensive collaborations with Crazy Horse.

A biographical overview places that stylistic range at the centre of Young’s career. Second Song carries the same breadth into its pairing of new Chrome Hearts recordings and compositions recovered from his personal archive.

The Chrome Hearts connect new songs with Young’s archive

Two songs connect the album with Young’s earliest writing: Casting Me Away from You and I’ll Love You Forever. NPR describes both as newly recorded versions of songs written when Young was a teenager in Canada.

The record therefore places newly written material beside compositions recovered from the archive, with the Chrome Hearts providing the immediate band setting. The arrangement links the album’s present-day recording sessions with two pieces from Young’s earlier songwriting life.

Neil Young: what fans in Germany need to know

• Second Song was released on 18 September 2026, with Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts credited to the album.
• The album was issued in digital, CD and vinyl editions through Reprise Records.
• The tracklist combines five new songs with two new recordings drawn from Young’s archive.
• Neil Young’s press materials are listed at press.warnerrecords.com.

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Neil Young: frequently asked questions

When was Neil Young’s Second Song released?

Second Song was released on 18 September 2026.

What is on Neil Young’s Second Song?

It contains five new songs and two newly recorded pieces drawn from Young’s archive, with the Chrome Hearts as his backing band.

Which formats carry Neil Young’s Second Song?

The album was issued in digital, CD and vinyl formats through Reprise Records.