Overview
- Neil Young announced the seven‑track album Second Song and released the over 11‑minute title track as a preview on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.
- The record was tracked in analog at Rick Rubin’s Shangri‑La Studios in Malibu and produced by Lou Adler with Young and Niko Bolas producing under the Volume Dealers name.
- Second Song blends five newly written songs with new recordings of early compositions first documented in the 1960s, giving the set a wide chronological reach.
- Credits list Young performing vocals and multiple instruments alongside the Chrome Hearts lineup of Anthony LoGerfo on drums, Corey McCormick on bass, Micah Nelson on guitar, and Spooner Oldham on keyboards.
- Outlets report conflicting release schedules — a single Sept. 18 date in some coverage and a Sept. 3 digital / Oct. 30 physical split in others — while pre‑orders are live and the album will be sold on vinyl, CD, digital and high‑resolution audio through the Neil Young Archives.