| On April 20th, 2024 a clear vinyl two-LP Limited Edition will include a litho print of the album cover art and will be available on Record Store Day 2024 and through The Greedy Hand Store via NYA only, which is a unique arrangement with the Record Store Day organization to allow a release to be sold outside of participating RSD stores. |
| On April 26th, the black vinyl, compact disc and digital edition will be released. Hi-Res digital audio is available at the Xstream Store and most DSP’s. All Greedy Hand Store purchases come with free hi-res digital audio downloads. “Fu##in’ Up” was recorded live in Toronto, in November 2023, with a Crazy Horse line-up featuring Nils Lofgren and Micah Nelson on guitar, along with the trusty rhythm section of Billy Talbot (bass) and Ralph Molina (drums). They come out with all guns blazing on a performance |
| Ticket buyers for the upcoming Neil Young + Crazy Horse “Love Earth 2024 Tour” can opt in to receive a physical CD of “FU##IN’ UP” included with their tickets for no additional cost. General onsale begins Friday, February 16 at LiveNation.com. |
| In true Neil Young innovative approach, the songs on FU##IN’ UP have been renamed in their ragged glory with new titles, allowing them to be here now. “Farmer John” is a song originally done by Don “Sugarcane” Harris and Dewey Terry in 1959, and soon covered in 1964 by East L.A. band The Premiers and remains as its original title. |
Nine tracks in length, “Fu##in’ Up” captures a secret, surprise set at Toronto’s Rivoli that Young and Crazy Horse performed last November, reportedly hosted by Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss.
Sure enough, Reiss appears in album credits hosted on the artist’s Neil Young Archives website, which also point to additional guitar, piano and vocals from Micah Nelson — the youngest son of Willie Nelson, who performs and records as Particle Kid.
At the Rivoli that November evening, Young and the Horse were said to have performed their 1990 album “Ragged Glory” in its entirety. “Fu##in’ Up’s” track-list, found below, largely stays true to that LP’s track sequence, though closer “Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)” is absent. Save for the band’s cover of “Farmer John,” the new release’s songs have been retitled using fragments of their lyrics.
“In the spirit it’s offered…made this for the Horse lovers,” Young shared of the album in a statement. “I can’t stop it. The horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe. I am so happy to have this to share.”
Young has shared that “Fu##in’ Up” will first see release as a limited edition, clear vinyl 2LP set as part of Record Store Day 2024, complete with a lithograph print of the album art. This edition will also be available on April 20th via Young’s own Greedy Hand Store, ahead of black vinyl, CD and digital editions arriving widely on April 26th.
Fu##in’ Up:
1. City Life (Country Home)
2. Feels Like a Railroad (River of Pride) [White Line]
3. Heart of Steel (Fuckin’ Up)
4. Broken Circle (Over and Over)
5. Valley of Hearts (Love to Burn)
6. Farmer John
7. Walkin’ in My Place (Road of Tears) [Mansion on the Hill]
8. To Follow One’s Own Dream [Day That Used to Be]
9. A Chance on Love (Love and Only Love)
The Fat Angel Sings 