Shortly after the release of Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts’ album “Talkin To The Trees” in June 2025, the band embarked on a 31-date tour of Europe and North America. This live album includes selections from several shows. The European dates included performances at the legendary Glastonbury Festival, London’s Hyde Park and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts’ live album “As Time Explodes” is a landmark memento of a vital new chapter in the rock legend’s storied career. Emerging from the 2024 cancellation of his tour with Crazy Horse due to illness, The Chrome Hearts — Micah Nelson on guitar, Spooner Oldham on keyboards, Corey McCormick on bass and Anthony LoGerfo on drums — offered a powerful resurgence for Young. This double LP captures the raw, revitalized energy of the band’s 2025 “Love Earth” world tour, which saw them perform across North America and Europe. The album’s 13-track setlist is a masterful balance of deep cuts and classics. Produced by Lou Adler and The Volume Dealers (Young and Niko Bolas), “As Time Explodes” offers a sound that is both skeletal and muscular, emphasizing the intricate chemistry between Young and his collaborators.
Standout tracks include a sprawling 14-minute version of “Cortez the Killer” — which Young has praised as one of the best versions ever recorded — and the new “Big Crime“, which debuted during the tour’s Chicago soundcheck and highlights the band’s improvisational depth.
Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts are:
Neil Young (guitar, pump organ, piano and vocals)
Spooner Oldham (organ and piano)
Micah Nelson (guitar, Stringman and vocals)
Corey McCormick (bass and vocals)
Anthony LoGerfo (drums and vocals)
The 13-track album includes songs that span Young’s entire career.
The record is produced by Lou Adler with the Volume Dealers – Neil Young and Niko Bolas, and associate producer Anthony LoGerfo.
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