Neil Young breaks down ‘Barn,’ track-by-track

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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Playlist

• "Song of the Seasons"
• "Heading West"
• "Change Ain't Never Gonna"
• "Canerican"
• "Shape of You"
• "They Might Be Lost"
• "Wrecking Ball"
• "Human Race"
• "Tumblin' Thru the Years"
• "Welcome Back"
• "Don't Forget Love"

Neil Young has never been, shall we say, neat and tidy. He may be a perfectionist, but the perfection he's after isn't in the realm of straight lines and clean takes. Young has always sought to perfectly capture a moment in time; a sound, a feeling. With his new album, Barn, he's captured all of that, plus one: a place. But who better to explain than Neil himself — who joins to take us through Barn track by track.

Neil Young and the members of Crazy Horse — drummer Ralph Molina, bassist Billy Talbot and guitarist/pianist/accordion player Nils Lofgren — secluded themselves in a barn in Colorado to make the new record. Surrounded by an intimate group of trusted friends and musicians, including Neil's wife Darryl Hannah, who made a documentary on the whole process that's also called Barn, Neil was able to make the album just the way he wanted. In this session, we'll hear all about it.

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World Cafe: 12/8/21Original Article