Before and After

Before and After is the upcoming 45th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young. It is set to be released on December 8, 2023, through Reprise. Consisting of 13 tracks, the album will feature solo acoustic re-recordings of some of his past songs. Background and recording Before and After was conceived by Young and Lou Adler, while mixing was handled by the former and Niko Bolas. It sees the singer-songwriter revisiting some of his back catalog, "a trip into his music history", with re-recordings that have them appear in a new guise. The album contains "eclectic" fresh takes on some of Young's lesser known tracks pulled from his vault. Previews of three songs, "I'm the Ocean", "Homefires", and "Burned", were released as an EP upon announcement of the album on October 20. Young spoke of the release as a unique experience where a "feeling is captured" and has to be listened to "as a whole piece". As a matter of fact, the project comprises one "uninterrupted 48-minute piece", referred to by Young as "a music montage with no beginnings or endings". Track listing References