Neil Young Unexpectedly Releases “Lost” Album “Summer Songs” 

Just two weeks after the launch of his latest Crazy Horse LP Barn, Neil Young has surprised fans with a late Christmas gift of previously unreleased songs in a collection of solo tracks recorded in 1987. 

The album, titled Summer Songs, was made available to subscribers of his Neil Young Archives project while confirming that it will appear on general sale in the coming months.

“I think you will enjoy this very cool recording,” Young wrote to subscribers. “‘American Dream’ feels more real than ever. How could somethin’ so good go bad so fast? Wow, that was a little sad. But things are still good down on the farm right? Not so fast.”

He also noted: “To give you an idea of place and time, Farm Aid and the Bridge School Concerts had just begun their long runs. This group of songs had just been written and put down in the studio… I don’t remember the sessions at all!” He added: “The words of these originals are significantly different from their subsequent master album releases in many cases. Several completely new and unheard verses are found in the songs of this collection.” He also reported that the album “will be released in mid 2022 by my friends at Reprise Records.”

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