Neil Young will release the brand new studio album ‘Peace Trail’ on CD on December 9th on Reprise Records. The vinyl format follows on 6th January.

‘Peace Trail’ features all new songs that Young wrote since the release of his album ‘Earth’ in June. This new album is primarily acoustic and reflects an intimate, sparse approach to each of the ten songs within. The album was recorded at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La Studios and features Young on vocals and guitar, Jim Keltner on drums, and Paul Bushnell on bass. It was produced by Young and John Hanlon, and mixed by Hanlon.

The Los Angeles Times commented, “Neil Young matches the fire in his belly to the poetry from his pen for one of the most gripping outings of his long career. This riveting collection, a spare acoustic-electric hybrid, seethes with righteous indignation over a plethora of social and political injustices, but also soothes with deeply felt empathy for those on the receiving end of iniquity.”

Neil Young previewed five songs from the album during his performances during the Desert Trip Festival, which both Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly summed up as simply “explosive.”

Rolling Stone added: “Neil slashed and bashed at his guitar, the sound intense and nearly out of control,” while The Los Angeles Times called Young’s performance “intensely powerful,” “furious” and concluded “combining passion, energy and stinging content, Young served up a deeply rewarding performance.”