Neil Young recorded his new album ‘Storytone’ live in the studio with a 92-piece orchestra.
Young produced ‘Storytone’ with Niko Bolas who also worked on the new Tim Wheatley Crooked Saint EP. Michael Bearden and Chris Walden conducted the orchestra.
‘Storytone’ will be available in a single orchestral version and a deluxe edition featuring both orchestra versions and solo versions of all 10 songs.
Young gave a hint of the new music when he performed ‘Who’s Gonna Stand Up?’ on his recent European tour.
‘Storytone’ will be released in standard, deluxe and download versions on November 4 and as a deluxe 180 gram double vinyl pressing on December 16.
The track-listing for Storytone is as follows:
1 Plastic Flowers
2 Who’s Gonna Stand Up?
3 I Want To Drive My Car
4 Glimmer
5 Say Hello To Chicago
6 Tumbleweed
7 Like You Used To Do
8 I’m Glad I Found You
9 When I Watch You Sleeping
10 All Those Dreams
Young also has a handful of shows scheduled for the fall as follows:
Sun 10/05/14, Boston, MA, Wang Theatre – Citi Performing Arts Center
Mon 10/06/14, Boston, MA, Wang Theatre – Citi Performing Arts Center
Wed 10/08/14, Philadelphia, PA, Academy Of Music
Thu 10/09/14, Philadelphia, PA, Academy Of Music
Sat 10/25/14, Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre “Bridge School Benefit”
Sun 10/26/14 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre “Bridge School Benefit”