Neil Young has announced a new album with his band, the chrome hearts. Titled Talkin to the Trees, the album serves as the group’s debut LP together and will arrive on June 13th via The Other Shoe/Reprise. Young has also revealed a new song that he debuted in Los Angeles last week, “Let’s Roll Again,” which takes a swipe at Elon Musk and Tesla.
Talkin to the Trees features Young in all his glory, as well as chrome hearts members Spooner Oldham (Farfisa organ), Micah Nelson (guitar and vocal), Corey McCormick (bass and vocal), and Anthony LoGerfo (drums). Comprised of 10 songs, the album was recorded by longtime producer Lou Adler, John Hanlon, and Young himself. The group previewed Talkin to the Trees initially with a lead single, “big change,” back in January.
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Now, they’ve unveiled “Lets Roll Again,” which Young and chrome hearts debuted at the Light Up the Blues benefit concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. While the title suggests a sequel to Young’s 2002 song “Let’s Roll” — itself an ode to the passengers on United 93 during the September 11th attacks — “Lets Roll Again” finds Young critiquing American car companies and imploring them to make safe, sustainable cars.
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“Build somethin’ useful people need/ Build us a safe way for us to be/ Build us somethin’ won’t kill our kids/ Runs real clean, yeah it runs real clean,” he sings before announcing that China is “way ahead” of us and then taking a swipe at Elon Musk and Tesla: ““If you’re a fascist, then get a Tesla/ If it’s electric, it doesn’t matter.” Meanwhile, Young sings it all with a melody recalling “This Land Is Your Land” and his band rages on with fuzzy guitars and a wild harmonica solo. Stream “Lets Roll Again” below.
Young has kept busy so far in 2025. In addition to is new album with the chrome hearts, he released a new archival project Oceanside Countryside as well as the live documentary companion album Coastal: The Soundtrack. Plus, he’s got a major stretch of tour dates coming up for the Ccrome hearts, including a headlining appearance at Glastonbury 2025 and a North American run. Get tickets to see him here.
Talkin to the Trees Album Artwork:
Talkin to the Trees Tracklist:
01. Family Life
02. Dark Mirage
03. First Fire Of Winter
04. Silver Eagle
05. Lets Roll Again
06. Big Change
07. Talkin To The Trees
08. Movin Ahead
09. Bottle Of Love
10. Thankful
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