Album Reviews8.8/10
Chrome Dreams: Neil Young’s Lost 1977 Masterpiece Finally Stands on Its Own
Neil Young's long-lost 1975 album Chrome Dreams finally gets an official release. A cohesive, essential record that stands with his best work.
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Album Reviews7.1/10
On ‘Talkin to the Trees,’ the Old Loner Sounds Loose, Family-Haunted and Unbothered by Polish
Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts deliver a scruffy, honest 2025 album mixing tender folk, ragged rock, and pointed protest. Our review of Talkin to the Trees.
Album Reviews6/10
All Roads Lead Home Review: Every Detour in This Anthology Circles Back to the Same Front Door
Neil Young and Crazy Horse's classic lineup reunite for a loose, scattered album of individual moments. Review: 6/10.
Album Reviews7.7/10
Toast Review: Neil Young Unearths Crazy Horse’s Saddest Shelved Album
Neil Young's long-lost 2000 album Toast with Crazy Horse finally surfaces — a darker, heavier draft of Are You Passionate?, full of melancholy and monumental jams.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Early Daze: Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s Vault Snapshot Rewards the Patient Listener
Neil Young and Crazy Horse's Early Daze digs up raw 1960s takes of classic songs, offering a rough, revealing snapshot of a band in transition.
Album Reviews9/10
Dume: Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s Electric Alternate History of Zuma
Neil Young and Crazy Horse tear through their 1975 classic as a loud, loose live recording that often beats the original. A thrilling alternate history.
Album Reviews7.7/10
Neil Young’s ‘Oceanside Countryside’ Opens the Vault on a Quieter 1977
Neil Young's 1977 vault release Oceanside Countryside collects 10 acoustic tracks, offering a quiet, cohesive look at familiar songs in their original sequence.
Album Reviews6/10
How Capitol’s Cut-and-Paste Stopgap Still Managed to Hide Real Gems, 61 Years On
Beatles VI is a 1965 stopgap album mixing covers and Help! leftovers. Uneven but with gems like Eight Days a Week. A 6/10 for completists.
Album Reviews7/10
Beatles ’65 Trades Moptop Pop for Self-Doubt, and Mostly Pulls It Off
Beatles ’65 review: a transitional 1964 U.S. album mixing mature originals like 'I Feel Fine' with filler covers. A minor work from a major band, scored 7/10.
Album Reviews9/10
The Beatles Cram a Hook, a Noise Wall and a Glitch Demolition Into Six Minutes on ‘Great Song About Kwakuz’
The Beatles drop a 6-minute, 3-track provocation that mixes pop hooks, noise and glitch — a deliberate prank that rocks and dares you to argue about it.