Neil Young and his backing band, the Chrome Hearts, announce their forthcoming album, Second Song. Multiple outlets report that Young has been working on the follow-up to last year’s Talkin’ to the Trees at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studio in Malibu, with the album’s recording described as taking shape over recent months. The project’s release date is reported as September 18. Alongside the announcement, Young shares the album’s title track and presents it as the lead offering from the record. One source describes the title track as an 11.5-minute song and characterizes it as meditative and reflective in tone, framing it as a look at life in 2026. Another source similarly focuses on the release of additional details, including the title track and the album’s timing. Taken together, the coverage centers on the same core information: a new Neil Young album titled Second Song is planned for release on September 18, and the title track is now available as a preview of the full project.