Neil Young releases new and free concert film with recordings of the 2025 tour

Neil Young has quietly released a new concert film called "Corduroy Plants", bringing together footage from his 2025 tour with the band Chrome Hearts. The production is about an hour long and is available for free on the Neil Young Archives. The project features live recordings, behind-the-scenes footage and a visual montage that connects the performances to social, political and historical themes, in keeping with Young's tradition of treating his releases as broader artistic experiences than simple concert recordings. Directed by Daryl Hannah, the musician's wife, "Corduroy Plants" includes performances of important tracks from different phases of Neil Young's career, such as "Like a Hurricane" and "Cortez the Killer". Throughout the film, stage scenes are interspersed with external images, creating a visual narrative that dialogues with the repertoire presented. The result mixes concert, archive and visual commentary on the contemporary world. The launch took place without a major promotional campaign. Instead of following the traditional industry model, Young made the film available directly on his official platform, reinforcing his independent stance in relation to the distribution of his work. The production arrives just a few months after the live album "As Time Explodes", which also records the 2025 tour with Chrome Hearts. In addition to the film, Neil Young continues to work on new projects, including volume 4 of his music archive series and an unreleased album recorded with the current band. With more than five decades of career, the artist continues to find new ways to present his music, combining live performances, historical memory and audiovisual experimentation. "Corduroy Plants" reinforces this active phase of Neil Young, showing a musician who continues to revisit his past while producing new records.