Christmas is coming early for Neil Young fans who will be treated to the upcoming release of his latest album and given access to an online archive of his entire music catalogue at the beginning of December.
Young announced that he would be opening up his entire music catalogue for online streaming on Dec. 1, the same day his new album âThe Visitorâ will be released. He described the archive as âa place you can visit and experience every song I have ever released in the highest quality your machine will allow.â
Whatâs more, the Canadian music legend revealed that the extensive will be available to anyone free of charge, at least upon launch.
âItâs the way itâs supposed to be. In the beginning, everything is free,â he wrote in the post.
In a message posted to the archivesâ website, Young explains why he decided to compile all of his music into one archive.
âIâm very interested in collecting and organization, as well as mechanical things and old school record keeping,â he writes.
Every single recorded track or album by the Canadian singer-songwriter from 1963 until present will be ârepresentedâ in the archive, Young wrote. Listeners will be able to enjoy his music using Xstream Music high resolution streaming by OneStream on the website.
will also be available for fans to explore particular periods of Youngâs musical career in detail. For even more background, visitors will have the option to use the siteâs Filing Cabinet, which stores each individual songâs info card that contains associated credits, memorabilia, films or videos, press and photographs.
The Neil Young Archive is hardly a finished project, either.
âInformation is still being added. The NYA is a living document,â he wrote. âAll released albums and songs are available for you to enjoy. Thanks for listening!â
Hi there, December 1st will be a big day for me. The Visitor will be coming to your town. I will be going to my town....
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