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Published 1/15/2009 by Matt Kiser at Spin Magazine Online -

Last December, Neil Young revealed plans to release a "mindblowing" new record , Toast , with his longtime backing band Crazy Horse. However, it looks like that album is on the backburner, as details have surfaced about another new release: Fork in the Road , the title track from which has just hit the web! More on SPIN.com: >> Neil Young Unveils "Mind Blowing" New Record >> Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II (Reprise) >> Celebs Flock to Neil Young's Tour-Closer >> Neil Young, Sugar Mountain Live at Canterbury House 1968 (Reprise) An album release date has yet to be announced, but the title song is available to stream -- along with an accompanying video -- at Young's official website now. The video is bizarre, with Young singing into the camera while wearing headphones that are plugged into an apple (an iPod shout-out, perhaps?). But the track is to the point, a Chuck Berry-style rocker that would have fit on 1988's ... (link)

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