Editing Neil Young (section)

=== Increased environmental activism and Promise of the Real (2010s) ===
[[File:Neil Young - Per Ole Hagen.jpg|thumb|Young performing in [[Oslo]], Norway, in 2009]]
In May 2010, it was revealed Young had begun working on a new studio album produced by [[Daniel Lanois]]. This was announced by David Crosby, who said that the album "will be a very heartfelt record. I expect it will be a very special record."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/neil-young/50941|title=Neil Young Working on New Album with Bob Dylan and U2 Producer|publisher=Nme.com|date=May 4, 2010|access-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref> On May 18, 2010, Young embarked upon a North American solo tour to promote his then upcoming album, ''[[Le Noise]]'', playing a mix of older songs and new material. Although billed as a solo acoustic tour, Young also played some songs on electric guitars, including Old Black.<ref name="americansong">{{cite magazine|last=Inman|first=Davis|title=Neil Young's Twisted Road Tour Begins|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/05/neil-youngs-twisted-road-tour-begins/|magazine=American Songwriter|access-date=May 26, 2010}}</ref>

In September 2011, Jonathan Demme's third documentary film on the singer songwriter, ''[[Neil Young Journeys]]'', premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|author=TIFF|url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/neilyoungjourneys|title=2011 Films – Neil Young Journeys|publisher=[[tiff.net]]|access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref>

Young and Crazy Horse released the album ''[[Americana (Neil Young Crazy Horse album)|Americana]]'' on June 5, 2012. It was Young's first collaboration with Crazy Horse since the ''Greendale'' album and tour in 2003 and 2004. The record is a tribute to unofficial national anthems that jump from an uncensored version of "[[This Land Is Your Land]]" to "[[Oh My Darling, Clementine|Clementine]]" and includes a version of "[[God Save the Queen]]", which Young grew up singing every day in school in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rcrdlbl.com/2012/05/29/album_stream_neil_young_crazy_horse_americana|title=ALBUM STREAM: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Americana|publisher=Rcrd Lbl|date=May 29, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602020529/http://rcrdlbl.com/2012/05/29/album_stream_neil_young_crazy_horse_americana|archive-date=June 2, 2012}}</ref>

''Americana'' is Young's first album entirely of cover songs. It debuted at number four on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making it Young's highest-charting album in the US since ''Harvest''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/neil-young/chart-history/tlp/|title=Neil Young Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref> On June 5, 2012, ''[[American Songwriter]]'' reported that Young and Crazy Horse would be launching their first tour in eight years in support of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schlansky|first=Evan|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/06/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-to-launch-first-tour-in-eight-years/|title=Neil Young And Crazy Horse To Launch First Tour in Eight Years|magazine=American Songwriter|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>

On September 25, 2012, Young's autobiography ''[[Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream]]'' was released to critical and commercial acclaim.<ref>{{cite book|title=Waging Heavy Peace [Hardcover]|isbn=978-0399159466|last1=Young|first1=Neil|year=2012|publisher=Penguin }}</ref> Reviewing the book for the ''[[New York Times]]'', [[Janet Maslin]] reported that Young chose to write his memoirs in 2012 for two reasons: he needed to take a break from stage performances for health reasons but continue to generate income; and he feared the onset of [[dementia]], considering his father's medical history and his own present condition. Maslin praised the book, describing it as frank but quirky and without pathos.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/books/neil-youngs-memoir-waging-heavy-peace.html|title=While He Can Still Remember|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 28, 2012|access-date=April 27, 2013}}</ref>

In November 2013, Young performed at the annual fundraiser for the [[Silverlake Conservatory of Music]]. Following the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], he played an acoustic set to a crowd who had paid a minimum of $2,000 a seat to attend the benefit in the famous [[Paramour Mansion]] overlooking downtown Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Randy|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-silverlake-conservatory-red-hot-chili-peppers-20131101,0,3626187.story#axzz2jyHi7Ahl|title=Neil Young Sets Tone at Benefit for Children's Education|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 1, 2013|access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref>

Young released the album ''[[A Letter Home]]'' on April 19, 2014, through [[Jack White]]'s record label, and his second memoir, ''Special Deluxe'', which was released on October 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neil-young/special-deluxe/|title=Special Deluxe a Memoir of Life & Cars|website=[[Kirkus Reviews]]|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> He appeared with White on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' on May 12, 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5930484/neil-youngs-agenda-jack-white-project-second-book-full-blown-orchestra-album|title=Neil Young's Agenda: Jack White Project, Second Book, 'Full-Blown Orchestra' Album|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref>

Young released his 35th studio album, ''[[Storytone]],'' on November 4, 2014. The first song released from the album, "Who's Gonna Stand Up?", was released in three different versions on September 25, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/09/25/neil-young-storeytone-whos-gonna-stand-up/|title=Neil Young's New Album Shares Orchestral New Single|first=Mike|last=Ayers|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=September 25, 2014|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref>

''Storytone'' was followed in 2015 by his [[concept album]] ''[[The Monsanto Years]]''.<ref name="avclub">{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/neil-young-protesting-gmos-anti-monsanto-album-218299|title=Neil Young Is Protesting GMOs with an Anti-Monsanto Album|last=Barsanti|first=Sam|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> ''The Monsanto Years'' is an album themed both in support of [[sustainable farming]] and to protest the biotechnology company [[Monsanto]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://spiritualityhealth.com/reviews/music-review-monsanto-years|title=Review: The Monsanto Years|author=Orion, Damon|journal=[[Spirituality & Health Magazine]]|date=September–October 2015}}</ref> Young achieves this protest in a series of lyrical sentiments against [[genetically modified food]] production. He created this album in collaboration with [[Willie Nelson]]'s sons, [[Lukas and Micah]], and is also backed by Lukas's fellow band members from [[Promise of the Real]].<ref>Parker, Lyndsey. "Exclusive Premiere: Watch Neil Young & Promise of the Real's Full 'The Monsanto Years' Film."  Yahoo Music. July 6, 2015. Web.</ref> Additionally, Young released a film in tandem with the album, also called ''The Monsanto Years'', that documents the album's recording, and can be streamed online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Monsanto-Years-CD-DVD/dp/B00XO12REY|title=The Monsanto Years|website=Amazon.com|date=January 28, 2024 }}</ref> In August 2019, ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported that Monsanto was spying on Young and other environmental activists.<ref>{{cite news|last=Levin|first=Sam|date=August 8, 2019 |title=Revealed: How Monsanto's 'Intelligence Center' Targeted Journalists and Activists|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/07/monsanto-fusion-center-journalists-roundup-neil-young|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>

In summer 2015, Young undertook a North American tour titled the Rebel Content Tour. It began on July 5, at the Summerfest in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], and ended on July 24, at the [[Wayhome Festival]] in [[Oro-Medonte]], Ontario. [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]] were special guests for the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neil-young.concerttournewshub.com/|title=Neil Young 2015 Rebel Content Tour Schedule With Promise of the Real|date=April 21, 2015|access-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001214911/http://neil-young.concerttournewshub.com/|archive-date=October 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-readies-new-album-tour-with-willie-nelsons-sons-20150420|title=Neil Young Readies New Album, Tour With Willie Nelson's Sons|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 20, 2015|access-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>

In October 2016, Young performed at [[Desert Trip]] in [[Indio, California]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-coachella-mega-rock-concert-20160415-story.html|title=Coachella Promoters Look to Book Dylan, Stones, McCartney and Young for Mega-Concert|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 16, 2016|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2016/05/09/desert-trip-adds-second-weekend-to-line-up/|title=Desert Trip Adds Second Weekend: Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney to Return|website=Radio.com|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904210357/http://radio.com/2016/05/09/desert-trip-adds-second-weekend-to-line-up/|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and announced his 37th studio album, ''[[Peace Trail (album)|Peace Trail]]'', recorded with drummer [[Jim Keltner]] and bass guitarist Paul Bushnell,<ref name="PitchforkNews">{{cite web|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|title=Neil Young Announces New Album ''Peace Trail'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/69309-neil-young-announces-new-album-peace-trail/|website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|access-date=November 4, 2016|date=October 26, 2016}}</ref> which was released that December.

On September 8, 2017, Young released ''[[Hitchhiker (Neil Young album)|Hitchhiker]]'', a studio LP recorded on August 11, 1976, at Indigo Studios in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]. The album features ten songs that Young recorded accompanied by acoustic guitar or piano.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/10/neil-young-hitchhiker-lost-album-1976-review|title=Neil Young: Hitchhiker CD Review – Intimate Return to a Lost Night in 1976|last=Mardles|first=Paul |date=September 10, 2017 |work=The Guardian|access-date=September 10, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> While different versions of most of the songs have been previously released, the album includes two never-before-released songs: "Hawaii" and "Give Me Strength", which Young has occasionally performed live.<ref name="rollingstone.com Neil Young Hitchhiker 2017">{{cite magazine |first=Elias|last=Leight|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-details-lost-acoustic-album-hitchhiker-w487731 |title=Neil Young Details Lost Acoustic Album 'Hitchhiker' (Young Collects Results of 1976 Session in Malibu, Including Two Previously Unreleased Songs, On New Album) |date=August 4, 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref>

On July 4, 2017, Young released the song "Children of Destiny", which appeared on his next album. On November 3, 2017, he released "Already Great", a song from ''[[The Visitor (Neil Young & Promise of the Real album)|The Visitor]]'', an album he recorded with Promise of the Real and released on December 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Young Announces New Album ''The Visitor'', Shares "Already Great": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-young-announces-new-album-the-visitor-shares-already-great-listen/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=November 4, 2017 |date=November 3, 2017}}</ref>

On [[Record Store Day]], April 21, 2018, Warner Records released a two-vinyl LP special edition of ''[[Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live]]'', a double live album of a show that Young performed in September 1973 at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|the Roxy in West Hollywood]], with the Santa Monica Flyers. The album is labeled "Volume 05" in Young's ''Performance Series.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arcand|first=Rob|date=February 24, 2018|title=Neil Young Announces New Tonight's The Night Live Album Coming This Record Store Day|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/02/neil-young-tonights-the-night-live-album-announcement-record-store-day/|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=[[Spin.com]]}}</ref>

On October 19, 2018, Young released a live version of his song "Campaigner", an excerpt from a forthcoming archival live album, ''Songs for Judy'', which features solo performances recorded during a November 1976 tour with Crazy Horse. It was the first release from his new label Shakey Pictures Records.<ref name="rollingstone.com Songs for Judy">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-songs-for-judy-album-1976-live-744282/ |title=Neil Young to Release 1976 Live Album 'Songs for Judy' by Simon Vozick-Levinson |date= October 19, 2018 |website=Rollingstone.com |access-date= October 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org Songs for Judy">{{cite web |url=http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2018/10/songs-for-judy-tracklist-next-neil.html |title=Neil Young News |date= October 18, 2018 |website=Neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org |access-date= October 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="goseelivemusic.co Songs for Judy">{{cite web |url=http://www.goseelivemusic.co/index.php/2018/10/19/neil-young-announces-live-1976-album-songs-for-judy/ |title=Neil Young Announces Live 1976 Album 'Songs For Judy |date= October 2018 |website=Goseelivemusic.co |access-date= October 23, 2018}}</ref>

In December 2018, Young criticized the promoters of a London show for selecting [[Barclays Bank]] as a sponsor. He objected to the bank's association with [[fossil fuel]]s. Young said he was trying to rectify the situation by finding a different sponsor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/10/neil-young-bob-dylan-london-show-barclays-fossils-fuel-funding|title=Neil Young Criticises Festival Sponsor Barclays over 'Fossil Fuel Funding'|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=December 10, 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=December 10, 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

On August 19, 2019, Young and Crazy Horse announced the release later that month of the song "Rainbow of Colors", the first single from the album ''[[Colorado (Neil Young album)|Colorado]]'', Young's first new record with the band since 2012's ''[[Psychedelic Pill]]''. Young, multi-instrumentalist [[Nils Lofgren]], bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina recorded the album with Young's co-producer, John Hanlon, in spring 2019. ''Colorado'' was released on October 25, 2019,<ref name="www.nme.com Rainbow of Colors">{{cite web |last1=Gwee |first1=Karen |title=Neil Young and Crazy Horse Announce New Song, 'Rainbow of Colors', Out Later This Month |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/neil-young-crazy-horse-announce-new-song-rainbow-colors-colorado-album-2539415 |website=Nme.com |access-date=August 19, 2019 |date=August 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="www.jambase.com Rainbow of Colors">{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |title=Neil Young Announces New Crazy Horse Album 'Colorado' |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/neil-young-crazy-horse-colorado |website=Jambase.com |access-date=August 19, 2019 |date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> on Reprise Records. On August 30, 2019, Young unveiled "Milky Way", the first song from ''Colorado'', a love ballad he had performed several times at concerts – both solo acoustic and with Promise of the Real.<ref name="rollingstone.com Neil Young Milky Way">{{cite magazine|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|title=Hear Neil Young and Crazy Horse's New Song 'Milky Way' (Love Ballad Comes from Their Upcoming Album Colorado, Due out in October)|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-crazy-horse-milky-way-878412/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=September 1, 2019|date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>