Neil Young - Mirror Ball (2025 Remaster)

• Available May 22nd, 2026.

Mirror Ball is a 1995 collaboration between Neil Young and members of Pearl Jam, released through Reprise Records during the height of the grunge era. Recorded largely live in the studio over a handful of sessions in Seattle, the album captures a loose, raw sound that blends Young’s songwriting with Pearl Jam’s dense guitar interplay and rhythm section.

The project grew out of Young’s friendship with the band following several live performances together in the early 1990s. Songs like “Song X”, “Downtown”, “I’m the Ocean”, and “Throw Your Hatred Down” reflect themes of conflict, idealism, and social tension, while the recordings retain an unpolished, spontaneous feel with audible studio chatter and extended jams throughout.

Although only Young’s name appeared on the cover due to label issues, Pearl Jam’s members are credited throughout the album and later released the companion EP Merkin Ball. Mirror Ball reached number five on the Billboard 200 and remains one of the more distinctive collaborations of the 1990s alternative rock era.

This 2LP vinyl edition produced by Reprise Records in 2026. Remastered from the original analog tapes. 

TRACKLISTING:

1. Song X
2. Act of Love
3. I'm the Ocean
4. Big Green Country
5. Truth Be Known
6. Downtown
7. What Happened Yesterday
8. Peace and Love
9. Throw Your Hatred Down
10. Scenery
11. Fallen Angel