Barn (album)

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Barn
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 10, 2021
RecordedJune 19 – 24, 2021
StudioStudio in the Clouds, Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Genre Rock
Length42:47
Label Reprise
Producer
  • Neil Young
  • Niko Bolas (credited as "The Volume Dealers")
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