May 5, 2005

Neil Young is "back in the saddle."

Not even major surgery can keep Canadian rocker Neil Young down for long.

Despite being sidelined last month with a brain aneurysm, Young has returned to a Nashville studio to resume work on his upcoming album, Billboard.com reports.

The surgery forced the former Winnipegger to cancel his appearance at the Junos on April 3rd.

In a posting on her website, Young's sister Astrid revealed that the singer has corralled longtime keyboardist Spooner Oldham, guitarist Ben Keith and drummer Carl Himmel for the sessions.

"He's feeling good, has everything under control and is back in the saddle," she said.

The as-yet untitled disc is the follow-up to 2003's "Greendale."