Ashes & Fire is out now.
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[video] Ryan Adams // Chains of Love
[video] Ryan Adams // Oh My Sweet Carolina (feat. Laura Marling) (Live from Abbey Road)
I’m headed to Philadelphia this coming weekend to see Adams play, and while I don’t love him like I did when Heartbreaker and Gold were released, I’m still excited for the show. (But really I’m just hoping to hear “Answering Bell” and “The Rescue Blues.”)
Adams’ most recent effort, Ashes & Fire, is out now.
[stream] Ryan Adams // Lucky Now
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My enjoyment of Ryan Adams’ albums has steadily diminished since Rock ‘N’ Roll. That’s not to say that I haven’t enjoyed the albums, because each one has its own allure, but they didn’t grab me like his earlier work. I’ve been fairly fond of Mr. Adams’ work; I have volumes 1-5 of the Bedhead series, a few live concerts, all of the Whiskeytown catalog – but I don’t have the most recent work. I don’t know why I never bothered with getting III/IV. I’ll probably go back and get it, but my interest in possessing all of his output has waned after his announced break from music.
Adams released this track into the ether yesterday evening; it’s from his upcoming new album – Ashes & Fire – that will be released on October 11th. “Lucky Now” doesn’t mark any return to his earlier form that I loved, but instead feels like another Easy Tiger. That, honestly, would be plenty good enough for me. It doesn’t need to be “The Rescue Blues” again, even though I’d love it to be.
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Ryan Adams // Lucky Now
[mp3] Ryan Adams – Destroyers
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If someone were to ask me which artist made up the largest portion of my personal music library, Ryan Adams would undoubtedly take the top spot. Aside from the 19 CDs that make up the Bedhead series (at least it was at 19 when I stopped getting them), I have over 300 songs from Ryan Adams/RA & The Cardinals in my iTunes right now – and then there’s everything from Whiskeytown. To some extent, the size of my Ryan Adams collection has less to do with his songwriting nature – prolific as it may be, and more to the fact that there is so much available; I have many versions of the same song, multiple live iterations, various full concerts.
I’m not as excited about new Ryan Adams material as I would have been around Rock N Roll/Love Is Hell, but the recent announcement of another album with The Cardinals was a welcomed surprise. Granted, it is comprised of outtakes from the Easy Tiger sessions, but it’s still something new to look forward to.
In conjunction with that release, Adams has made a new track available for download on his label Pax/Am. Entitled “Destroyers,” the song is normal Adams fare; if you’re a fan of what he offers, then you’ll be happy to hear something new. It’s not going to win over non-believers or make new fans, but at this point, Adams might not need them. Both the vinyl and CD pre-orders of the new album – entitled Cardinals III/IV – are already sold out.
Cardinals III/IV will be out on December 14th.
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Ryan Adams – Destroyers (mp3)
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002: Old Tapes - Farewell/What I Need Tonite 7" -
001: Joywave - Ridge/Traveling At The Speed Of Light 7"
