Around these parts, we hear the phrase “new Ryan Adams album” and can’t help wondering, What’s it gonna sound like this time?
It’s not that I didn’t dig the jangly, arena-rock-like anthems on III/IV and the prog-metal album Orion, both released in 2010 (though the former was actually recorded in 2007). But the Ryan Adams persona (and let’s face it, dude’s got a few) I’ll take over any other is the one found on gems like Cold Roses, Gold, and Easy Tiger.
So in my world, at least, the new Ryan Adams track is appropriately titled. “Lucky Now” hearkens back to the melodic, country-rock musings found on those latter albums, and the song is hopefully a taste of more to come when Adams’ next full-length, the Glyn Johns-produced Ashes & Fire. The record is apparently inspired by Adams’ newfound love of hiking and will be released on October 11 via PAX•AM.
The mostly acoustic “Lucky Now” features minimal drums, just a touch of electric guitar and piano courtesy of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench. Stream it below, where you can also find album artwork and the tracklist.
Ryan Adams – “Lucky Now”
Lucky Now by ryanadams
Ashes & Fire
01 Dirty Rain
02 Ashes & Fire
03 Come Home
04 Rocks
05 Do I Wait
06 Chains of Love
07 Invisible Riverside
08 Save Me
09 Kindness
10 Lucky Now
11 I Love You But I Don’t Know What to Say
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[...] documented on the web lately, a new album from Ryan Adams is on the way, and from what we’ve heard so far, DRA’s going back to his acoustic roots. Some, meanwhile, are calling Ashes & Fire [...]