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Ryan Adams to Release Self-Titled Album on September 9th

It’s official: Ryan Adams will release his new self-titled and self-produced album on September 9th in the US (September 8th in the UK). This LP follows 2011’s Ashes & Fire. You can pre-order it (and view what we assume to be the album cover) here. Track listing: Gimme Something Good (listen here) Kim Trouble Am … Read more

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[PHOTOS] Ryan Adams + Jillian Jacqueline at The Pageant in St. Louis

ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Ryan Adams returned to The Pageant in St. Louis last week, playing songs from his latest album, Prisoner, in addition to older material like “Come Pick Me Up,” “To Be Young,” and “Let It Ride.” Jillian Jacqueline opened the show, and closed with her single, “Hate Me.” Jillian Jacqueline

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Album Review | Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams

“How long do I have here with you?” sings Ryan Adams on “Shadows,” a dark, tortured gem that could have fit on Love Is Hell, right after “Please Do Not Let Me Go.” This might not be an album filled with “slow, adult shit,” but I assure you, we haven’t exactly exploded into a honeymoon … Read more

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Jam of the Day | Ryan Adams – My Wrecking Ball

I wish I could call you I wish you were still around We realize this is a lot of Ryan Adams for the week. But Speakers in Code was built on the likes of RA, so here you go, “My Wrecking Ball.” Lovely. Update: Ryan Adams will be on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon … Read more

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Video | Ryan Adams – Gimme Something Good

The photo pretty much says it all: Ryan Adams and Elvira, together at last. We’re just surprised Cookie Monster doesn’t make an appearance. “Gimme Something Good” is the lead track off Adams’ forthcoming self-titled release due 9/9 (PAX-AM/Blue Note). You can catch him on tour this fall, including a date at Peabody Opera House in … Read more

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Ryan Adams | 10 Songs, 10 Stories

Photo by Jason Gonulsen The photo above was taken in 2002 at the inaugural Austin City Limits Music Festival. Looking back, it’s probably the photo the sparked my interest in photography, because it captures a memory for me; it tells a story. Ryan Adams, who will be in St. Louis tonight at The Peabody Opera … Read more

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Listen | Pornography – Last Nite at the Opera

It’s only 53 seconds, but we have our first taste of Pornography. Leah Hennessey, Ryan Adams, and Johnny T. Yerington form the punk rock outfit, who will release the seven song debut 7-inch 7 Minutes In Heaven on Record Store Day (April 20th). Says Hennessey: “I met Ryan and Johnny in a manic trance of … Read more

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Album Review | Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob

I have no business writing this album review, and I suppose I wouldn’t be if I didn’t love every song on it. Electro-synth-pop is not my forte. It’s not even near the same universe of artists I usually listen to. Which begs the question: why did I listen to it? I did because Tegan and … Read more

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Jam of the Day | Portastatic – Oh My Sweet Carolina

Photo courtesy of Merge Records Having just read Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown, Raleigh News & Observer music David Menconi’s love letter to and history lesson about Ryan, Whiskeytown, and the Triangle music scene, I could write a thousand words on this cover of “Oh My Sweet Carolina”, one of Ryan’s greatest songs. But … Read more

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The Best Albums of 2011

Our favorite album of the year: Bon Iver’s Bon Iver 50 Panda Bear – Tomboy (Paw Tracks) [buy the album] 49 Nicole Atkins – Mondo Amore (Razor & Tie) [buy the album] 48 GIVERS – In Light (Glassnote) [buy the album] 47 Admiral Fallow – Boots Met My Face (Lo-Five) [buy the album] 46 The Civil Wars – … Read more

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Nicole Atkins (The Interview)

When I hear the word “break-up” to describe an album, I think of Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks, Ryan Adams’ Heartbreaker, or Frightened Rabbit’s The Midnight Organ Fight. You know, albums filled with songs that are mainly about past lovers, heartache, and your life pretty much starting over. Nicole Atkins’ new album, Mondo Amore … Read more

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Video | DeYarmond Edison – Set Me Free (Carol King Cover)

Before Bon Iver and Megafaun separately blew the hell up, both bands were collectively part of DeYarmond Edison, the now defunct NC via WI super-group of folk power. Consisting of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, and Megafaun members Joe Westerlund, Phil Cook and Brad Cook, they were poised to become the biggest thing to come out … Read more

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10 to Spin | Act As If

As a passionate fan of music, I was delighted to find Act As If’s “There’s a Light” earlier this year — so much, that we at Speakers in Code made it a Pajammy Jam of the Day back in April. It’s a feel-good tune, with the road ahead of us viewed as a positive one … Read more