There was a time in years gone by when we used to write about Ryan Adams on AUK as much as we do about Neil Young now. He was our go-to guy, partly because he was always doing something interesting (like falling off stage mid-set here in Liverpool and breaking an arm) and partly because he was releasing records like they were part of a quarterly subscription service. Anyway, old times are back it seems, as Adams tweeted yesterday:
Remember that year when I released 3 records.
Let's do it again pic.twitter.com/NxsUqrBYxp
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) January 8, 2019
He then asked LaCroix sparkling water: “If I tell you the name of my new record will you mock up my own blend” (of water?) before revealing presumably the first of the three albums:
.@THERYANADAMS | #BIGCOLORS | 2019 pic.twitter.com/HukPq1H4Yo
— Capitol Music (@capitolmusic) January 8, 2019
And then posting a clip from the record, describing it as “fucking epic”:
It's sounding fucking epic. Here it comes…
#BigColors @bluenoterecords @CapitolRecords pic.twitter.com/rARlX4Lrhg— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) January 8, 2019
It sounds like the Flying Pickets to us. So anyway, all that to look forward to – and a track listing on the way today so check back for the story to be updated. Welcome back Ry!