Ryan Adams interview in The Guardian

When Ryan Adams heard Laura Marling's album "I Speak Because I Can" he "literally threw out threw out 80% of what I had. And it felt good, to ask: 'What am I really capable of?' I felt competitive again to write great songs." Read a great interview with Ryan speaking about his past on speedballs and booze to cleaning up and recording what might be the best album of his career. Read it here

Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire

 It's been a while in coming (I'm not counting III/IV as it wasn't a 'proper' album, rather a series of outtakes, and not a very good series at that) but Ryan Adams finally has a new album.

 It's not a Cardinals record, it's not a 'it's actually Ryan Adams & The Cardinals but the record company thinks it will sell better if we leave the Cardinals out of the title like Easy Tiger record, it is in fact just Ryan. Mostly acoustic.

Think Heartbreaker.

That's right, Heartbreaker. Probably Ryan Adams at his best.

Ashes & Fire was produced by Glyn Johns, a legendary producer renowned for his work with the likes of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Clash, The Who and The Rolling Stones. You have probably heard of his son son Ethan who produced previous Ryan Adams albums Heartbreaker, Gold and 29.

He has pedigree.

The press release claims that "From the slow burning stunner of an opener "Dirty Rain" through the infectious shuffle of the title track and irresistible harmonies of "Lucky Now," to the closing lament of "I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say," Ashes & Fire is arguably the most cohesive and beautiful album of Adams' distinguished career."

 A review is coming soon, and from what I've heard of the album I have no reason to disagree.

LISTEN

 In studio acoustic version of Ashes & Fire: In studio acoustic version of Dirty Rain:

 Invisible Riverside Invisible Riverside by ryanadams
 Lucky Now Lucky Now by ryanadams

 Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire is out October 11 on PAX-AM/Capitol.

Free Sigur Ros live mp3 download

Sigor Ros are back with a new live double CD and film.

It's called Inni and as a treat you can download "Festival" live from the album HERE

The track list is as follows:


Svefn-g-englar
Glósóli
Ný batterí
Fljótavík
Vid spilum endalaust
Hoppípolla
Med blódnasir
Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
E-Bow


CD2

Sæglópur
Festival
Hafsól
All Alright
Popplagid
Lúppulagid