I’m pretty picky when it comes to music but I’m also loyal so when I find an artist who fits into my wheel house I tend to stick with them through the good times and the bad. Back in 2001 I came across a music show late one night called “Crossroads” featuring a fairly unknown singer songwriter by the name of Ryan Adams dueting with the legendary Elton John (and holding his own pretty well) and I immediately knew this was gonna be a beautiful relationship. He makes awesome music and I enjoy it, It’s as simple as that.
That’s not to say that he hasn’t tried my patience at times. His foray into space metal on last years Orion was certainly not my favorite album of 2010 but I knew if I just stuck around a little longer he’d be back to his old ways and it looks like Adams has done just that. His first song off of the October 11 2011 release Ashes & Fire called Lucky Now begins with a melodic blend of heartfelt lyrics and acoustic guitar that falls somewhere between Easy Tiger and Cardinology and evolves from there. A twisting turning story that unfolds in his voice and guitar, Lucky Now is a solid return to form for Ryan Adams for what looks to be a continued mutually beneficial relationship. Enjoy the first song and pre-order the album here.
Lucky Now by ryanadams

New Album Releases for April 26th, 2011

An Horse – Walls
Augustana – Augustana
Bowling For Soup – Fishing For Woos
Lynda Carter – Crazy Little Things
Clutch Blast – Tyrant
Dennis Coffey – Dennis Coffey
Bootsy Collins – Tha Funk Capital of the World
Dirty Vegas – Electric Love
Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light (LP)
Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain
Explosions in the Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Bill Frisell – Sign Of Life
Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs – No Help Coming
Don Jamieson – Live And Hilarious
Kode9 & The Spaceape – Black Sun
Cass Mccombs – Wit’s End
Mike & The Mechanics – Road
Mindless Self Indulgence – Tighter
Morrissey – Glamorous Glue
Martha Munizzi – Make It Loud
Otep – Atavist
Sixxam – This Is Gonna Hur
Tab Benoit – Medicine
The Waifs – Temptation
Whiskey Myers – Firewater
Younger Brother – Vaccine

New Album Releases for March 29th, 2011

Amon Amarth – Surtut Rising
Awolonation – Megalithic Symphony
Derek & The Dominos – Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
Funeral For A Friends Generationals – Welcome Home Armageddon
Hello Seahorse – Lejos. No Tan Lejos
Innerpartysystem – Never Be Content
Jennifer Lopez – Love?
Los Lonely Boys – Rockpango
Nelson/Marsalis/Jones – Tribute To Ray Charles
TJ Nix & Paul Plumeri – Blues In Disguise
Obscura – Omnivium
Peter Bjon And John – Gimme Some
Radiohead – The King of Limbs
Royal Bangs – Flux Outside
Alex Skoinick Trio – Venritas
Snoop Dogg – Doggumentary
Amy Speace – Land Like A Bird
Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
Sum 41 – Screaming Bloody Murder
Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose
Unwritten Law – Swan
Yelle – Safari Disco Club

New Album Releases for March 15th, 2011

As Blood Runs Black – Instinct
Awol Nation – Megalithic Symphony
Travis Barker – Give The Drummer Some
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Scandalous
Caillin Rose – Own Side Now
Cannibal Corpes – Global Evisceration
Cornershop – Cornershop & The Double-O Groove
Damnwells – No One Listens to the Band Anymore
DJ Afro – Free
DJ Kicks – Wolf + Lamb vs. Soul Clap
Dodos – No Color
Doesitoffendyouyeah – Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
Funeral for a Friend – Welcome Home Armageddon
Brent Hinds – Fiend Without a Face / West End Motel (2CD)
J Mascis – Several Shades of Why
The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers – Rare Bird Alert
Mastodon – Live At The Aragon (CD+DVD)
VaShawn Mitchell – My Songbook (CD + DVD)
Mother Mother – Eureka
The Naked And Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
New York Dolls – Dancing Backward In High Heels
Noah and the Whale – Last Night on Earth
Oh Land – Oh Land
Rise Against – Endgame
Screeching Weasel – First World Manifesto
Swollen Members – Dagger Mouth
Traffic – John Barleycorn Must Die
Trap Them – Darker Handcraft
Weedeater – Jason…The Dragon
Yellowjackets – Timeline

New Album Releases for March 8th, 2011

Exene Cervenka – Excitement Of Maybe
Children Of Bodom – Relentless, Reckless Forever (CD/DVD)
Cut Copy – Zonoscope (CD/DVD) Deluxe Edition
Defeater – Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
Sara Evans – Stronger
Ellie Goulding – Lights
Grails – Deep Politics
Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby
Memphis – Here Comes A City
Alexi Murdoch – Towards The Sun
Parts & Labor – Constant Future
Raekwon – Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang
R.E.M. – Collapse Into Now
Ringo Deathstar – Colour Trip
Daniel Tosh – Happy Thoughts
Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
WC – Revenge of the Barracude
Wires Under Tension – Light Science
Wye Oak – Civillian

New Album Releases for February 15th, 2011

Asobi Seksu – Fluorescence
Bright Eyes – The People’s Key
Hayes Carll – Kmag Yoyo (& Other American Stories)
Sarah Darling – Angels & Devils
The Dears – Degeneration Street
Deicide – To Hell With God
Drive By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
East River Pipe – We Live In Rented Rooms
Eddie Spaghetti – Sundowner
Tommy Emmanuel – Little By Little
The Forms – Derealization
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Hillsong United – Aftermath
Hurtsmile – Hurtsmile
Korpiklaani – Ukon Wacka
La Sera – La Sera
Lifeguards – Waving At The Astronauts
Robert Miles – Th1rt3en
Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Angelo Michajlov – Saxana – The Girl On A Broomstick
Nelson – Lightning Strikes Twice
OFF! – First Four EP’s
Ben Ottewell – Shapes & Shadows
Redline Chemistry – Dying For A Living
Rev Theory – Justice
Telekinesis – 12 Desperate Straight Lines
Ten – Stormwarning
Shugo Tokumaru – Port Entropy
Sirenia – Enigma of Life
Stryper – The Covering
Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps
Yuck – Yuck