Don’t Call it a Comeback
A few months ago I wrote about how Ryan Adams had been accused of psychological abuse by multiple women he had dated including artist Phoebe Bridgers and ex-wife Mandy Moore. Since then he has also been investigated by the FBI related to a relationship with an underage fan and inappropriate messages he sent to her. He cancelled or rather was forced to cancel his upcoming tour and album, but it looks like he is sick of being in purgatory. He posted a few times about his comeback and how he felt the accusations against him were lies. Posting cryptic claims of innocence such as “Because the truth matters. I know who I am. What I am. It’s time people know. Past time. All the beauty in life cannot be reduced to rubble for lies. This madness. My work was a map for the lost. Not a billboard. So soon”. But a leaked text message implies that his true feelings are darker than what he has been posting online “I want my career back. I want a professional to handle it. And I want to work and move on,” he writes. “I’m not interested in this healing crap. I want a plan and I want to work. That’s it”. Doesn’t seem like someone who is innocent or who has evaluated his behavior. This text message he sent to his manager caused them to quit, which says more than a public statement from Adams ever could.
Album of The Week
Forced Witness - Alex Cameron (2017)
“Yeah there’s this woman on the Internet
Even if she’s some Nigerian guy
Yeah well you should read the poetry he speaks to me
I don’t care if they’re just beautiful lies”
“And I want to let him know what a pussy he is
And I want to let her know that I bench what he is”
One of the most fun albums to come out recently with its humorous lyrics and 80’s vibes this is album stands out as truly unique. Taking on the issues of online dating and hosting a cast of characters throughout this album feels more like a play at times telling a story. Cameron himself notes that "I write about the outlier, the table-for-one guy, the guy whose life is a constellation of microscopic tragedies. Failure has been under-explored in music. My characters come from a place where ambition, crippling self-doubt and tragedy intersect." This album has lead him to collaborating with Brandon Flowers of The Killers as a co-writer on five of their songs on Wonderful, Wonderful.
Best New Track: That Was Yesterday
“Yesterday I had no direction
In my mind I had nothing but questions
I could’ve never dreamed of what would happen
That was yesterday”
River Love
“See her looking out the window
Will she bring roses when I’m dead”
Wooden Ships
“And it’s a fair wind blowin’ warm
Out of the south over my shoulder
Guess I’ll set a course and go”
Night Bus
“She’s not fazed by the darkness in her soul
And you barely catch a glimpse of her
Cause she’s wrapped tightly, hiding in her clothes”
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