Editing Ryan Adams (section)

== Career ==

===Whiskeytown===
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Following the breakup of his high school band, The Patty Duke Syndrome, Adams helped found [[Whiskeytown]] with [[Caitlin Cary]], Eric "Skillet" Gilmore, Steve Grothmann and [[Phil Wandscher]]. Whiskeytown saw Adams move to [[Alternative country|alt-country]], describing [[punk rock]] as "too hard to sing" in the title track of Whiskeytown's debut album ''[[Faithless Street]]''. Whiskeytown was heavily influenced by a number of country-rock pioneers, most notably [[Gram Parsons]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Inman |first1=Davis |title=Pieces Of The Sky: The Legacy Of Gram Parsons |url=https://americansongwriter.com/pieces-of-the-sky-the-legacy-of-gram-parsons/?nab=1 |website=American Songwriter|date=May 18, 2012 }}</ref> The band quickly gained critical acclaim with the release of their second full-length album, ''[[Strangers Almanac]]'', their first [[Record label|major label]] release. A third album, ''[[Pneumonia (album)|Pneumonia]],'' was completed in 1999, but record label problems delayed its release. It was eventually released by [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]] in 2001, at which time the band was effectively done.

===Solo career (2000–2004)===
Adams made his solo debut in 2000, with ''[[Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker]]'' (produced by [[Ethan Johns]]).<ref>[https://archive.today/20120712133705/http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=112&csid2=4&fid1=26076 'Ryan Adams Grows Up']. An interview on Exclaim.ca</ref> [[Emmylou Harris]] sang backup on "Oh My Sweet Carolina".  Other backing vocals and instruments were provided by [[Gillian Welch]], [[David Rawlings]], [[Pat Sansone]], and Kim Richey as Adams embraced a style more reminiscent of folk music. It was met with considerable critical success, but sales were slow.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Greenhaus|url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/interview_ryan_adams_reflects_on_heartbreaker/|title=Interview: Ryan Adams Reflects on 'Heartbreaker'|website=Relix|date= July 6, 2016}}</ref>

Adams released ''[[Gold (Ryan Adams album)|Gold]]'', the follow-up to ''Heartbreaker'', in 2001. It was well received. Adams, however, initially refused to promote the record through radio station meet-and-greets and other music-industry conventions, instead opting for more recording and some live dates.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} A video was eventually made for the album's first single, "[[New York, New York (Ryan Adams song)|New York, New York]]". The music video featured Adams performing in front of the city's skyline four days before the [[September 11 attacks]]. The video was played often on [[MTV]] and [[VH1]] after the attacks and became Adams's breakthrough to mainstream music consumers.

Following the success of ''Gold'', in 2002 Adams was blocked by his label from releasing his choice for a follow-up album. This would be the second time, the first being with ''Gold;'' Adams had recorded "the Suicide Handbook" which was rejected on the grounds that it was "too sad". The label opted this time around to cherry pick (without Adams' involvement) from four of Adams' recorded albums it had already dismissed as unreleasable (48 Hours, The Suicide Handbook, The Pinkhearts and The Swedish Sessions) to create ''[[Demolition (Ryan Adams album)|Demolition]],'' released in September 2002. Although the album garnered him more critical attention, it failed to sell as well as ''Gold''. The same year, Adams produced [[Jesse Malin]]'s first album, ''[[The Fine Art of Self Destruction]]'', and later worked with Malin to form the punk-rock group [[The Finger (band)|The Finger]] (under the pseudonyms, "Warren Peace" and "Irving Plaza" respectively), who released two E.P.s which were collected together to form ''[[We Are Fuck You]]'', released on [[One Little Indian Records]] in 2003. He also starred in a [[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]] advertisement with Willie Nelson, performing a cover of Hank Williams's "[[Move It On Over (song)|Move It on Over]]".

In May 2002, Adams joined Elton John on ''[[CMT Crossroads]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_crossroads/59823/episode.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040202201350/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_crossroads/59823/episode.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 2, 2004 | title=CMT Crossroads: Elton John and Ryan Adams | access-date=April 11, 2007 | publisher = [[Country Music Television]]}}</ref> which brings together country artists with musicians from other genres. During the show, John referred to Adams as "fabulous one" and spoke of how ''Heartbreaker'' inspired him to record ''[[Songs from the West Coast]]'', which at the time was his most successful album in several years. Also in 2002, Adams reportedly recorded a cover of [[The Strokes]]' debut album ''[[Is This It]]'', though it has never been publicly released.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/ryan-adams/11149 | title=Adams Different Strokes in Demand! | access-date=April 11, 2007 | date=April 3, 2002 | publisher = [[NME]]/[[IPC Media]]}}</ref>

In 2002 and 2003, Adams worked on recording ''[[Love Is Hell (Ryan Adams album)|Love Is Hell]]'', intending to release it in 2003. [[Lost Highway Records]] deemed that it was not commercially viable and was reluctant to release it, leading Adams to go back to the studio. Two weeks later he returned to Lost Highway with ''[[Rock n Roll (Ryan Adams album)|Rock n Roll]]'', which featured guest musicians including [[Melissa Auf der Maur]], [[Green Day]]'s [[Billie Joe Armstrong]], and Adams's girlfriend at the time, [[Parker Posey]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=RJ |title=Ryan Adams, 'Rock N Roll' (Lost Highway) |url=https://www.spin.com/2003/11/ryan-adams-rock-n-roll-lost-highway/ |website=SPIN |date=November 11, 2003 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>  Adams' songwriting received additional exposure when [[Joan Baez]] included his song "In My Time of Need", from his debut release, on her 2003 album ''[[Dark Chords on a Big Guitar]].''

Also released in 2003, Adams formed a punk band called The Finger with [[Jesse Malin]], Colin Burns, and Johnny T. Yerington.<sup>[[The Finger (band)#cite note-1|[1]]]</sup> The name derived from notorious early/mid-1990s [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] rock band Finger, of which Adams was a big fan. This light-hearted project allowed both artists to return to their punk backgrounds (Adams began his music career as singer for The Patty Duke Syndrome and Malin began his career in the hardcore punk band [[Heart Attack (band)|Heart Attack]] and more famously as the lead singer of [[D Generation]]). They began by releasing two EPs: ''We Are Fuck You'' and ''Punk's Dead Let's Fuck'' which were later collected to form the album ''[[We Are Fuck You]]'' that was released in 2003.

Adams and Lost Highway Records eventually agreed that the label would release ''[[Rock n Roll (Ryan Adams album)|Rock N Roll]]'' as well as ''Love Is Hell'', on the condition that ''Love Is Hell'' be split into two EP installments. ''Rock N Roll'' and ''Love Is Hell, Pt. 1'' were released in November 2003, followed by ''Love Is Hell, Pt. 2'' in December. Both albums were well received by critics, and in May 2004 ''Love Is Hell'' was re-released as a full-length album.

''Love Is Hell'' included a cover of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis']] "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]", which Adams had previously performed live, and about which [[Noel Gallagher]] once said, "I never got my head round this song until I went to [see] Ryan Adams play and he did an amazing cover of it."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis/12909 | title = The 'Wonder' of Ryan | access-date=April 11, 2007| date=October 31, 2002 | publisher = [[NME]]/[[IPC Media]]}}</ref> The song earned Adams a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination for "[[Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance|Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002112383_grammys08.html |title=Kanye West is at top of Grammy list |access-date=August 15, 2012 |date=December 8, 2004 |publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629020925/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002112383_grammys08.html |archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>

While on tour to support ''Love Is Hell'' in January 2004, Adams fractured his wrist during a performance at the [[Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool|Royal Court Theatre]] in Liverpool. Adams fell off the end of the stage into the lowered orchestra pit six feet below, while performing "The Shadowlands". Dates from Adams's European and American tours had to be canceled as a result of his injury.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ryanadams/articles/story/5937118/ryan_adams_cancels_tour | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013081117/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ryanadams/articles/story/5937118/ryan_adams_cancels_tour | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 13, 2007 | title = Ryan Adams Cancels Tour | access-date = April 23, 2007 | date=January 30, 2004 | publisher = Rolling Stone/Wenner Publishing | last = Dansby | first = Andrew}}</ref>

Adams was featured on the album [[True Love (Toots & the Maytals album)|''True Love'']] by [[Toots and the Maytals]], which won the [[Grammy Award]] in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including [[Willie Nelson]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Trey Anastasio]], [[Gwen Stefani]] / [[No Doubt]], [[Ben Harper]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Manu Chao]], [[The Roots]], [[Keith Richards]], [[Toots Hibbert]], [[Paul Douglas (musician)|Paul Douglas]], Jackie Jackson, [[Ken Boothe]], and [[The Skatalites]].<ref>"True Love – Linear CD Notes." Toots and the Maytals. tootsandthemaytals.net. Web. <http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/linear-cd-notes/ {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20161110054527/http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/linear-cd-notes/ |date=November 10, 2016 }}>. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref>

===The Cardinals (2005–2009)===
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The year 2005 saw Adams join with backing band [[Ryan Adams and the Cardinals|the Cardinals]] to produce two albums, ''[[Cold Roses]]'' and ''[[Jacksonville City Nights]]''. ''Cold Roses'', a double album, included backing vocals from [[Rachael Yamagata]] on three songs; "Let It Ride", "Cold Roses" and "Friends".  His second album of the year, ''Jacksonville City Nights'', featured a duet with [[Norah Jones]] on "Dear John". As well as releasing two albums with The Cardinals, Adams released the solo album ''[[29 (album)|29]]'' late in the year.
[[File:The Cardinals08.jpg|thumb|left|Adams live with The Cardinals in November 2008]]
Adams befriended [[Phil Lesh]] of the [[Grateful Dead]], after first meeting him at the [[Jammys]] awards in New York in 2005. The two performed [[Jerry Garcia]] and [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]]'s Grateful Dead classic, "Wharf Rat". Adams performed at subsequent outings of [[Phil Lesh and Friends]], including a two-night stand at [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]] outside of [[Denver]], Colorado and on New Year's Eve 2005 at the Bill Graham Event Center in San Francisco. Throughout 2006, Lesh's live performances included compositions by Adams, including several from ''Cold Roses'' ("Cold Roses", "Let It Ride", and "Magnolia Mountain").

Adams produced [[Willie Nelson]]'s album ''[[Songbird (Willie Nelson album)|Songbird]]'', while he and The Cardinals performed as Nelson's backing band.  The album was released in October 2006.  He also opened for Nelson at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] later that fall, a show that featured [[Phil Lesh]] on bass and multiple [[Grateful Dead]] songs.  Late in 2006, Adams experimented with [[hip hop music]], adding to his web site 18 albums worth of new recordings under various pseudonyms, featuring humorous and nonsensical lyrics, as well as covers of two [[Bob Dylan]] songs ("[[Isis (song)|Isis]]" and "[[You're a Big Girl Now]]").

Adams released his ninth album on June 26, 2007, titled ''[[Easy Tiger]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/news.aspx?bid=1795 | title = Easy tiger | date = March 30, 2007 | access-date = April 11, 2007 | publisher = [[Lost Highway Records]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212352/http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/news.aspx?bid=1795 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref> The album includes many tracks which were debuted during 2006's tours, as well as other older tracks which were previously unreleased.

On October 23, 2007, Adams released ''[[Follow the Lights]]'', an EP featuring three new songs: "Follow the Lights","Blue Hotel" and "My Love for You Is Real", along with live studio versions of other previously released songs and a cover of Alice in Chains' "Down In A Hole".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/ryan-adams/31208 | title = Ryan Adams reveals details of new EP | publisher = [[NME]]/[[IPC Media]] | date=September 18, 2007 | access-date=September 21, 2007}}</ref> Adams also appeared as a guest musician on Cowboy Junkies' 2007 album and DVD ''[[Trinity Revisited]]'', a 20th-anniversary re-recording of their classic album ''[[The Trinity Session]]''. In 2007 Adams co-wrote a song with Australian singer-songwriter [[Krista Polvere]] for her debut record ''Here Be Dragons''; he also played guitar and piano on the album, which was recorded in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozmusicscene.com/krista-polvere-turns-heads/|title=Krista Polvere Turns Heads|date=September 1, 2007|publisher=OzMusicScene|access-date=December 28, 2008|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722160135/http://crushable.com/entertainment/krista-polvere-turns-heads/|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref>

A new album with The Cardinals, ''[[Cardinology]]'' was released on October 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title=CARDINALOGY | url=http://www.losthighwayrecords.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=2264&aid=58| date=September 17, 2008 | access-date=September 17, 2007 | publisher=[[Lost Highway Records]]}}</ref><ref name="Planet Sound News">{{cite web|url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/news/0ae6ad7ede8fe28759c93300625c31f9/Exclusive+Ryan%27s+new+LP.aspx|title=Exclusive: Ryan's new LP|date=September 15, 2008|publisher=Teletext Planet Sound News|access-date=September 17, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920033354/http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/news/0ae6ad7ede8fe28759c93300625c31f9/Exclusive+Ryan's+new+LP.aspx|archive-date=September 20, 2008}}</ref> Adams has also announced plans to release a book, entitled ''[[Infinity Blues]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/ryan%20adams%20debut%20novel%20to%20be%20published_1078635|title=Ryan Adams debut novel to be published |date=August 28, 2008 |publisher=[[Contact Music]] |access-date=September 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/08/ryan-adams-already-defensive-about-forthcoming-boo.html|title=Ryan Adams already defensive about forthcoming book|last=Bowen|first=Rebecca|date=August 29, 2008|magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=September 18, 2008}}</ref> According to [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]] chairman, Luke Lewis, there will be an "anthology" release in 2009, featuring several new songs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE49O05H20081025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029070946/http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE49O05H20081025|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2008|title=Ryan Adams finds groove with band the Cardinals|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=October 24, 2008|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=October 28, 2008}}</ref>

On January 14, 2009, Ryan Adams announced that he was quitting the Cardinals after their final show on March 20, 2009, at the Fox Theatre in [[Atlanta]].  Adams cited hearing loss due to [[Ménière's disease]] as well as disillusionment with the music industry, the media and audience behavior as reasons for his decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/international/16659/Ryan_Adams_tells_FL_Im_not_quitting|title=Ryan Adams tells FL "I'm not quitting"|date=January 20, 2009|publisher=Faster Louder|access-date=February 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006230055/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/international/16659/Ryan_Adams_tells_FL_Im_not_quitting|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/ryan-adams/42069|title=Ryan Adams quits The Cardinals|date=January 14, 2009|publisher=[[NME]]|access-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269613/ryan-adams-taking-hiatus-from-music|title=Ryan Adams Taking Hiatus From Music?|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 14, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.relix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3635&Itemid=3635|title=Ryan Adams Saga Continues|date=January 15, 2009|publisher=[[Relix]]|access-date=January 15, 2009}}</ref> He also stated that he has been working on two new books, in addition to ''Infinity Blues''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148460--ryan-adams-is-quitting-music-says-ryan-adams |title=Ryan Adams Is Quitting Music, Says Ryan Adams |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |date=January 14, 2009 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date=January 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090118205758/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148460--ryan-adams-is-quitting-music-says-ryan-adams |archive-date=January 18, 2009 }}</ref> The second book, released in the fall of 2009, is entitled ''Hello Sunshine''. Preorders of ''Hello Sunshine'' were shipped on August 18 by publisher Akashic Books.

===Post-Cardinals (2009)===
In May 2009, drummer [[Brad Pemberton]] stated that: "everyone was a bit fried, so it was the right time to step back for a minute. I encouraged Ryan to go and get married, and have a life and find some peace; the guy hasn't really slowed down in ten years, and he needed it as much as we did. Ryan and I have shared too much and are too good of friends to not ever do anything again, but I think we all need to do our own thing for a minute."<ref>{{cite web|author=Lindsay, Andrew |title=Interview: Brad Pemberton (Ryan Adams & the Cardinals) |date=May 12, 2009 |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/05/12/interview-brad-pemberton-ryan-adams-the-cardinals/ |publisher=Stereokill.net |access-date=May 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905074320/http://stereokill.net/2009/05/12/interview-brad-pemberton-ryan-adams-the-cardinals/ |archive-date=September 5, 2009 }}</ref>
The Cardinals, without Adams, have recorded together alongside [[Gin Wigmore]] for her debut album.<ref>{{cite web | author= Lindsay, Andrew | title=Gin Wigmore and the Cardinals |date= July 27, 2009 |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/07/27/gin-wigmore-and-the-cardinals/ | publisher=Stereokill.net | access-date=July 27, 2009 }}</ref>
Adams has dismissed any possibility of a reunion in the near future, saying it wouldn't be right after the death of Cardinals bassist Chris 'Spacewolf' Feinstein.

In August 2009, Adams began posting on the fan-site, Ryan Adams Archive, discussing the possibility of a [[Whiskeytown]] reunion, new songs and releasing his many 'unreleased' albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stereokill.net/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301054422/http://stereokill.net/2009/08/26/the-collected-forum-musings-of-david-ryan-adams-part-1/|url-status=dead|title=Life without a pause // alternative music criticism, news, reviews, features|archive-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> In August, Adams also began blogging for The Awl.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sicha |first=Choire |url=http://www.theawl.com |title=The Awl |publisher=The Awl |date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2011}}</ref> In September 2009, Adams debuted a new song online, entitled "Happy Birthday",<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay |first=Andrew |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/09/05/ryan-adams-debuts-new-song-online/ |title=Ryan Adams debuts new song online |publisher=stereokill.net |access-date=January 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221110014/http://stereokill.net/2009/09/05/ryan-adams-debuts-new-song-online/ |archive-date=December 21, 2009 }}</ref> and began releasing singles, featuring previously unreleased material, from his new record label, [[PAX AM]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay |first=Andrew |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/09/09/new-ryan-adams-single/ |title=New Ryan Adams single |publisher=stereokill.net |access-date=January 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212014842/http://stereokill.net/2009/09/09/new-ryan-adams-single/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009 }}</ref>

Casal released a [[photo-book]], ''[[Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows]]'', in February 2010, documenting his time within the band.

===PAX AM and return to music (2010–2013)===
In March 2010, Adams announced a new [[metal music|metal]]-influenced album, entitled ''[[Orion (Ryan Adams album)|Orion]]'', to be released on his [[PAX AM]] label. ''Orion'' was released on vinyl only on May 18, 2010, and was sold through the PAX AM online store.<ref name="stereokill.net">{{cite web|last=Lindsay |first=Andrew |url=http://stereokill.net/2010/03/ryan-adams-unveils-metal-album/ |title=Ryan Adams unveils 'metal' album |publisher=stereokill.net |date=March 2010 |access-date=January 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724082922/http://stereokill.net/2010/03/ryan-adams-unveils-metal-album/ |archive-date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref> According to Adams's Facebook page, he had completed two unreleased albums, ''Blackhole'' and ''[[Cardinals III/IV]]'', and was currently recording new albums in both New York City and Los Angeles.

On October 29, 2010, Adams played his first live show since stepping down from the Cardinals in March 2009, at a benefit hosted by [[Judd Apatow]]. He was backed by Marshall Vore, [[Sebastian Steinberg]] and former Cardinal Jamie Candiloro, who were billed as "The Ryan Adams Band". They debuted three new songs and were joined onstage by Mandy Moore for "Oh My Sweet Carolina".

In November 2010, Adams announced the release of ''[[Cardinals III/IV]]'', his twelfth studio album, which was recorded in 2006. This album is his fifth with [[The Cardinals (rock band)|The Cardinals]] and was released on December 14, 2010, through [[PAX AM]].

In 2011, Adams announced a European tour, and noted that he was working on a new studio album with producer [[Glyn Johns]].

On April 21, 2011, Adams was the surprise opener for an [[Emmylou Harris]] show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. He performed several new songs, as well as "Oh My Sweet Carolina" with Emmy, a track they recorded for 2000's ''[[Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker]]''.

On June 16, 2011, through his Twitter account, Ryan suggested that his album ''Blackhole'' could be released around Christmas.

In the September 2011 issue of ''[[Q Magazine]]'', Ryan revealed details of his first solo release since leaving [[The Cardinals (rock band)|The Cardinals]], entitled ''[[Ashes & Fire]]''. He also discussed the possibility of releasing a third book, ''Phoenix'', which he says concerns "a loveable rat."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/showthread.php/93628-Ryan-Adams-Ashes-amp-Fire |title=Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire |publisher=Shaggybevo.com |access-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318213930/http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/showthread.php/93628-Ryan-Adams-Ashes-amp-Fire |archive-date=March 18, 2012 }}</ref>

In early 2012, Ryan was nominated for a [[Brit Award]] for Best International Male. On June 18, 2012, Adams released a live box set chronicling his return to live performances, entitled ''[[Live After Deaf]]''. His album ''Ashes & Fire'' was nominated for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night |publisher=GRAMMY.com |date=August 4, 1964 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503164723/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=May 3, 2012 }}</ref>

On April 21, 2013, Adams released an EP, ''7 Minutes in Heaven'', with his newly formed [[punk rock]] band [[Pornography (band)|Pornography]], featuring [[Make Out (band)|Make Out]] vocalist Leah Hennessey and frequent collaborator Johnny T. Yerington. In July 2013, Adams collaborated as a producer with rock band [[Fall Out Boy]] at his PAX AM Studio, which resulted in Fall Out Boy's ''[[PAX AM Days]]'' EP. On March 19, 2013, Ryan played a live show with a full band for the first time since the Cardinals disbanded. The show was for Noel Gallagher's Teenage Cancer Trust benefit. The venue's website stated that Ryan was playing new songs from a forthcoming album.

===Self-titled studio album, PAX AM Single Series, ''1989'' and ''Prisoner'' (2014–2018)===

On July 1, 2014, stories emerged that a self-titled album, ''[[Ryan Adams (album)|Ryan Adams]]'', would be released on September 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trendell |first=Andrew |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/92251/ryan-adams-to-release-new-album-on-8-september-2014 |title=Ryan Adams to Release Self-Titled Album on 8 September |publisher=gigwise.com |date=July 1, 2014 |access-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref> Since this announcement, Adams has released a 7-inch vinyl EP, entitled ''[[1984 (EP)|1984]]'' and announced tour dates through mid October 2014. He debuted several new songs from the self-titled album in a series of festival concerts in late July 2014. On September 9, 2014, the self-titled album ''[[Ryan Adams (album)|Ryan Adams]]'' was released on PAX-AM records.

In addition to the self-titled album, Adams announced a project he calls the "PAX AM Single Series", with a new seven-inch release each month. Adams stated, "I'm going to release a single every month until I can't do it any more."<ref name="wau">{{cite web |url= https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/24906207/divisive-star-keeps-em-coming/ |title=Divisive star keeps 'em coming |first=Matthew |last=Hogan |work=au.news.yahoo.com |date=September 5, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref> The first of these releases, the ''[[1984 (EP)|1984]]'' EP, was released in August 2014 and is described by Adams as, "pay[ing] homage to the halcyon days of the earliest releases from [record labels] [[Dischord Records|Dischord]], [[SST Records|SST]], [[Touch and Go Records|Touch & Go]] and their ilk." In 2014 and 2015, Adams continued to release digital singles, with each single being accompanied by at least 2 B-sides. Singles in 2014 included "Jacksonville", "Vampires", and "Do You Laugh When You Lie?", while singles in 2015 included "No Shadow" (featuring actor [[Johnny Depp]], who had previously appeared on his self-titled album), "Blue Light", "I Do Not Feel Like Being Good", "Willow Lane", and "Burn in the Night".  Often selling out within minutes of being released through PAX AM's website, the singles remain available for digital download.

On December 5, 2014, "Gimme Something Good", a song from the ''Ryan Adams'' album, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/12/05/grammy-nominations-a-strange-way-to-announce-musics-biggest-awards/|title=Grammy nominations: Beyoncé, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea and more|first=Emily|last=Yahr|date=December 5, 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

On August 5, 2015, Adams announced via [[Instagram]] that he was going to cover and release his version of [[Taylor Swift]]'s 2014 album ''[[1989 (Taylor Swift album)|''1989'']]''. He released multiple clips via Twitter and Instagram showcasing his takes on Swift's songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/08/history-ryan-adams-1989-taylor-swift/ |title=The Complete History (So Far) of Ryan Adams' Taylor Swift Cover Project |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=August 21, 2015|access-date=September 19, 2015|last1=Crucchiola |first1=Jordan }}</ref> Adams' [[1989 (Ryan Adams album)|''1989'']] was released on September 21, 2015. It debuted at No. 7 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, one position ahead of Swift's ''1989'', which was in its 48th week on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6708141/taylor-swift-ryan-adams-1989-albums-top-10|title=Both Taylor Swift and Ryan Adams' '1989' Albums Are in Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 27, 2015}}</ref> Adams said in October 2016 that he would never cover another full album again following the recording of ''1989''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.passtheaux.co/ryan-adams-not-gonna-cover-an-album-again/|title=Ryan Adams is 'not gonna cover an album again'|website=Passtheaux.com|date=October 24, 2016}}</ref>

On December 6, 2016, Ryan Adams announced a new album, ''[[Prisoner (Ryan Adams album)|Prisoner]]''. It was released on PAX AM/[[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] on February 17, 2017. The album's first single "Do You Still Love Me?" was released on December 7, 2016<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cook-Wilson |first1=Winston |title=New Music: Ryan Adams – "Do You Still Love Me?" |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/12/new-music-ryan-adams-do-you-still-love-me/ |website=[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]|date=December 7, 2016 }}</ref> and the second single, "To Be Without You" was released on December 23, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Ryan Adams shares devastating new single 'To Be Without You' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ryan-adams-shares-devastating-new-single-without-1921885 |website=[[NME]]|date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref>

In 2018, Adams released a stand-alone single, "Baby I Love You", and contributed one song, "20th Call of the Day", to the ''[[Juliet, Naked (film)|Juliet, Naked]]'' soundtrack.

===''Wednesdays'', ''Big Colors'', ''Chris'', and further albums (2019–present)===
In January 2019, Adams announced his plans to release three albums that calendar year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/01/ryan-adams-details-big-colors-wednesdays.html|title=Ryan Adams Details Big Colors and Wednesdays, Debuts New Single (Updated)|website=pastemagazine.com|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> The first, ''[[Big Colors]]'', was due to be released April 19 and feature 15 tracks. The second, ''[[Wednesdays (album)|Wednesdays]]'', was to feature 17 tracks and did not yet have a confirmed release date. The release of all three albums was put on hold after the ''New York Times'' broke allegations of sexual misconduct.<ref name="pulled">{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |last2=Minsker |first2=Evan |title=Ryan Adams' New Album Big Colors Pulled From Release After Abuse Allegations |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/ryan-adams-new-album-big-colors-pulled-from-release-after-abuse-allegations/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=February 15, 2019 |date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> After a five-month silence, Adams returned in July 2019, posting a soundboard recording of a song titled "I'm Sorry and I Love You".<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Michael|last1=Roffman|first2=Alex|last2=Young|date=July 20, 2019|url=https://consequence.net/2019/07/ryan-adams-returns-instagram/|title=Ryan Adams resurfaces following abuse allegations: "I have a lot to say. I am going to. Soon."|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|language=en-US|access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> On December 11, 2020, Adams eventually [[surprise album|surprise-released]] ''Wednesdays'', which features "I'm Sorry and I Love You"<ref>{{cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ryan_adams_returns_with_surprise_album_wednesdays|title=Ryan Adams Returns with New Album 'Wednesdays'|website=[[Exclaim!]]|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref> as well as several tracks originally announced for inclusion on ''Big Colors''.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wednesdays-mw0003453493|title=Wednesdays - Ryan Adams &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> A music video for "I'm Sorry and I Love You" was uploaded to YouTube on December 15, 2020. Its description mentions that ''Wednesdays'' is the first in a trilogy of albums, including ''Big Colors'' and ''Chris''.<ref name="Rolling Stone Germany Wednesdays">{{cite magazine|last=Neumann|first=Sarah|url=https://www.rollingstone.de/ryan-adams-nach-missbrauchsvorwuerfen-nun-neues-album-2169123/|title=Ryan Adams: nach Missbrauchsvorwürfen nun neues Album|trans-title=Ryan Adams: a new album after abuse allegations|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=Germany|date=December 16, 2020|access-date=January 6, 2021|language=de}}</ref>

On April 23, 2021, Adams surprise-released "Do Not Disturb" as the lead single from the revised edition of ''Big Colors''. The album was released on June 11, 2021, with a different track listing from the one announced in 2019.<ref name="Rolling Stone Germany Big Colors">{{cite magazine|last=Boche|first=Sophie|url=https://www.rollingstone.de/ryan-adams-neues-album-big-colors-2260147/|title=Ryan Adams: neues Album "Big Colors"|trans-title=Ryan Adams: new album "Big Colors"|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=Germany|date=May 6, 2021|access-date=June 8, 2021|language=de}}</ref>

On March 2, 2022, Adams announced his first headlining show since the ''New York Times'' article.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shafer|first=Ellise|date=March 2, 2022|title=Ryan Adams Sets High-Profile Return With Carnegie Hall Concert|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ryan-adams-concert-sexual-misconduct-allegations-1235192200/|access-date=March 25, 2022|website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|language=en-US}}</ref> It sold out within hours and took place at [[Carnegie Hall]] on May 14.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yakas|first=Ben|date=March 3, 2022|title=Ryan Adams books Carnegie Hall for first major show since 2019 misconduct allegations|url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/ryan-adams-carnegie-hall-first-major-show-misconduct-allegations|access-date=March 25, 2022|website=[[Gothamist]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Additional concerts were announced later in March,<ref name="ChrisRockNYC">{{Cite web|last=Camus|first=Alyson|date=March 24, 2022|title=Ryan Adams Announces Two New Shows And The Release Of "Chris"|url=https://rocknyc.live/ryan-adams-announces-two-new-shows-and-the-release-of-chris.html|access-date=March 25, 2022|website=Rock NYC Live|language=en-US}}</ref> with another batch announced in June.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=June 15, 2022|title=Ryan Adams Books More Tour Dates in Post-Scandal Comeback Bid|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ryan-adams-tour-dates-midwest-south-comeback-bid-post-scandal-1235295071/|access-date=June 16, 2022|website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|language=en-US}}</ref> On March 25, Adams released ''Chris'' as the final installment of the trilogy.<ref name="ChrisRockNYC"/> It was followed by four other albums: ''Romeo & Juliet'' on April 25,<ref name="R&JRockNYC">{{Cite web|last=Lababedi|first=Iman|date=April 26, 2022|title=Ryan Adams Dropped Even Newer Double Album "Romeo And Juliet" On Pax Am On Monday, April 25th, 2022|url=https://rocknyc.live/ryan-adams-dropped-even-newer-double-album-romeo-and-juliet-on-pax-am-on-monday-april-25th-2022.html|access-date=April 30, 2022|website=Rock NYC Live|language=en-US}}</ref> ''FM'' on July 22,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Neil|date=July 14, 2022|title=From Morgan Wallen to Ryan Adams, Some of Music's Disgraced Stars Stage Their Comeback|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/morgan-wallen-ryan-adams-11657807050|access-date=August 29, 2022|website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|language=en-US|quote=On July 22, the alt-country singer-songwriter releases a new album, "FM."}}</ref> ''Devolver'' on September 23,<ref name="DevolverSobriety">{{Cite tweet|last=Adams|first=Ryan|user=TheRyanAdams|number=1573223780557750280|title=💭 Ryan Celebrates One Year of Sobriety today|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref><!-- Earliest release dates for 2022 albums! Although they were not serviced to streaming platforms immediately, the albums were available for purchase via Adams's official PAX AM webstore on those dates. Do not change to the streaming release dates. --> and ''Nebraska'' on December 7, a cover of the [[Nebraska (album)|Bruce Springsteen album]] of the same name. ''Devolver'' was released as a free download along with a statement from Adams thanking his fans for their support.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://paxam.shop/products/devolver|title="Devolver" - Digital Download|website=PAX AM Shop|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> He announced further shows in Fall and Winter of 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=RYAN ADAMS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL 18-SHOW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN FALL / WINTER 2022 |url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/ryan-adams-announces-additional-18-show-north-american-tour-fall-winter-2022 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=Grateful Web |language=en}}</ref> and then his long-awaited return to the U.K. for April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Adams – announced his long-awaited return to the UK |url=https://www.yo1radio.co.uk/news/entertainment/ryan-adams-announced-his-long-awaited-return-to-the-uk/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=YO1 Radio |language=en}}</ref> On December 26, 2022, Adams released a cover of the [[Bob Dylan]] album ''[[Blood on the Tracks]]'', and on April 14, 2023, he released a cover of the [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] album ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]'', which also included covers of b-sides from that album's singles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laing |first1=Rob |title=Ryan Adams is now covering Oasis's What's The Story album in its entirety (plus "all the b-sides") |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/ryan-adams-oasis-whats-the-story-morning-glory-covers |access-date=April 14, 2023 |publisher=Music Radar |date=January 5, 2023}}</ref>

On January 1, 2024, Adams surprise-released four more studio albums: ''Sword & Stone'', ''Star Sign'', ''Heatwave'' and ''1985'', as well as a live version of ''Prisoner''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Christopher |date=January 4, 2024 |title=Ryan Adams surprise releases 5 albums at once: a total of 77 songs in a single day |url=https://www.wecb.fm/ryan-adams-surprise-releases-5-albums-at-once-a-total-of-77-songs-in-a-single-day/ |access-date=January 4, 2024 |website=WECB |language=en-US}}</ref>