77-506: Pax Americana Recording Company , also known as PAX-AM , is a record label founded by Ryan Adams . Established in 2004, the label released certain of Adams’ then-unpublished demo recordings. Following Adams' fulfillment of a recording contract with Lost Highway Records in 2008, the PAX-AM label became the artist's exclusive venue for musical releases. In early November 2010, the label re-launched its webpage and announced platforms for retail and
154-538: A Gap advertisement with Willie Nelson, performing a cover of Hank Williams's " Move It on Over ". In May 2002, Adams joined Elton John on CMT Crossroads , 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
231-559: A Jell-O commercial. She later appeared in commercials for Mattel 's Barbie and Baby Skates dolls, Toys "R" Us toy stores, the Black & Decker Popcorn Maker, and Kellogg's Corn Pops , among others. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball sitcom Life With Lucy , where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren. She also had small roles on TV shows, such as Murder, She Wrote ; The Twilight Zone (1985); Baywatch ; The Golden Girls ; Growing Pains ; Just
308-544: A Washington, D.C.–based children's music program called Pancake Mountain , performing the song "See Fernando". The album received positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly writing, "Consider Lewis the Emmylou Harris of the Silverlake set" and Rolling Stone commenting that "her girlishly seductive vocals are more versatile than ever". The A.V. Club , Spin , and NPR music critic Meredith Ochs named it among
385-413: A break from music. However, he returned to the music scene in 2010, releasing his 13th studio album, Ashes & Fire . Adams continued his musical journey by releasing his 14th album, Ryan Adams in 2014. In 2015, Adams gained attention for his cover album 1989 , a song-for-song cover of Taylor Swift's album of the same name. In 2019, several women accused Adams of sexual harassment, leading to
462-529: A cover of The Strokes ' debut album Is This It , though it has never been publicly released. In 2002 and 2003, Adams worked on recording 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 , which featured guest musicians including Melissa Auf der Maur , Green Day 's Billie Joe Armstrong , and Adams's girlfriend at
539-546: A cover of The Traveling Wilburys ' " Handle With Care ". The Watson Twins provide accompaniment on the album, billed as Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. Lewis toured with the Watson Twins in support of the album three times in 2006 and appeared with her band on the Late Show with David Letterman , The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Later with Jools Holland . They also appeared on
616-627: A cover of the 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. He announced further shows in Fall and Winter of 2022 and then his long-awaited return to the U.K. for April 2023. On December 26, 2022, Adams released a cover of the Bob Dylan album Blood on the Tracks , and on April 14, 2023, he released
693-884: A cover of the Oasis album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? , which also included covers of b-sides from that album's singles. 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 . Adams was engaged to singer-songwriter Leona Naess , but the engagement ended in 2003. From 2003 to 2005 Adams dated actress Parker Posey . In 2008, Adams began dating singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore . They became engaged in February 2009 and they were married on March 10, 2009, in Savannah, Georgia. On January 23, 2015, Adams and Moore announced in
770-417: A delay in the release of three planned albums. Adams later issued an apology and eventually released six more albums between 2020 and 2022. In addition to his own material, Adams has also produced albums for Willie Nelson , Jesse Malin , Jenny Lewis , and Fall Out Boy , and has collaborated with Counting Crows , Weezer , Norah Jones , America , Minnie Driver , Cowboy Junkies , Leona Naess , Toots and
847-450: A joint statement that they were separating. The divorce was finalized in June 2016. In 2007, Adams stated that he doesn't drink or take drugs. He revealed that he had endured "an extended period of substance abuse" that ended in 2006. He indicated that he routinely snorted heroin mixed with cocaine , and abused alcohol and pills . He beat his addiction with the assistance of his girlfriend at
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#1733093481153924-563: 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. On July 1, 2014, stories emerged that a self-titled album, Ryan Adams , would be released on September 9, 2014. Since this announcement, Adams has released a 7-inch vinyl EP, entitled 1984 and announced tour dates through mid October 2014. He debuted several new songs from
1001-592: A minute." The Cardinals, without Adams, have recorded together alongside Gin Wigmore for her debut album. 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. In August, Adams also began blogging for The Awl. In September 2009, Adams debuted
1078-487: A new song online, entitled "Happy Birthday", and began releasing singles, featuring previously unreleased material, from his new record label, PAX AM . Casal released a photo-book , Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows , in February 2010, documenting his time within the band. In March 2010, Adams announced a new metal -influenced album, entitled Orion , to be released on his PAX AM label. Orion
1155-971: A performance at the 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. Adams was featured on the 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 , Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe , and The Skatalites . The year 2005 saw Adams join with backing band
1232-464: A planned album, Love Is Hell , was rejected by his label Lost Highway . As a compromise, Love Is Hell was released as two EPs and eventually released in its full-length state in 2004. After breaking his wrist during a live performance, Ryan Adams took a hiatus and formed a backing band called The Cardinals , who supported him on his next four studio albums. In 2009, due to complications from Ménière's disease , Adams disbanded The Cardinals and took
1309-572: 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. A new album with The Cardinals, Cardinology was released on October 28, 2008. Adams has also announced plans to release a book, entitled Infinity Blues . According to Lost Highway chairman, Luke Lewis, there will be an "anthology" release in 2009, featuring several new songs. On January 14, 2009, Ryan Adams announced that he
1386-419: A style more reminiscent of folk music. It was met with considerable critical success, but sales were slow. Adams released 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. A video was eventually made for
1463-3740: A surf-rock band. I had fake names for these groups, but it was all totally me. Nobody cared, of course." 001 "California" [EP] 2 x 7" yellow vinyl (2004) 002 "The Rescue Blues" [EP] 2 x 7" clear vinyl (2004) 003 "Now That You're Gone"/"If I Am A Stranger" [Single] 7" clear vinyl (2004) 004 "Thank You"/"Evergreen" [Single] 7" Black vinyl (came with Hello Sunshine pre-orders) (2009) 005 "Oblivion"/"People Need Sunlight" [Single] 7" pink vinyl (2009) 006 Orion [LP] 12" clear vinyl (2010) 007 "Valhalla"/"Crossing Foggy Mountains" [Single] 7" black vinyl (2010) 008 III/IV [LP] 12" red and blue vinyl (2010) 009 Class Mythology [EP] 2 x 7" orange and yellow vinyl (Record Store Day exclusive release) (2011) 010 " Empty Room / Nutshell " [Single] 7" black vinyl (available on 2011 European tour) (2011) 011 Ashes & Fire LP/CD (released in collaboration with Capitol Records) (2011) 012 "Come Home"/"Starsign" [Single] 7" black vinyl (available on 2011 US tour) (2011) 013 "Petal In A Rainstorm" - one song flexi (came with Deluxe Pre-orders of Ashes And Fire) (2011) 013 "Do I Wait"/"The Darkness" [Single] 7" black vinyl (Black Friday Record Store Day) (second release numbered 013) (2011) 014 Live After Deaf - LP1 - June 7, 2011 - At The Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 015 Live After Deaf - LP2 - June 8, 2011 - At The Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 016 Live After Deaf - LP3 - June 1, 2011 - At Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 017 Live After Deaf - LP4 - June 11, 2011 - At Folketeatret, Oslo, Norway [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 018 Live After Deaf - LP5 - June 13, 2011 - At The Concert House, Malmo, Sweden [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 019 Live After Deaf - LP6 - June 14, 2011 - At Koncerhauset, Copenhagen, Denmark [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 020 Live After Deaf - LP7 - June 16, 2011 - At Aula Magna, Lisbon, Portugal [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 021 Live After Deaf - LP8 - June 17, 2011 - At Teatro Sa Da Bandeira, Porto, Portugal [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 022 Live After Deaf - LP9 - June 19, 2011 - At Barbican, London, United Kingdom - Night 1 [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 023 Live After Deaf - LP10 - June 20, 2011 - At Barbican, London, United Kingdom - Night 2 [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 024 Live After Deaf - LP11 - June 22, 2011 - At Dome, Brighton, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 025 Live After Deaf - LP12 - June 23, 2011 - At Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 026 Live After Deaf - LP13 - June 25, 2011 - At Academy, Glasgow, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 027 Live After Deaf - LP14 - June 26, 2011 - At Oxford New Theatre, Oxford, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 028 Live After Deaf - LP15 - June 28, 2011 - At Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 029 Live After Deaf 15 LP box-set (2012) 030 "Heartbreak A Stranger"/"Black Sheets Of Rain" [Single] 7" blue vinyl (Record Store Day exclusive release) (2012) 032 Pornography - 7 Minutes In Heaven [Single] 7" Unmastered (Record Store Day exclusive release) (2013) 034 "Gimme Something Good" (b/w "Aching for More") [Single] 7" black vinyl and UK-only gold vinyl (2014) 035 1984 [EP] 7" black vinyl (2014) 037 Fall Out Boy - PAX AM Days [EP] 2 x 7" black vinyl (2013) 039 Ryan Adams LP/CD black vinyl (2014) 040 "Jacksonville" (b/w "I Keep Running"/"Walkedypants") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2014) 041 "Vampires" (b/w "Magic Flag" and "Clown Asylum"/"Suburbia") [Single] 7" red with black streaks vinyl (plays at 33 1/3 RPM) (2014) 041 Jenny Lewis - "Just One of
1540-402: Is Rain" [digi-single] (2009) 003 "Tomorrowland"/"Disco Queen [digi-single](2009) Ryan Adams David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American rock and country singer-songwriter. He has released 29 studio albums and three as a former member of Whiskeytown . In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his debut solo album, Heartbreaker , to critical acclaim. The album
1617-692: Is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley . Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the television series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett . Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released five solo albums: Rabbit Fur Coat (2006), Acid Tongue (2008), The Voyager (2014), On
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#17330934811531694-546: Is entitled Hello Sunshine . Preorders of Hello Sunshine were shipped on August 18 by publisher Akashic Books. 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
1771-670: The 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 , SST , 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
1848-592: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California . On May 5, 2009, Lewis performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . Lewis makes an appearance on the track "Hard Enough", taken from the 2010 album Flamingo by fellow Las Vegan Brandon Flowers . In 2013, Lewis created the music score for Tribeca Film 's feature Very Good Girls . She provided original music and also included older music from her previous band, Rilo Kiley , such as
1925-626: The Elvis Costello and the Imposters album Momofuku . Later that year, Lewis voiced the role of the assistant director for Walt Disney Pictures ' animated film Bolt (2008), and she also provided the song "Barking at the Moon". In March and April 2009, Lewis traveled to Australia for the first time, as an act for the V Festival , as well as a supporting act for Snow Patrol and performing one solo Sydney show. On April 18, 2009, Lewis performed at
2002-694: 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 " and " You're a Big Girl Now "). Adams released his ninth album on June 26, 2007, titled Easy Tiger . 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
2079-471: The Netflix movie A Very Murray Christmas as a waitress and sang a few songs, including " Baby, It's Cold Outside " in a duet with Bill Murray . In 1998, Lewis and friends Pierre De Reeder , Dave Rock , and then-boyfriend Blake Sennett formed the band Rilo Kiley . (Rock was eventually replaced by Jason Boesel .) In an interview with NPR 's All Songs Considered , Lewis remarked that she wanted to name
2156-524: The New York Times article. It sold out within hours and took place at Carnegie Hall on May 14. Additional concerts were announced later in March, with another batch announced in June. On March 25, Adams released Chris as the final installment of the trilogy. It was followed by four other albums: Romeo & Juliet on April 25, FM on July 22, Devolver on September 23, and Nebraska on December 7,
2233-861: The Red Rocks Amphitheatre , the 2014 iTunes Festival in London, two performances at the Austin City Limits Music Festival , and the Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas. On January 23, 2019, Lewis announced the release date of her new album On the Line would be March 22, 2019. The lead single "Red Bull & Hennessy" garnered positive acclaim. On June 9, 2023, Lewis released a new album, Joy'All . She'd started writing for Joy'All while on tour to promote her previous album On
2310-470: The Watson Twins and three with Rilo Kiley) were featured in various episodes of the show. In 2007, Lewis contributed vocals to various songs on Johnathan Rice 's album Further North , and she appeared in the music video for "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert (And We're Gonna Die)". She provided vocals for a track on Dntel 's Dumb Luck LP. In 2008, Lewis contributed backing vocals to several songs on
2387-574: 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 , while he and The Cardinals performed as Nelson's backing band. The album was released in October 2006. He also opened for Nelson at
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2464-400: 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
2541-711: The Guys" was released on July 15, 2014, through GQ and stars Lewis, Anne Hathaway , Kristen Stewart , Brie Larson , and Tennessee Thomas , former drummer of The Like (now disbanded). Lewis also directed the music video. On July 8, 2014, Lewis began " The Voyager " tour at the Ottawa Bluesfest in Ontario, Canada. She spent July of that year touring the United States. Her tour included performances at Newport Folk Festival , Lollapalooza , Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival ,
2618-1795: The Guys"/"You Can't Outrun 'Em" (aka "PAX AM Sessions") [Single] 7" green vinyl (Black Friday Record Store exclusive release) (second release number 041) (2014) 042 "Do You Laugh When You Lie?" (b/w "By the Way"/"I'm in Love with You") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2014) 043 "No Shadow" (b/w "It's In My Head"/"Stoned Alone") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 044 "Blue Light" (b/w "On My Life"/"I Lost My Fucking Mind") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 045 "I Do Not Feel Like Being Good" (b/w "How Much Light"/"In The Dark") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 046 "Burn In The Night" (b/w "Cop City"/"Look In The Mirror") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 047 "Willow Lane" (b/w "Yes or Run"/"Red Hot Blues") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 048 Mike Viola - "Stairway to Paradise" (2015) [Single] 7" vinyl 049 " Live at Carnegie Hall " LP/CD (2015) 051 "Come Pick Me Up (Alternate Take)" (b/w "When The Rope Gets Tight") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 057 " 1989 " LP/CD (2015) 058 " Prisoner " LP/CD (2017) 059 "Live at Rough Trade" LP/CD 060 "Baby I Love You" (b/w "Was I Wrong") [Single] 7" pink vinyl (2018) 066 " Wednesdays " LP/CD (2021) 066 "It's Not That Kind Of Night" (b/w "Sunflowers") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2021) 066 "Red And Orange Special" (b/w "Somewhere It's Spring") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2021) 067 " Big Colors " LP/CD (2021) 067 "Anybody Evil" (b/w "The Opposite of Love") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2021) 068 " Chris " LP/CD (2023) 069 " Romeo & Juliet " LP/CD (2023) 070 " FM " LP/CD (2023) 071 " Devolver " LP/CD (2023) Digital releases only: 001 "Lost and Found"/"Go Ahead and Rain" [digi-single] (2009) 002 "Allumette"/"What Color
2695-530: 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". 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
2772-518: The Line (2019), and Joy'All (2023). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been a member of The Postal Service , Jenny & Johnny , and Nice as Fuck . Lewis was born in Las Vegas . Her mother, Linda, was a professional singer, and her father, Eddie Gordon, was a member of the Harmonica Gang. Lewis is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Lewis made her professional debut in
2849-513: The Line (2019), shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic . Work resumed on the album in early 2021, when Lewis participated in a virtual songwriting workshop hosted by Beck . The album was produced by Dave Cobb , who Lewis met while visiting Lucius at RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee . In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute vocals for the band The Postal Service . Lewis performed in
2926-459: The Maytals , Beth Orton and Krista Polvere . He has written Infinity Blues , a book of poems, and Hello Sunshine , a collection of poems and short stories. David Ryan Adams was born on November 5, 1974, in Jacksonville, North Carolina . He is the middle of three children with an older brother and younger sister. His childhood has been described as "dysfunctional". His father left when he
3003-688: 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. 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 . He released multiple clips via Twitter and Instagram showcasing his takes on Swift's songs. Adams' 1989
3080-554: The September 2011 issue of Q Magazine , Ryan revealed details of his first solo release since leaving The Cardinals , entitled Ashes & Fire . He also discussed the possibility of releasing a third book, Phoenix , which he says concerns "a loveable rat." 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
3157-476: The Ten of Us ; Roseanne ; Mr. Belvedere ; and Brooklyn Bridge . She also appeared on a kids' week episode of the game show Card Sharks on August 6, 1987, at age 11, winning $ 500, but she did not win her match. Lewis appeared in over a dozen teen movies, such as Troop Beverly Hills and The Wizard in 1989. She was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Talk to Me with Yasmine Bleeth , as well as
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3234-443: The age of 16, subsequently moving into bandmate Jere McIlwean's rental house, just outside Jacksonville. Around this time, he played and performed with a number of local bands, most notably his and McIlwean's The Patty Duke Syndrome. After obtaining his GED , Adams left Jacksonville for Raleigh , shortly followed by McIlwean. The Patty Duke Syndrome broke up in 1994 after releasing a split 7-inch single with GlamourPuss. Following
3311-591: 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 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
3388-472: 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 (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
3465-482: The album's first single, " 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
3542-405: The band's split in 2014. A retrospective of Lewis's career by Jessica Roy in 2016 commented that Lewis was a style icon to a certain type of music-loving young people in the 2000s. Roy commented: For a particular brand of suburban girl who fancied herself cooler than her peers, Jenny was a fire-haired figure of worship. With her endless supply of cool sunglasses, vintage dresses, and hats ... she
3619-413: The best albums of the year. In 2008, Lewis released a second solo album, this time without the Watson Twins, titled Acid Tongue . On July 29, 2014, Lewis released The Voyager . The album took five years to complete and is a reflection on Rilo Kiley's break-up and the death of her father. The release of the album was preceded by the single "Just One of the Guys". The music video for "Just One of
3696-533: 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 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 . The band quickly gained critical acclaim with
3773-492: The duo Jenny and Johnny with her then-boyfriend, musician Johnathan Rice , and the pair released an album titled I'm Having Fun Now on Warner Bros. Records . In 2015, Rice and Lewis wrote the song "Cold One" for the film Ricki and the Flash . In 2016, the trio Nice as Fuck , comprising Lewis, Erika Forster (of Au Revoir Simone ), and Tennessee Thomas (of The Like ), debuted at a Bernie Sanders benefit. The group opened on
3850-680: The films Foxfire , Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even , and Pleasantville . She played the part of Evangeline "Eva" Saint Claire in the 1987 film version of Harriet Beecher Stowe 's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin , and also appeared in the 1988 made-for-TV film A Friendship in Vienna , set in Vienna at the start of the Holocaust. She played Beverly D'Angelo 's daughter in the 1996 made-for-TV film Sweet Temptation . She continued acting until 1998, although her final movie – Don's Plum , filmed 1995–96 – went unreleased until 2001. In 2015, she appeared in
3927-481: The group Love's Way (after her parents' lounge act in Las Vegas), but Sennett "didn't go for it." Originally asked to sing back-up vocals by Sennett, Lewis refused to join the band unless she was able to sing lead vocals. Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat indie rock sound, gaining the attention of Warner Bros. , who signed the band (via its own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records) for
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#17330934811534004-403: The release of music by additional artists. Adams' idea for 'PAX-AM' records germinated in high school. Adams states: "When I was in high school, I used to pass out these cassettes that said Pax-Am Records. That was my imaginary label. They were little compilations where I played all the instruments — one track would be like a Pet Shop Boys -sounding band, another would be a metal-sounding band or
4081-491: The release of their 2004 album More Adventurous , which gained the band some success. Critics such as Pitchfork attributed this to the "wise" decision to emphasize Lewis's voice and presence more so than in previous albums. The song " Portions for Foxes " was a hit. Rilo Kiley's 2007 album Under the Blacklight was released directly by Warner Bros. In 2011, Sennett hinted that Rilo Kiley had disbanded. Lewis confirmed
4158-586: The release of their second full-length album, Strangers Almanac , their first major label release. A third album, Pneumonia , was completed in 1999, but record label problems delayed its release. It was eventually released by Lost Highway in 2001, at which time the band was effectively done. Adams made his solo debut in 2000, with Heartbreaker (produced by Ethan Johns ). 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
4235-494: 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 , released in September 2002. Although
4312-427: The self-titled album in a series of festival concerts in late July 2014. On September 9, 2014, the self-titled 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." The first of these releases,
4389-538: The solo album 29 late in the year. 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 '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
4466-480: The song "Go Ahead". In 2014, Lewis contributed an exclusive track to HBO 's Girls , in collaboration with Vampire Weekend 's Rostam Batmanglij titled "Completely Not Me". The song was featured in the Season 3 premiere "Females Only". The song is the second track on Girls Volume Two: All Adventurous Women Do . In 2016, Lewis contributed to She & Him 's second Christmas album, Christmas Party , appearing on
4543-489: The time, Parker Posey . 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. The name derived from notorious early/mid-1990s Raleigh, North Carolina rock band Finger, of which Adams
4620-435: The time, Jessica Joffe, using Valium therapy and occasionally attending twelve-step meetings. In the following years, he made several statements indicating he was "newly sober" and he told TMZ in June 2022 that he had reached nine months of sobriety. He celebrated one year of sobriety with the free release of his album Devolver on September 23, 2022. Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976)
4697-637: The track "Winter Wonderland". On June 25, 2019, Lewis performed "Wasted Youth" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . On October 28, 2019, Lewis is featured on the fifth issue of Archie Comics ' comic book series Jughead's Time Police , released on October 30. On November 13, 2019, it was announced Lewis would be an opening act for Harry Styles on the North American leg of his 2020 Love On Tour . In 2023, Lewis toured to support her new album Joy'All . She also made appearances on dates for The Postal Service reunion tour. In 2010, Lewis formed
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#17330934811534774-610: The video for " We Will Become Silhouettes ", and toured with the band in 2013 and again in 2023. In 2003, Lewis contributed vocals to several tracks on the Cursive album The Ugly Organ . In 2005, Lewis contributed to the UNICEF benefit song " Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? ", along with Sennett and Jimmy Tamborello . In 2006, Lewis made a cameo in Episode 25, Season 1 of Bob Dylan 's Theme Time Radio Hour , and six of her songs (three with
4851-533: Was a beacon of hope for introspective teens ... as a microgenerational sad-girl touchstone, many of us have our own Jenny Lewis Anecdote, our lives touched by her magnificent tweeness in different ways. In 2004, Conor Oberst invited Lewis to record a solo record for record label Team Love . Described by Lewis as "a kind of soul record" , Rabbit Fur Coat (released January 24, 2006) features contributions from Oberst, M. Ward , and Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine . Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie guests on
4928-406: 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 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
5005-401: 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 and
5082-485: Was five at which time he, his mother and his siblings had to move in with his grandparents since they became homeless as a result of the divorce. He has said in an interview, "I became who I am now because of my grandparents" and of his grandmother "...she was like a mother to me." His mother remarried when he was 13. At the age of eight, Adams began writing short stories and limericks on his grandmother's typewriter. In his own words, "I started writing short stories when I
5159-536: Was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize . The following year, his profile increased with the release of the UK certified-gold Gold , which included the single " New York, New York ". During this time, Adams worked on several unreleased albums, which were consolidated into a third solo release, Demolition (2002). Working at a prolific rate, Adams released the classic rock -influenced Rock N Roll (2003), after
5236-548: Was nominated for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. On April 21, 2013, Adams released an EP, 7 Minutes in Heaven , with his newly formed punk rock band Pornography , featuring 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
5313-513: 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. He also stated that he has been working on two new books, in addition to Infinity Blues . The second book, released in the fall of 2009,
5390-529: Was re-released as a full-length album. Love Is Hell included a cover of Oasis' " 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." The song earned Adams a Grammy nomination for " Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ". While on tour to support Love Is Hell in January 2004, Adams fractured his wrist during
5467-463: Was really into Edgar Allan Poe . Then later, when I was a teenager, I got really hard into cult fiction: Hubert Selby, Jr. , Henry Miller , Jack Kerouac ." At 14, Adams began learning to play an electric guitar his mother and stepfather had bought him and soon joined a local band named Blank Label. While they quickly disbanded, they did record a short three-track 7-inch record, in 1991. Adams dropped out of Jacksonville High School in 10th grade, at
5544-665: 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 . On June 16, 2011, through his Twitter account, Ryan suggested that his album Blackhole could be released around Christmas. In
5621-559: Was released on December 7, 2016 and the second single, "To Be Without You" was released on December 23, 2016. 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 soundtrack. In January 2019, Adams announced his plans to release three albums that calendar year. The first, Big Colors , was due to be released April 19 and feature 15 tracks. The second, Wednesdays ,
5698-517: 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. Adams said in October 2016 that he would never cover another full album again following the recording of 1989 . On December 6, 2016, Ryan Adams announced a new album, Prisoner . It was released on PAX AM/ Blue Note on February 17, 2017. The album's first single "Do You Still Love Me?"
5775-482: Was released on vinyl only on May 18, 2010, and was sold through the PAX AM online store. 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
5852-608: 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. 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". On December 11, 2020, Adams eventually surprise-released Wednesdays , which features "I'm Sorry and I Love You" as well as several tracks originally announced for inclusion on Big Colors . A music video for "I'm Sorry and I Love You"
5929-458: 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 . 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. On March 2, 2022, Adams announced his first headlining show since
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