Ashes & Fire
The early buzz on Ashes & Fire said that this was Ryan Adams' best record since Heartbreaker. Translation: It's his first record that kind of sounds like Heartbreaker.
Three years isn’t an extraordinarily long wait between proper studio albums, but it speaks to Ryan Adams’ impressive prolificacy in the ’00s that Ashes & Fire feels like a long-awaited return after the break from recording and touring he took in the wake of 2008’s Cardinology. (Though even then, Adams didn’t exactly…
I’ve talked to more than one person who is concerned that a happily married Ryan Adams, one without destructive forces…
Returning refreshed after a three-year hiatus -- 2010’s III/IV dating back to 2006 sessions -- Ryan Adams dives headfirst into early-‘70s Dylan with Ashes & Fire, his first record since disbanding the Cardinals.
An imperfect but taut collection of songs...Few artists have tested their audience’s patience to quite the same lengths as Ryan Adams in recent times.
Opener ‘Dirty Rain’ sets the scene is set for former alt.country poster boy Ryan Adams’ latest.
Ryan Adams's talent comes sharply back into focus on this stripped-back album, says <strong>Michael Hann</strong>