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Ryan Adams has written a love-letter to ‘the city and music of this mystical place’ that ‘shaped his entire life’.
Adams said that in a statement released to the XS Manchester radio station upon the premiere of his track Manchester, the latest from his new album Big Colors which on April 19th will become the first of three planned studio albums this year. “It is at the heart of all the things I love about music from The Smiths, Joy Division, Oasis, New Order, Simply Red and The Stone Roses,” he continued.
“I wanted to make sure this song ‘Manchester’ played first and only in this city I love so much. I hope you enjoy this and cannot wait to be back soon.”
Big Colors is being followed later in 2019 by Wednesdays, which is to feature contributions from Emmylou Harris, Jason Isbell and Benmont Tenchat, with a potential third also discussed last week on social media.
