Ryan Adams Drops New Album In October

One thing the music world has come to expect is that you can never predict Ryan Adams' next move. That is why it was both unexpected and not a shocker that he announced the upcoming release of his latest solo album Ashes & Fire.

Since announcing his intent to quit making music after marrying actress/singer to Mandy Moore Adams has done such things as make a heavy metal album, go on a European tour and cover Vampire Weekend tracks on Facebook. Ashes & Fire will be his first proper album since III/IV with his Grateful Dead inspired band The Cardinals, and even that was recorded during the sessions for Cardinology in 2008.

Ashes & Fire is due to be released on October 11th in the US and was produced by The Beatles/Bob Dylan collaborator Glyn Johns who's son Ethan produced three previous Adams albums. Norah Jones plays piano and contributes backing vocals on a few songs, and the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench also guests on Ashes & Fire. You can find the tracklist below.