The world sits still for no one and nobody seems to know that better than Ryan Adams.
Less than two weeks into 2015, Adams released his newest EP, No Shadow, the latest installment in his Pax-Am series. And this newest record, only comes four months after his critically acclaimed self-titled album.
This three-track release is nothing to overlook and features no other than Johnny Depp on guitar and vocals – a friend and admirer of Adams. It’s no gimmick having Depp play guitar on No Shadow, he’s known for his musical skills. Depp previously appeared on albums of Oasis and Marilyn Manson.
Discussing the inception of these tracks on the label’s website Adams, said “Johnny came rumbling into Pax-Am [Adams’ Studios] one night with this riff and idea of what it was about – a few hours later and one take on a 2 inch 24 track tape machine later we had ‘No Shadow’.”
All three tracks demonstrate the spectrum of Adam’s musical career. The title track, “No Shadow,” reflects his brooding song-writing abilities similar to Ashes & Fire, while “It’s in My Head” is a punkier track which reels in the listener with a heavy bass line, throbbing drums, then a surf-rock-esq riff brings it all together.
The final one-minute song on the album, “Stoned Alone,” comes a bit out of left-field compared to the other two tracks, but nothing too bizarre for the ever-changing Ryan Adams. Its title explains the song in a nutshell – Adams is stoned all alone in a 7-11 parking lot. Also hence, the artwork on the album.
When album dropped, Adams tweeted at 7-11, as Stereogum reported, “YO @7eleven how high are you cats cause can you glue skittles to those donut glasses with some sugar glue.” In which, they responded by sending him a do-it-yourself kit to construct his request.
Not bad press for a 3-track EP. Give it a listen. Even 7-11 is fan.
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