Ryan Adams has always been prolific when it comes to releasing music, but the singer-songwriter also has a few storied albums from the past that have yet to see the light of day. According to recent social media posts, though, it seems fans are one step closer to getting to finally hear Black Hole.
The record was made more than a decade ago, prior to the release of 2007's Easy Tiger, and it was recorded while Adams was still struggling with drug addiction.
Speaking to NPR in 2014, Adams explained that there were two versions of Black Hole sitting on his shelf.
"It was the last record I made when I was on drugs. I say that in a sweet way; I took drugs to stay in the studio longer and to play music, I didn't take drugs to wander down the street or to go sit at a bar," he said. "In that record particularly, it's the finale of that time that met with tracks that happened after. There's a real tempest there."
He performed "The Door" from Black Hole during that same NPR session, and revealed that he had been playing a song called "Catherine" live, which was actually from the same lost record.
After lamenting the current state of the world, Adams took to Instagram yesterday (June 19) to share the cover artwork for Black Hole.
"I get to listen to it," he wrote in the caption. "I hope you can soon too. And so much else."
As such, Black Hole isn't the only forthcoming project Adams teased. He also hinted that he had two follow-up records to 2017's Prisoner ready to go, as well as live recordings of both his Exile on Main Street performance earlier this year and a recent show at the Capitol Theatre with the Infamous Stringdusters.
Stay tuned for further details on the impending release of Black Hole. We've already waited 10 years, so hopefully it won't be much longer.
The record was made more than a decade ago, prior to the release of 2007's Easy Tiger, and it was recorded while Adams was still struggling with drug addiction.
Speaking to NPR in 2014, Adams explained that there were two versions of Black Hole sitting on his shelf.
"It was the last record I made when I was on drugs. I say that in a sweet way; I took drugs to stay in the studio longer and to play music, I didn't take drugs to wander down the street or to go sit at a bar," he said. "In that record particularly, it's the finale of that time that met with tracks that happened after. There's a real tempest there."
He performed "The Door" from Black Hole during that same NPR session, and revealed that he had been playing a song called "Catherine" live, which was actually from the same lost record.
After lamenting the current state of the world, Adams took to Instagram yesterday (June 19) to share the cover artwork for Black Hole.
"I get to listen to it," he wrote in the caption. "I hope you can soon too. And so much else."
As such, Black Hole isn't the only forthcoming project Adams teased. He also hinted that he had two follow-up records to 2017's Prisoner ready to go, as well as live recordings of both his Exile on Main Street performance earlier this year and a recent show at the Capitol Theatre with the Infamous Stringdusters.
I wrote this album.
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) June 18, 2018
I have 17 new songs.
I have 4 records on a shelf
Does anyone want to hear
Prisoner 2 & 3
Black Hole?
Live at Capitol Theater w v@stringdusters
Exile on Main Street cover live & rehearsal?
I'm just asking to see if maybe I'm crazy & no one does. pic.twitter.com/mXyHitWfTK
Stay tuned for further details on the impending release of Black Hole. We've already waited 10 years, so hopefully it won't be much longer.
