The Courage (formerly known as " Noah Gundersen & the Courage ") was an indie band from Centralia, Washington .
68-617: Seattle-based singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen formed the band The Courage in 2008 in Centralia, Washington . As the group's frontman, Noah Gundersen wrote songs, played guitar, and performed lead vocals for the band. Other founding members of the group included Gundersen's younger sister Abby on violin and backing vocals and three friends, Michael Porter on electric guitar, Chris Judd on bass guitar, and Keelan O'Hara on drums. The Courage would take its final form with Ivan Gunderson (of no relation to Noah and Abby) on drums and Travis Ehrenstrom on
136-544: A Gap advertisement with Willie Nelson, performing a cover of Hank Williams's " Move It on Over ". In May 2002, Adams joined Elton John on CMT Crossroads , which brings together country artists with musicians from other genres. During the show, John referred to Adams as "fabulous one" and spoke of how Heartbreaker inspired him to record Songs from the West Coast , which at the time was his most successful album in several years. Also in 2002, Adams reportedly recorded
204-464: A backing band into a full-fledged group, Noah Gundersen & The Courage began to write and record songs for their first studio album, Fearful Bones . The album was recorded in a barn in Sisters, Oregon by Matt Lee, who mixed and produced the album, in the summer of 2010. Prior to release it was decided that the album Fearful Bones would be released under the shortened band name "The Courage" because
272-461: A big fan of loop pedals." In 2011 the group contributed a new song titled "All You Know" to Burning Building Recordings' compilation album, We Love This Comp, Vol. One. The album was released on Bandcamp. Gundersen released the solo album Family , which launched his solo career, putting an unannounced but definitive end to The Courage. Gundersen's solo career continued to flourish with additional album releases in 2014 with Ledges (album) and Carry
340-515: A blue and white graphic to Instagram, teasing what appeared to be lyrics paired with the number "11," which fans quickly figured out was a countdown. On September 10, Gundersen released a new song, titled "Sleepless in Seattle," which had previously been played during his "Songs and Conversations" livestream series that aired during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gundersen further revealed that
408-413: A break from music. However, he returned to the music scene in 2010, releasing his 13th studio album, Ashes & Fire . Adams continued his musical journey by releasing his 14th album, Ryan Adams in 2014. In 2015, Adams gained attention for his cover album 1989 , a song-for-song cover of Taylor Swift's album of the same name. In 2019, several women accused Adams of sexual harassment, leading to
476-529: A cover of The Strokes ' debut album Is This It , though it has never been publicly released. In 2002 and 2003, Adams worked on recording Love Is Hell , intending to release it in 2003. Lost Highway Records deemed that it was not commercially viable and was reluctant to release it, leading Adams to go back to the studio. Two weeks later he returned to Lost Highway with Rock n Roll , which featured guest musicians including Melissa Auf der Maur , Green Day 's Billie Joe Armstrong , and Adams's girlfriend at
544-648: A cover of the Bruce Springsteen album of the same name. Devolver was released as a free download along with a statement from Adams thanking his fans for their support. He announced further shows in Fall and Winter of 2022 and then his long-awaited return to the U.K. for April 2023. On December 26, 2022, Adams released a cover of the Bob Dylan album Blood on the Tracks , and on April 14, 2023, he released
612-907: A cover of the Oasis album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? , which also included covers of b-sides from that album's singles. On January 1, 2024, Adams surprise-released four more studio albums: Sword & Stone , Star Sign , Heatwave and 1985 , as well as a live version of Prisoner . Adams was engaged to singer-songwriter Leona Naess , but the engagement ended in 2003. From 2003 to 2005 Adams dated actress Parker Posey . In 2008, Adams began dating singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore . They became engaged in February 2009 and they were married on March 10, 2009, in Savannah, Georgia. On January 23, 2015, Adams and Moore announced in
680-417: A delay in the release of three planned albums. Adams later issued an apology and eventually released six more albums between 2020 and 2022. In addition to his own material, Adams has also produced albums for Willie Nelson , Jesse Malin , Jenny Lewis , and Fall Out Boy , and has collaborated with Counting Crows , Weezer , Norah Jones , America , Minnie Driver , Cowboy Junkies , Leona Naess , Toots and
748-454: A joint statement that they were separating. The divorce was finalized in June 2016. In 2007, Adams stated that he doesn't drink or take drugs. He revealed that he had endured "an extended period of substance abuse" that ended in 2006. He indicated that he routinely snorted heroin mixed with cocaine , and abused alcohol and pills . He beat his addiction with the assistance of his girlfriend at
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#1732776017203816-568: A live show with a full band for the first time since the Cardinals disbanded. The show was for Noel Gallagher's Teenage Cancer Trust benefit. The venue's website stated that Ryan was playing new songs from a forthcoming album. On July 1, 2014, stories emerged that a self-titled album, Ryan Adams , would be released on September 9, 2014. Since this announcement, Adams has released a 7-inch vinyl EP, entitled 1984 and announced tour dates through mid October 2014. He debuted several new songs from
884-413: A lull in his tour schedule, Gundersen reunited with friends from his high school band, Beneath Oceans. Originally reuniting as a joke, the group began to play old songs from their early days. Gundersen said of the reunion, "we reconnected to see if the old songs were still any good. They weren’t, so we started writing new ones.” On December 1, 2015 the group released their first album, an EP titled Young in
952-597: A minute." The Cardinals, without Adams, have recorded together alongside Gin Wigmore for her debut album. Adams has dismissed any possibility of a reunion in the near future, saying it wouldn't be right after the death of Cardinals bassist Chris 'Spacewolf' Feinstein. In August 2009, Adams began posting on the fan-site, Ryan Adams Archive, discussing the possibility of a Whiskeytown reunion, new songs and releasing his many 'unreleased' albums. In August, Adams also began blogging for The Awl. In September 2009, Adams debuted
1020-492: A new song online, entitled "Happy Birthday", and began releasing singles, featuring previously unreleased material, from his new record label, PAX AM . Casal released a photo-book , Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows , in February 2010, documenting his time within the band. In March 2010, Adams announced a new metal -influenced album, entitled Orion , to be released on his PAX AM label. Orion
1088-996: A performance at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. Adams fell off the end of the stage into the lowered orchestra pit six feet below, while performing "The Shadowlands". Dates from Adams's European and American tours had to be canceled as a result of his injury. Adams was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals , which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson , Eric Clapton , Jeff Beck , Trey Anastasio , Gwen Stefani / No Doubt , Ben Harper , Bonnie Raitt , Manu Chao , The Roots , Keith Richards , Toots Hibbert , Paul Douglas , Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe , and The Skatalites . The year 2005 saw Adams join with backing band
1156-464: A planned album, Love Is Hell , was rejected by his label Lost Highway . As a compromise, Love Is Hell was released as two EPs and eventually released in its full-length state in 2004. After breaking his wrist during a live performance, Ryan Adams took a hiatus and formed a backing band called The Cardinals , who supported him on his next four studio albums. In 2009, due to complications from Ménière's disease , Adams disbanded The Cardinals and took
1224-577: A song with Australian singer-songwriter Krista Polvere for her debut record Here Be Dragons ; he also played guitar and piano on the album, which was recorded in New York. A new album with The Cardinals, Cardinology was released on October 28, 2008. Adams has also announced plans to release a book, entitled Infinity Blues . According to Lost Highway chairman, Luke Lewis, there will be an "anthology" release in 2009, featuring several new songs. On January 14, 2009, Ryan Adams announced that he
1292-419: A style more reminiscent of folk music. It was met with considerable critical success, but sales were slow. Adams released Gold , the follow-up to Heartbreaker , in 2001. It was well received. Adams, however, initially refused to promote the record through radio station meet-and-greets and other music-industry conventions, instead opting for more recording and some live dates. A video was eventually made for
1360-546: Is entitled Hello Sunshine . Preorders of Hello Sunshine were shipped on August 18 by publisher Akashic Books. In May 2009, drummer Brad Pemberton stated that: "everyone was a bit fried, so it was the right time to step back for a minute. I encouraged Ryan to go and get married, and have a life and find some peace; the guy hasn't really slowed down in ten years, and he needed it as much as we did. Ryan and I have shared too much and are too good of friends to not ever do anything again, but I think we all need to do our own thing for
1428-529: Is said to be influenced by Ryan Adams , Dashboard Confessional , and Neil Young . In 2008, Gundersen collaborated with friends and his then-16-year-old sister to form the band The Courage . The group served as his backing band as he performed songs from Brand New World at clubs and cafes around Washington state. The group later recorded a live album, Live at the Triple Door , under the name Noah Gundersen & The Courage in 2008. The band performed at
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#17327760172031496-674: The 1984 EP, was released in August 2014 and is described by Adams as, "pay[ing] homage to the halcyon days of the earliest releases from [record labels] Dischord , SST , Touch & Go and their ilk." In 2014 and 2015, Adams continued to release digital singles, with each single being accompanied by at least 2 B-sides. Singles in 2014 included "Jacksonville," "Vampires," and "Do You Laugh When You Lie?", while singles in 2015 included "No Shadow" (featuring actor Johnny Depp , who had previously appeared on his self-titled album), "Blue Light," "I Do Not Feel Like Being Good," "Willow Lane," and "Burn in
1564-701: The Hollywood Bowl later that fall, a show that featured Phil Lesh on bass and multiple Grateful Dead songs. Late in 2006, Adams experimented with hip hop music , adding to his web site 18 albums worth of new recordings under various pseudonyms, featuring humorous and nonsensical lyrics, as well as covers of two Bob Dylan songs (" Isis " and " You're a Big Girl Now "). Adams released his ninth album on June 26, 2007, titled Easy Tiger . The album includes many tracks which were debuted during 2006's tours, as well as other older tracks which were previously unreleased. On October 23, 2007, Adams released Follow
1632-535: The New York Times article. It sold out within hours and took place at Carnegie Hall on May 14. Additional concerts were announced later in March, with another batch announced in June. On March 25, Adams released Chris as the final installment of the trilogy. It was followed by four other albums: Romeo & Juliet on April 25, FM on July 22, Devolver on September 23, and Nebraska on December 7,
1700-547: The Sisters Folk Festival in both 2008 and 2010 and evolved further, recording their debut album, Fearful Bones , under the name The Courage in 2010. While also performing and recording with The Courage, Gundersen remained focused on his solo career. His second EP, Saints & Liars , was released in 2009. A rough recording of the EP originally circulated, landing on the desk of producer Daniel Mendez, who mixed
1768-596: The Bill Graham Event Center in San Francisco. Throughout 2006, Lesh's live performances included compositions by Adams, including several from Cold Roses ("Cold Roses", "Let It Ride", and "Magnolia Mountain"). Adams produced Willie Nelson 's album Songbird , while he and The Cardinals performed as Nelson's backing band. The album was released in October 2006. He also opened for Nelson at
1836-400: The Cardinals to produce two albums, Cold Roses and Jacksonville City Nights . Cold Roses , a double album, included backing vocals from Rachael Yamagata on three songs; "Let It Ride", "Cold Roses" and "Friends". His second album of the year, Jacksonville City Nights , featured a duet with Norah Jones on "Dear John". As well as releasing two albums with The Cardinals, Adams released
1904-780: The City . The release was then followed up with live performances in the Seattle area and a second EP titled II on October 7, 2016. In July 2017, Gundersen announced the completion of a new solo LP, White Noise , which was released on September 22, 2017. It was a departure from the style of his previous albums, with a much heavier, more rock-inspired sound. The final track of the LP, Send the rain (to everyone), featured in The Good Doctor season three finale and in Station 19 first season third episode. On June 21, 2019, Gundersen announced
1972-417: The EP for a full release. Mendez then worked with Gundersen to release a follow-up EP, Family in 2011. Launching his career further into the mainstream, Gundersen's title song "Family" was hand-selected by producer Kurt Sutter for the hit FX TV show, Sons of Anarchy . Sutter again looked to Gundersen and The Forest Rangers to create an original song for the show in 2014, and the song "Day Is Gone"
2040-546: The Ghost in 2015. The Courage have not performed together since 2011 and the band's website and Facebook page are no longer accessible. Noah Gundersen Noah Gundersen (born May 31, 1989) is an American indie folk singer-songwriter from Seattle . Born in Olympia, Washington , Gundersen is the oldest of five biological and three adopted siblings, in a family that moved to Centralia, Washington to homestead when he
2108-538: The Lights , an EP featuring three new songs: "Follow the Lights","Blue Hotel" and "My Love for You Is Real", along with live studio versions of other previously released songs and a cover of Alice in Chains' "Down In A Hole". Adams also appeared as a guest musician on Cowboy Junkies' 2007 album and DVD Trinity Revisited , a 20th-anniversary re-recording of their classic album The Trinity Session . In 2007 Adams co-wrote
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2176-465: The Maytals , Beth Orton and Krista Polvere . He has written Infinity Blues , a book of poems, and Hello Sunshine , a collection of poems and short stories. David Ryan Adams was born on November 5, 1974, in Jacksonville, North Carolina . He is the middle of three children with an older brother and younger sister. His childhood has been described as "dysfunctional". His father left when he
2244-704: The Night." Often selling out within minutes of being released through PAX AM's website, the singles remain available for digital download. On December 5, 2014, "Gimme Something Good", a song from the Ryan Adams album, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. On August 5, 2015, Adams announced via Instagram that he was going to cover and release his version of Taylor Swift 's 2014 album 1989 . He released multiple clips via Twitter and Instagram showcasing his takes on Swift's songs. Adams' 1989
2312-559: The September 2011 issue of Q Magazine , Ryan revealed details of his first solo release since leaving The Cardinals , entitled Ashes & Fire . He also discussed the possibility of releasing a third book, Phoenix , which he says concerns "a loveable rat." In early 2012, Ryan was nominated for a Brit Award for Best International Male. On June 18, 2012, Adams released a live box set chronicling his return to live performances, entitled Live After Deaf . His album Ashes & Fire
2380-443: The age of 16, subsequently moving into bandmate Jere McIlwean's rental house, just outside Jacksonville. Around this time, he played and performed with a number of local bands, most notably his and McIlwean's The Patty Duke Syndrome. After obtaining his GED , Adams left Jacksonville for Raleigh , shortly followed by McIlwean. The Patty Duke Syndrome broke up in 1994 after releasing a split 7-inch single with GlamourPuss. Following
2448-604: The album We Are Fuck You that was released in 2003. Adams and Lost Highway Records eventually agreed that the label would release Rock N Roll as well as Love Is Hell , on the condition that Love Is Hell be split into two EP installments. Rock N Roll and Love Is Hell, Pt. 1 were released in November 2003, followed by Love Is Hell, Pt. 2 in December. Both albums were well received by critics, and in May 2004 Love Is Hell
2516-472: The album garnered him more critical attention, it failed to sell as well as Gold . The same year, Adams produced Jesse Malin 's first album, The Fine Art of Self Destruction , and later worked with Malin to form the punk-rock group The Finger (under the pseudonyms, "Warren Peace" and "Irving Plaza" respectively), who released two E.P.s which were collected together to form We Are Fuck You , released on One Little Indian Records in 2003. He also starred in
2584-487: The album's first single, " New York, New York ". The music video featured Adams performing in front of the city's skyline four days before the September 11 attacks . The video was played often on MTV and VH1 after the attacks and became Adams's breakthrough to mainstream music consumers. Following the success of Gold , in 2002 Adams was blocked by his label from releasing his choice for a follow-up album. This would be
2652-508: The bass guitar. Founded as a backing band for the purpose of performing Noah Gundersen's solo albums, The Courage began performing together in the Seattle area in 2008. Their initial live performance career was marked by a sold-out live performance at The Triple Door . The live recording of the performance, Live at the Triple Door , was later released as an album under the artist name "Noah Gundersen & The Courage". This gave insight to
2720-537: The breakup of his high school band, The Patty Duke Syndrome, Adams helped found Whiskeytown with Caitlin Cary , Eric "Skillet" Gilmore, Steve Grothmann and Phil Wandscher . Whiskeytown saw Adams move to alt-country , describing punk rock as "too hard to sing" in the title track of Whiskeytown's debut album Faithless Street . Whiskeytown was heavily influenced by a number of country-rock pioneers, most notably Gram Parsons . The band quickly gained critical acclaim with
2788-545: The forthcoming release of another solo LP, Lover, which was released on August 23, 2019. On the same day, he released a single from the album titled "Robin Williams." On July 7, 2021, Gundersen announced via Instagram that he had been engaged, bought a house, and that his new record would be out "later in the year," also revealing that a new Young in the City EP "is done and will be out soon." On August 30, Gundersen posted
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2856-476: The group was one entity - not a pairing of two artists, as it had been previously on the Live at the Triple Door album. Noah dropped his name from the title after deciding to have the entire band more incorporated in the music. He also wanted to move away from more solo, folk -oriented music, saying, "I love the sound of a band more than a solo performer. You can only have so many options as a solo performer and I’m not
2924-410: The group's work as a pairing of Gundersen's existing solo effort with The Courage acting as a backing band of sorts. Songs on the album are mostly live renditions of songs from Noah Gundersen's solo albums, Brand New World (album) and the unreleased Saints & Liars EP. After the group's live album was released, Noah Gundersen continued to advance in his solo career. His solo EP Saints & Liars
2992-586: The release of their second full-length album, Strangers Almanac , their first major label release. A third album, Pneumonia , was completed in 1999, but record label problems delayed its release. It was eventually released by Lost Highway in 2001, at which time the band was effectively done. Adams made his solo debut in 2000, with Heartbreaker (produced by Ethan Johns ). Emmylou Harris sang backup on "Oh My Sweet Carolina." Other backing vocals and instruments were provided by Gillian Welch , David Rawlings , Pat Sansone , and Kim Richey as Adams embraced
3060-502: The second time, the first being with Gold; Adams had recorded "the Suicide Handbook" which was rejected on the grounds that it was "too sad". The label opted this time around to cherry pick (without Adams' involvement) from four of Adams' recorded albums it had already dismissed as unreleasable (48 Hours, The Suicide Handbook, The Pinkhearts and The Swedish Sessions) to create Demolition , released in September 2002. Although
3128-427: The self-titled album in a series of festival concerts in late July 2014. On September 9, 2014, the self-titled album Ryan Adams was released on PAX-AM records. In addition to the self-titled album, Adams announced a project he calls the "PAX AM Single Series", with a new seven-inch release each month. Adams stated, "I'm going to release a single every month until I can't do it any more." The first of these releases,
3196-549: The solo album 29 late in the year. Adams befriended Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead , after first meeting him at the Jammys awards in New York in 2005. The two performed Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter 's Grateful Dead classic, "Wharf Rat". Adams performed at subsequent outings of Phil Lesh and Friends , including a two-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver , Colorado and on New Year's Eve 2005 at
3264-461: The song would appear as the eighth track on his solo LP A Pillar of Salt , which was released on October 8 via his label, Cooking Vinyl. Ryan Adams David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American rock and country singer-songwriter. He has released 29 studio albums and three as a former member of Whiskeytown . In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his debut solo album, Heartbreaker , to critical acclaim. The album
3332-475: The studio to record his second LP, Carry the Ghost , which was released in 2015. The album deals with the challenges of success, failed relationships, religion, and sexuality. Gundersen has said he took inspiration from Neil Young 's album Tonight's the Night . Later in 2015, Gundersen helped to produce the David Ramirez album Fables , which released on August 28. Returning to his hometown during
3400-493: The time, Parker Posey . Adams' songwriting received additional exposure when Joan Baez included his song "In My Time of Need", from his debut release, on her 2003 album Dark Chords on a Big Guitar . Also released in 2003, Adams formed a punk band called The Finger with Jesse Malin , Colin Burns, and Johnny T. Yerington. The name derived from notorious early/mid-1990s Raleigh, North Carolina rock band Finger, of which Adams
3468-406: Was a big fan. This light-hearted project allowed both artists to return to their punk backgrounds (Adams began his music career as singer for The Patty Duke Syndrome and Malin began his career in the hardcore punk band Heart Attack and more famously as the lead singer of D Generation ). They began by releasing two EPs: We Are Fuck You and Punk's Dead Let's Fuck which were later collected to form
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#17327760172033536-401: Was backed by Marshall Vore, Sebastian Steinberg and former Cardinal Jamie Candiloro, who were billed as "The Ryan Adams Band". They debuted three new songs and were joined onstage by Mandy Moore for "Oh My Sweet Carolina." In November 2010, Adams announced the release of Cardinals III/IV , his twelfth studio album, which was recorded in 2006. This album is his fifth with The Cardinals and
3604-485: Was five at which time he, his mother and his siblings had to move in with his grandparents since they became homeless as a result of the divorce. He has said in an interview, "I became who I am now because of my grandparents" and of his grandmother "...she was like a mother to me." His mother remarried when he was 13. At the age of eight, Adams began writing short stories and limericks on his grandmother's typewriter. In his own words, "I started writing short stories when I
3672-599: Was five. Gundersen was home schooled in a conservative Christian household. He took piano lessons at age 13 and later learned to play the guitar. At the age of 18, Gundersen left home to pursue a career in music and began to play at venues around Seattle. As a teenager, Gundersen formed his first band, Beneath Oceans, with a few friends from his high school. The band included Gundersen, Michael Porter on lead guitar, and Keelan O’Hara on drums. In 2008, Gundersen produced his first EP, Brand New World . Early in his career, he began to perform in Seattle. Among others, Gundersen
3740-671: Was later nominated for an Emmy Award for Original Music and Lyrics. The song "Family" also appeared on The Vampire Diaries on the CW . The track "David" was also later used in a 2015 episode of the Fox TV series The Following . In 2014, Gundersen self-produced his debut album, Ledges , at Seattle’s Studio Litho, owned by Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard . The album addressed themes like faith, death, and past relationships. The debut album propelled Gundersen's career further into indie folk stardom, with his song "Poor Man's Son" - which
3808-548: Was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize . The following year, his profile increased with the release of the UK certified-gold Gold , which included the single " New York, New York ". During this time, Adams worked on several unreleased albums, which were consolidated into a third solo release, Demolition (2002). Working at a prolific rate, Adams released the classic rock -influenced Rock N Roll (2003), after
3876-558: Was nominated for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. On April 21, 2013, Adams released an EP, 7 Minutes in Heaven , with his newly formed punk rock band Pornography , featuring Make Out vocalist Leah Hennessey and frequent collaborator Johnny T. Yerington. In July 2013, Adams collaborated as a producer with rock band Fall Out Boy at his PAX AM Studio, which resulted in Fall Out Boy's PAX AM Days EP. On March 19, 2013, Ryan played
3944-460: Was originally recorded for the Live at the Triple Door album with The Courage - receiving a feature on The Originals . While touring his debut album, Gundersen also exclusively sold a five-song EP titled "Twenty-Something" to concertgoers. Tracks from the EP were later available online through the deluxe edition release of Ledges . Following up his breakthrough album Ledges , Gundersen returned to
4012-524: Was quitting the Cardinals after their final show on March 20, 2009, at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta . Adams cited hearing loss due to Ménière's disease as well as disillusionment with the music industry, the media and audience behavior as reasons for his decision. He also stated that he has been working on two new books, in addition to Infinity Blues . The second book, released in the fall of 2009,
4080-534: Was re-released as a full-length album. Love Is Hell included a cover of Oasis' " Wonderwall ", which Adams had previously performed live, and about which Noel Gallagher once said, "I never got my head round this song until I went to [see] Ryan Adams play and he did an amazing cover of it." The song earned Adams a Grammy nomination for " Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ". While on tour to support Love Is Hell in January 2004, Adams fractured his wrist during
4148-463: Was really into Edgar Allan Poe . Then later, when I was a teenager, I got really hard into cult fiction: Hubert Selby, Jr. , Henry Miller , Jack Kerouac ." At 14, Adams began learning to play an electric guitar his mother and stepfather had bought him and soon joined a local band named Blank Label. While they quickly disbanded, they did record a short three-track 7-inch record, in 1991. Adams dropped out of Jacksonville High School in 10th grade, at
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#17327760172034216-401: Was released in 2009 and featured his younger sister Abby on violin and backing vocals, but The Courage was not credited on the album. With Abby Gunderson still in high school and Noah traveling to tour his solo EP, The Courage at first struggled to grow into a full-fledged band after their live album was released. Using the summer as an opportunity to collaborate more closely and transition from
4284-678: Was released on December 14, 2010, through PAX AM . In 2011, Adams announced a European tour, and noted that he was working on a new studio album with producer Glyn Johns . On April 21, 2011, Adams was the surprise opener for an Emmylou Harris show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. He performed several new songs, as well as "Oh My Sweet Carolina" with Emmy, a track they recorded for 2000's Heartbreaker . On June 16, 2011, through his Twitter account, Ryan suggested that his album Blackhole could be released around Christmas. In
4352-566: Was released on December 7, 2016 and the second single, "To Be Without You" was released on December 23, 2016. In 2018, Adams released a stand-alone single, "Baby I Love You", and contributed one song, "20th Call of the Day", to the Juliet, Naked soundtrack. In January 2019, Adams announced his plans to release three albums that calendar year. The first, Big Colors , was due to be released April 19 and feature 15 tracks. The second, Wednesdays ,
4420-523: Was released on September 21, 2015. It debuted at No. 7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, one position ahead of Swift's 1989 , which was in its 48th week on the chart. Adams said in October 2016 that he would never cover another full album again following the recording of 1989 . On December 6, 2016, Ryan Adams announced a new album, Prisoner . It was released on PAX AM/ Blue Note on February 17, 2017. The album's first single "Do You Still Love Me?"
4488-486: Was released on vinyl only on May 18, 2010, and was sold through the PAX AM online store. According to Adams's Facebook page, he had completed two unreleased albums, Blackhole and Cardinals III/IV , and was currently recording new albums in both New York City and Los Angeles. On October 29, 2010, Adams played his first live show since stepping down from the Cardinals in March 2009, at a benefit hosted by Judd Apatow . He
4556-612: Was to feature 17 tracks and did not yet have a confirmed release date. The release of all three albums was put on hold after the New York Times broke allegations of sexual misconduct. After a five-month silence, Adams returned in July 2019, posting a soundboard recording of a song titled "I'm Sorry and I Love You". On December 11, 2020, Adams eventually surprise-released Wednesdays , which features "I'm Sorry and I Love You" as well as several tracks originally announced for inclusion on Big Colors . A music video for "I'm Sorry and I Love You"
4624-458: Was uploaded to YouTube on December 15, 2020. Its description mentions that Wednesdays is the first in a trilogy of albums, including Big Colors and Chris . On April 23, 2021, Adams surprise-released "Do Not Disturb" as the lead single from the revised edition of Big Colors . The album was released on June 11, 2021, with a different track listing from the one announced in 2019. On March 2, 2022, Adams announced his first headlining show since
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