RYAN ADAMS : ANOTHER WEDNESDAY

 

  1. When You Cross Over
  2. Wednesdays
  3. Poison & Pain
  4. Mamma
  5. Tracks Of My Tears
  6. Walk In The Dark
  7. Birmingham
  8. I'm Sorry And I Love You
  9. It's Not That Kind Of Night
  10. So Anyways
  11. Moon River
  12. Dreaming You Backwards
  13. Who's Going To Love Me Now

Label : Pax Americana Record Company

Venue : various locations

Recording Date : 2024

Release Date : February 14, 2025

Length : 51:21

Review (Discogs) : CD release of album. Manufactured in Poland, 2024, released on Valentine's day 2025. Live recordings from various shows with added violins. No information on recording dates, production etc.

Review (Heavy Pop) : "Wednesdays" is the best album Ryan Adams released in the 2000s (and, with all due respect, probably ever will). Still, the prospect of the musician revisiting the material just four years after the album’s release seemed, at the first announcement of Another Wednesday, like not necessarily an essential idea. Then again, when it comes to announcements and final outcomes, this is something of a recurring theme with Adams. As is almost tradition, once again things diverge between what he suggests on his social media and what the fan can actually add to their collection (truthfully, by the way, the physical versions of Another Wednesday seem—just as an aside—already to have been produced, unlike some of the 2024 release wave). “The new collection curated by Adams breathes fresh life into the record, offering fans and newcomers a chance to experience the album from a new perspective. Featuring refreshed takes on some of the original track listing, Another Wednesday reinvents the sound and spirit of the album. The re-work includes a selection of thoughtfully chosen cover tracks—paying homage to the music that inspired the original album’s creation,” reads the (likely written by Adams himself) liner notes. Soberly speaking, Another Wednesday consists of live recordings from Adams (usually with guitar, occasionally at the piano, and even more rarely pulling out the harmonica) during his solo tour, to which string overdubs were added in the studio. The audience is sparsely heard here and there, but doesn’t really create a concert atmosphere. So, it’s a similar approach to what Prisoners (which was communicated better in advance) offered. The sequencing is different from Wednesdays. Who Is Going to Love Me Now was given a shortened version. However, Lost in Time is now missing, while the (properly flowing, but in reality hardly differing from the cover single of last year that’s seemingly vanished from streaming services) versions of the classics Moon River and Track of My Tears complete the set—so anyone hoping for the inclusion of Wednesdays outtakes might be disappointed. Apart from the contentious issue of expectations, Another Wednesday does indeed become a beautiful (albeit redundant, and best understood in that sense) addition to the Adams catalog. The strings, mostly without too much kitsch, gently accentuate the stripped-down versions, showcasing a skilled balance. Thankfully, Adams doesn’t overdo the reverb on his voice (which, though not brilliant, is convincing)—which, in today’s times, is already something worth appreciating. Although no version from Another Wednesday surpasses the beloved originals from Wednesdays, they remain a beautiful alternative, simply because the material is inherently great, and the presentation here fits perfectly with its melancholic calm and intimate aesthetic. So, with hardly any objective fan bias: