Tag Archives: ryan adams

My Top 10 Songs of 2015

Posted on December 7, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Every December, my buddy Sam invites a bunch of his friends to share their ten favorite songs from the previous year. It’s a fun little exercise to go back over all the stuff I listened to from the past year … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Ryan Adams Songs

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Hello, friends. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here. But I had a little bit of spare time over this past holiday weekend, so I thought I’d take the chance to kick it old school and write a … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Breakup Songs

Posted on February 9, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Breaking up with someone is one of the worst experiences we have in life. Truth be told, the only thing that’s worse is having someone close to you die, and even that pain comes from a similar place: the pain … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Ryan Adams

Posted on October 13, 2014 by fromabrooklynbasement

Ryan Adams released his first album in three years last month, and the music media and the internet went a bit nuts about it. This is somewhat understandable. Adams has been considered one of America’s best contemporary songwriters since the … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Album Opening Songs

Posted on October 21, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

Remember when it was a big deal for a new album to drop? The street date was always Tuesday, and you’d walk to your local record store and pick up the CD/cassette/LP/whatever and listen to it straight through, see what … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Albums #2: Heartbreaker

Posted on April 22, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

The album cover: A close-up shot of the 25-year old (again with the boy geniuses) Ryan Adams, who appears to be wasted (given that he was notorious for his drug and alcohol problems at the time, he’s probably not acting) … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Song: Shadowlands by Ryan Adams

Posted on April 8, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

Seeing as how this blog is pretty new, I’m still working through which of my interests I’m going to write about (though I’m leaning towards: “All of them”), and how I’m going to approach each one. As those who read … Continue reading →

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