Ryan Adams Cold Roses 180g Vinyl 2LP
 
Sent reeling by the one-two punch Conor Oberst's Bright Eyes delivered with I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, Ryan Adams vowed to strike back in 2005 with three of his own releases.
 
The first--a double album, no less--sees the attention-seeking former Whiskeytown singer casting off both the raucous guitars of 2003's Rock N Roll and the rainy-day ballads of the same year's Love Is Hell in favor of the more introspective moments and rustic textures of 2000's Heartbreaker.
 
He's snuck in at least one epic with Meadowlake Street and one potential radio hit with the twangy Let It Ride, while the rest of the set is mostly packed with bleary-eyed laments that feel all too mannered after spending the last few years revealing his naked pop ambition in full. No doubt Ryan Adams will make up for it with the next one.
 
Ryan Adams Cold Roses Track Listing
 
1. Magnolia Mountain 
2. Sweet Illusions 
3. Meadowlake Street 
4. When Will You Come Back Home? 
5. Beautiful Sorta 
6. Now That You're Gone 
7. Cherry Lane 
8. Mockingbirdsing
9. How Do You Keep Love Alive 
10. Easy Plateau 
11. Let It Ride 
12. Rosebud 
13. Cold Roses 
14. If I Am A Stranger   
15. Dance All Night 
16. Blossom 
17. Life Is Beautiful 
18. Friends
LP Only Bonus track
19. Tonight