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Sword & Stone
Rock · 2024 · 12 tracks · 35m

Sword & Stone

Ryan Adams

Short, hazy bursts of jangle-rock and rain-soaked balladry. A collection of sonic polaroids capturing the restless, lonely energy of New York after midnight.

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It sounds like a rainy Tuesday night in Manhattan when you're the only one still awake.

A gentle, rain-slicked melancholy that feels like wandering through a city of ghosts.

Sword & Stone · vs · Ryan Adams
Nostalgia+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 35m
01
I Was Here
2:47
02
Blown Away
2:59
03
Sword and Stone
2:19
04
Never Run
2:52
05
Memory Lane
2:50
06
Friday Night NYC
2:13
07
Manhattan in the Rain
4:56
08
Nuclear War
3:36
09
Blizzard in the Room
3:26
10
I'll Wait
2:36
11
I Can See the Light
3:34
12
Make It Stop
1:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the guitar chime on 'Manhattan in the Rain' mirrors the rhythmic patter of a storm against a windowpane.
The sudden, vulnerable crack in the vocal delivery during the final chorus of 'Blizzard in the Room'.
The driving, upbeat tempo of 'Friday Night NYC' that feels like a frantic search for a party that ended hours ago.
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