When you think Ryan Adams, I bet you think melody, ballads, alt country or even heartbreak(er)? But hardcore really? Let’s not forget he recorded ‘Orion’ in 2010, a heavy metal album, has declared himself a enthusiast of black/death metal, sp why not, hardcore punk?
‘Love, Sex, Death’ is the first single off a new EP entitled ‘Pax Am Days’, that Adams recorded with Fall Out Boy, while playing the role of producer.
As the song is blasting through my speakers, I can tell you this is not a joke, this is a furious tune with a hardcore spirit – more in the vocals than in the music – and a fast rock n’ roll pit-moshing number. It’s short and fast like a bullet (or a Black Flag song), with several aggressive punches in the stomach and some fun madness. Fall Out Boy spent 2 days recording the EP at Adams’ studio in Lo Angeles, and the result will be released digitally and as the second half of a duo disc reissue of their last LP, ‘Save Rock and Roll’. As I know Ryan Adams much better, I can’t say much about Fall Out Boys’s LP, but this boisterous style will sure contrast with their emo-pop.
