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Ryan Adams – “Manchester”

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AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 16: Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams performs at Music Is Universal presented by Marriott Rewards and Universal Music Group, during SXSW at the JW Marriott Austin on March 16, 2016 in Austin, Texas (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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This week, Ryan Adams announced that he's going to release three new studio albums this year. The first of those, Big Colors, is set to arrive 4/19, and we've already heard one track, "Doylestown Girl." Now, he's shared another.

"Doylestown Girl" is named after a town in Pennsylvania, and Adams debuted it on the Philadelphia radio station WXPN. Similarly, JamBands reports that Adams premiered a new song called "Manchester" on a Manchester-based radio station yesterday.

"Manchester, the city and music of this mystical place shaped my entire life," Adams writes in a statement accompanying the song. "It is at the heart of all the things I love about music from the Smiths, Joy Division, Oasis, New Order, Simply Red and the Stone Roses. I wanted to make sure this song ‘Manchester’ played first and only in this city I love so much. I hope you enjoy this and cannot wait to be back soon." Listen below.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=npoj8-5cwV8

Big Colors is out 4/19.

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