Late Wednesday night, the gods of pop and rock sent this tidbit down from the heavens: Ryan Adams is recording a Taylor Swift cover album.
The musician tweeted his intentions to record all of Swift's 1989 alongside an Instagram photo of a microphone in a darkened studio. And from the looks of subsequent Instagram shots, Adams is totally serious.
Taylor Swift 1989 full album cover night 1. As played by the Smiths. W @totally_tod cstavish @natelotz https://t.co/F4w7xpv5yh— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 6, 2015
Guaranteed saddest version of Welcome to New York ever - or your tears back A photo posted by Ryan Adams (@misterryanadams) on Aug 5, 2015 at 10:58pm PDT
#Style A photo posted by Ryan Adams (@misterryanadams) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:44am PDT
Naturally, Swift gave an immediate stamp of approval, adding that she will likely "PASS OUT" should this album actually happen.
@hasief @TheRyanAdams is this true??????? I WILL PASS OUT.— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 6, 2015
Yes. Just finished Style. Badass tunes, Taylor. : ) We're sandblasting them and they're holding steady https://t.co/UaCOrnoVt7— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 6, 2015
@TheRyanAdams Cool I'm not gonna be able to sleep tonight or ever again and I'm going to celebrate today every year as a holiday. I'M CALM— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 6, 2015
And before anyone could doubt Adams' intentions, he shared a brief clip of the "Guaranteed saddest version of 'Welcome to New York' ever."
Welcome to NY @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/XkiORLfnH9— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 6, 2015
We are waiting with bated breath for a full album to drop.
[H/T: Pitchfork]
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