In this Vintage Cafe session from 2011, singer-songwriter had just released the album Ashes & Fire. Adams had taken a couple years off between recording his last record with The Cardinals and this one. At the time, the delay was unusual for the prolific singer-songwriter, though he did put out a vinyl-only metal record called Orion. He also spent time relearning how to play guitar after a serious hand injury.
Adams' wheelhouse, however, is country music, and he plays from a position of power on Ashes & Fire. Songs like the title track and "Dirty Rain" show the soulful country influence of former tourmate , while the delicate folk of "Rocks" recalls the . Subdued and low-key, Ashes & Fire sounds like the work of a man who's benefited from taking time to figure it all out, and he's rarely sounded better than he does in this session.
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