WASHINGTON 鈥� Two forms of awesome are coming together in the music world, and one of them can鈥檛 seem to handle it.
Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams announced on social media that he is covering Taylor Swift鈥檚 1989 album track-by-track, and Swift evidently couldn鈥檛 be happier.
In a series of tweets and Instagram posts over the past few nights, Adams has kept a rolling account of his process, describing his version of 鈥淥ut of the Woods鈥� as 鈥淢aybe the best sad song I ever did.鈥�
Fans of Swift鈥檚 original songs may find new depth in the 鈥渟pooky鈥� covers Adams has posted.
Shake it off. Just finished.
Spooky
It sounds like it could have been in True Detective in a driving scene or smthng.
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams)
鈥淪o much going on in these songs,鈥� he tweeted Thursday.
Photos on Adams鈥檚 Instagram account hint at future covers of 鈥淪tyle鈥� and 鈥淏lank Space鈥� as well.
Adams began posting about his endeavor on Thursday night. Using Twitter and Instagram, Adams managed to get the attention of Swift herself, with the help of a fan. Hasief Ardiasyah, an editor for Rolling Stone Indonesia, tweeted at Swift on August 5, prompting an excited response from the singer on August 6.
is this true??????? I WILL PASS OUT.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13)
Using the hashtag #1989, Adams has been teasing his followers with clips of songs like 鈥淲elcome To New York鈥� and 鈥淪hake It Off.鈥� Adams described his cover of 鈥淪hake It Off鈥� by comparing it to a Bruce Springsteen song, but has yet to post the track online. Fans of both artists are eagerly awaiting the release of a full cover album, although Adams has not confirmed this is in the works.
