The super-prolific Ryan Adams hasn't rested since releasing last year's Easy Tiger. He's been blogging, having tabloid-worthy romances and assembling the latest new studio album from the Cardinals, his band with guitarist Neal Casal, bassist Chris Feinstein, pedal steel player Jon Graboff and drummer Brad Pemberton. The record's 12 tracks include "Go Easy," "Cobwebs" and first single "Fix It." "Stop" will see its premiere on an episode of A&E's The Cleaner. So where did he come up with the band's moniker? "I suggested the Cardinals because it was my high school football team," he says. "I thought it would be very funny, considering those people wanted to beat the shit out of me. I'd go to school with Danzig shirts on. My nickname at school was literally 'Satanic.' I fucking really wanted to play football."

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