Ryan Adams, Easy Tiger
According to alt-country trailblazer Adams, ''I am not interested in music as fine art. For me, it's poetry, sketches.... I don't see any point in editing that kind of information.'' So says the man who's released nine albums in the last seven years. His latest ranges from acoustic candidness (''Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.'') to rocking rebelliousness (''Halloweenhead''). Release date: 6/26

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