Ryan Adams Revives Record Label

Ryan Adams may have ended his hiatus from his musical career, based on recent evidence spread all over Vimeo, Twitter and other myriad forms of online disclosure.

As Twenty-Four Bit reported this morning , with Adams' return comes the first official digital release from from his own record label, Pax-Am. “Lost and Found”/Go Ahead and Rain,” packaged under “Pax-Am Digital Single: No. 1,” will be a $1.49 download available for pre-order through new site Ryanada.ms.

Ryanada.ms had just replaced the singer/songwriter/columnist's blog, though it quickly became a major source of evidence of the record-label revival. Meanwhile, a video uploaded yesterday shows Adams and a friend watching a machine cut grooves into a record.

Collaborators had also scattered hints around the internet. “Looks like it's going to be a late night at the office relaunching @Ryanada_ms,” tweeted web developer Lee Martin, who helped Adams create his new site. Back in July, Martin had also uploaded Pax-Am album artwork onto his Twitpic account.

Adams had originally started Pax-Am in 2004 as a way to release vinyl versions of four-track home recordings. He had only three sets through Pax-Am before his hiatus: The Rescue Blues and California EPs, in addition to "If I am a Stranger" single.

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