Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams, whose latest album is a tribute to Taylor Swift's "1989." (Julia Brokaw)

(Julia Brokaw)

There will not be a new Ryan Adams album this Friday.

"It's been pushed back, TBD," Adams' publicist told the Oregonian.

Over the summer, the Los Angeles musician announced he'd release an 11-track set, winnowed down from some 80 (!) songs and assisted by producer Don Was.

"I think the challenge for me--the Everest peak, for me--is to tell this story in 11 songs, to tell this part of my life in 11 songs," he told Entertainment Weekly in August. "How do I make a real distinct record where anybody listens to it and says, 'That's the truth from beginning to end.' So it's like exercise. It sucks in the beginning. But then you get into it."

But as the Nov. 4 release date began to get closer with no title, art or music, we wondered if it would in fact see release. Adams hasn't commented on the album's status, though he's been tweeting a lot about guitar pedals and a recording session at his PaxAm studio with the band Starcrawler. A month ago, the album appeared to be on schedule: "CMON RELEASE DAY!" he tweeted after a rehearsal.

His previous collection was a full-album reimagining of Taylor Swift's "1989," released in 2015, the follow-up to 2014's originals set "Ryan Adams"--a somber, '80s-influenced rock album with some of his strongest narrative writing.

-- David Greenwald

dgreenwald@oregonian.com

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