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They’re probably best known now for being the vehicle from which Ryan Adams launched his illustrious solo career, but Whiskeytown had a sizeable cult following of their own back in the nineties; they allowed Adams, too, to display flashes of the ability that he’d demonstrate so dazzlingly on Heartbreaker and maintain throughout his career. The band weren’t anything like as prolific as Adams has been in the years since their 2000 split, both solo and with the Cardinals, but still turned out three full-length albums, all of which were well-received. Ultimately, though, they had a turbulent career, with several lineup changes along the way that left Adams and Caitlin Cary as the only permanent members and saw musicians including James Iha of The Smashing Pumpkins and Jon Wurster of Superchunk. After the band dissolved after releasing their final album, Pneumonia, in 2001 - bucking under the pressure of an intense battle with their record label in the process - they went on to pursue solo careers, with Adams’ success in that arena rendering a reunion unlikely. He still occasionally drops Whiskeytown covers into his live sets, though, and with three UK dates lined up for later this year in support of his self-titled latest, that might be as close as you get to the band for the foreseeable future.
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