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Monday, August 31, 2026

THANK YOU TO THE NEW LISTENERS, FOLLOWERS, ETC.---IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED!

'MIDNIGHT BLUE / 7:22 [Another Smash Addams Retrospective]' compilation LP releases 25 SEPT! (Also, my birthday...)

A Compilation Album

for BARELY THERE STUDIO

Produced and mixed by Adam Gaither

Rec. between Jan. 2004 and July 2026

Mastered in 432 Hz. at Barely There Studio (North MS) - Aug. 2026

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01. LIGHT IN THE SKY

Recorded at Barely There Studio (North MS), summer 2023 (Keyboard: Lucy Dawn)

Original version appears on BOTH OF US [BTSLP49] / *previously unreleased mix*

02. REST MY CASE (On You)

Pre-production by Leo Goff, III at Nu-Star Studio (Memphis, TN) - early 2004 (Drums: Clint Wiencken) / Additional recording at Barely There Studio (North MS) - Oct. 2016.

Taken from FRUIT OF A POISONOUS TREE [BTSLP23]

03. NEVER APART

Recorded live to 8-track at P.J.'s house; ODs and mixing at Sen City Studio (North MS) -

Oct. 2008 (Drums: P.J. Gosa; Bass: Michael Grant) / *STRANGE PARALLEL version*

Taken from MUSIC OF THE GODS [BTSEP32]

04. WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR

Recorded at Barely There Studio (SWKY), early 2022

Taken from GOODNIGHT AND GOODLUCK [BTSLP55]

05. HAPPINESS IS JUST AN ILLUSION

Recorded to 8-track at Sen City Studio (North MS) - late Sept. 2009 (Drums: P.J. Gosa)

Taken from JUST WAITING FOR THE MOOD TO CHANGE [BTSLP56]

06. (Lay Down Your) DEFENCES

Recorded at Barely There Studio (North MS), Feb. 2023 (Drums: Roland Turner)

Taken from DARKER, SEXIER, & MORE GLORIOUS [BTSLP43]

07. I TRY TO TELL MYSELF

Recorded at 4-track Mind Studios (Horn Lake, MS) - fall 2006 /

Taken from THE LOW-DOWN 4-TRACK SOUNDS [BTSC11]

08. GIVING UP ON SOMEONE

Recorded to 8-track at Sen City Studio (North MS) - fall 2009

Original version appears on MAYBE IT'S ME / MAYBE IT'S YOU [BTSC12] / *2026 Remaster*

09. SELF PORTRAIT

Recorded at Barely There Studio (SWKY) - summer 2021

Taken from DARKER, SEXIER, & MORE GLORIOUS [BTSLP43]

10. JUKEBOX THEME

Rec. at 4-Track Mind Studios (Horn Lake, MS) - late 2006 / Drum ODs added at Barely There Studio (SWKY), circa 2020 / Taken from NOBODY KNOWS THIS IS ANYWHERE [BTSLP36]

11. MAYBE IT'S ME, MAYBE IT'S YOU

Recorded to 8-track at Sen City Studio (North MS) - early 2010

Original version appears on MAYBE IT'S ME / MAYBE IT'S YOU [BTSC12] / *2026 Remaster*

12. FAR AWAY FEELS

Recorded at Barely There Studio (North MS), summer 2017

Original version appears on WITH A FAR AWAY FEEL [BTSLP25] / *2026 Remaster*

13. BLOODY BRILLIANT

Recorded at Barely There Studio (North MS), spring 2023 (Harmony: Lucy Dawn)

Taken from BOTH OF US [BTSLP49]

14. DON'T CRY FOR ME

Recorded to 8-track at Barely There Studio (North MS) - circa 2014 (2nd Piano / BGV: Lucy Dawn) / Taken from FRUIT OF A POISONOUS TREE [BTSLP23]

15. I FOUND OUT ABOUT YOU

Recorded to 8-track at Sen City Studio (North MS) - spring 2010 (Drums: Matt Tamke; Bass / Lead Guitar: V.T.)

Taken from CORRECTING THE MANICS [BTSLP58]

16. NO LOOKIN' BACK (duet with LUCY DAWN)

Pre-production demo (North MS) - Dec. 2010 (Piano: Lucy Dawn)

Taken from SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR [BTSLP3]

17. MIDNIGHT BLUE (How Does It Feel Now?) +

Pre-production demo at Barely There Studio (North MS), 3 July 2026

*previously unreleased*

All songs written by Adam Gaither

(except "Don't Cry for Me" co-written with Van Thompson; "No Lookin' Back" co-written with Lucy Dawn)

Copyright ℗2026 BARELY THERE STUDIOS /

MORE MUSIC TO COME

...STAY TUNED!!

Cover foto: Madeline "Mads" Doyle

Sunday, August 30, 2026

PLEASE ENJOY, SHARE, AND FOLLOW ME INTO THE SUN! My song was added to the *New Emerging Talent 2026 (PLAYLIST)**on Spotify!

My song "CHANGES (Let There Come a Time)" was added to this fine playlist of 'NEW EMERGING TALENT 2026'

Please enjoy and share:
(***It's me on there, Mom***)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2y0nfgLXI1h3sv5L2iD8Hb?si=O7-6iEPMQtywx2P-hJQmVQ

#SmashAddamsMusic #BarelyThereStudio #Spotify #Playlist #NewEmergingTalent2026 #Changes #LetThereComeATime #DontLookBackAndLinger #NorthMS #Memphis #SingerSongwriter #Alternative #Indie #Rock #Soul

Friday, July 17, 2026

INTERVIEW w/ Laura Williams For VINYL LOLLIPOPS - July 2026

Friday, July 10, 2026

'BLEEDING IT ALL BACK HOME AGAIN (Bloodletting Sessions 20th Anniversary Edition)' [REDACTED FROM MEMORY Series, LP2]

Updated version of the original 2006 cover!

20th Anniversary of 'BLOODLETTING SESSIONS'...with Vol. 2 including electric versions and different songs! Remastered in 432 Hz. for maximum good vibes!

12 tracks including "Since I Found You", "Never Apart", "Whatever You Want", "Dayz Like These"---plus some you might not have heard, yet. Recorded in various home studio spots between 2004 and 2014. This is the second installment of the REDACTED FROM MEMORY LP Series---following the first release, 'JUST WAITING FOR THE MOOD TO CHANGE' (released last February).

In the meantime, I'll be continuing work on my next album, 'DEVASTATOR' for the rest of whenever. "It goes on until ???'" Big things in the works! Special thanks to the lovely LUCY DAWN for her contributions to this project---dew check out her latest album, 'LEFT THE WORLD BEHIND', as well as all my other little worlds on Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Deezer, IHeartRadio, YouTube, etc.

Cheers,

AGx

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A Compilation Album

for BARELY THERE STUDIO

Produced and mixed by Adam Gaither

Mastered in 432 Hz. at Barely There Studio (North MS) -

Nov. 2025

Working all the time, baby.

01. REST MY CASE (On You) Pre-production by Leo Goff, III at Nu-Star Studio (Memphis, TN) - early 2004 (Drums: Clint Wiencken) / Additional recording at Barely There Studio (North MS) - Oct. 2016.

Taken from FRUIT OF A POISONOUS TREE [BTSLP23].

02. SINCE I FOUND YOU

Rec. to 8-track at Sen City Studio (North MS), circa 2010 (Drums / 2nd guitar / bass: Van Thompson). *MANICS version / alt. mix^

03. WHATEVER YOU WANT

Recorded by Bill Komulainen at stableunelement (Memphis, TN) - fall 2005 (Drums: Bill Komulainen) *BLAYLOCKS version*

04. DO YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY?

Recorded at Barely There Studio (North MS), circa 2013 (Organ / 2nd Bass / BGV: Lucy Dawn) *CREDENTIALS version* / Taken from YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT! [BTSC04]

05.SEE NO REASON

(Co-written with Van Thompson, circa 2003)

Recorded at stableunelement (Memphis, TN) - Jan. 2006

*Alternate version* / Taken from 25 SONGS REDACTED FROM MEMORY [BTSLP18]

06. JUKEBOX THEME

Rec. at 4-Track Mind Studios (Horn Lake, MS) - late 2006 / Drum ODs added at Barely There Studio (SWKY), circa 2020. / Taken from NOBODY KNOWS THIS IS ANYWHERE [BTSLP36]

07. DON'T CRY FOR ME

(Co-written with Van Thompson, circa 1999) Recorded to 8-track at Barely There Studio (North MS) - circa 2014 (2nd Piano / BGV: Lucy Dawn) / Taken from FRUIT OF A POISONOUS TREE [BTSLP23].

08. NEVER APART

Recorded live to 8-track at P.J.'s house; ODs and mixing at Sen City Studio (North MS) - Oct. 2008 (Drums: P.J. Gosa; Bass: Michael Grant) / *STRANGE PARALLEL version*

09. I TRY TO TELL MYSELF

Recorded at 4-track Mind Studios (Horn Lake, MS) - fall 2006 /

Taken from THE LOW-DOWN 4-TRACK SOUNDS [BTSC11]

10. SOMETIMES

Recorded to 4-track, spring 2004. / *previously unreleased*

11. DAYZ LIKE THESE

Recorded live at Barely There Studio (North MS) - fall 2014 / *previously unreleased*

All songs written by Adam Gaither (except where noted)

Thursday, June 25, 2026

DON'T LOOK BACK & LINGER - Deluxe Version (Releases 26 JUNE) / We've surpassed 1,000 LISTENERS (THANK YOU)

Saturday, June 20, 2026

4 YEARS LATER....Free, Man, Free.

Opening track from my next album, 'DEVASTATOR' / released as a single last fall to the streams. This is the same performance captured on me phone on Mom's piano (XO to Heaven).

The floating bedhead angle maybe isn't my first choice---but 4 years of freedom from slavery to the hooch (haha) means I feel too good to worry about that. I look way better than I did back in 2022! Losing a pint of blood and being put into a coma. Turning yellow from jaundice. Doctors saying I could "die any day". My liver put a restraining order on me. We're cool now, though. Esophagus took a lot longer to come around (haha). But it IS possible, folks. I used to love getting wasted. But I evolved out of it because there was nowhere left to go but in the ground.

I had to fight to get my mind and body back 25 years, haha. The liver is about 65 now, I'd say. And the struggle only made me stronger. I'm living proof nothing can stop you when you refuse to be put down. Nothing holds me down at all anymore that ain't good for me. Anything less is just holding you back.

If something hurts you--then it doesn't help you at all. You have to deal with the void inside you inevitably. Whatever trauma and negative thinking that makes you easy prey for instant gratification? Yeah, that thing.
Starting with gratitude for what goes right and what makes you happy is just the beginning. From that, I find my faith. Whatever that is to you---is up to you. Just remember---"You can't juke the jukester."

To me, the joy I feel from being free came out in this song. I'm not a top piano player by any stretch. I know enough chords to play them on guitar I guess, haha. This song really came from trying to apply major-minor pentatonic scales that I'd been studying on guitar to the piano just for fun. When it started sounding cool---somebody said, "Record it!" Haha, thanks, fam.

I feel very blessed and looking forward to my life. Feel like I just woke up from a twenty-five year incarceration. Thank you for watching this long. It gets better, trust me!

Cheers
-AGx

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