Ryan Adams is covering Taylor Swift’s album ‘1989’ in full – and she’s

Adams matched Swift’s admiration with some of his own, paying her songwriting skills a high compliment: “Badass tunes, Taylor”. For his latest piece of stunt-art, he’s covering the entirety of Taylor Swift”s 1989, and he’s doing the whole covers album in the style of iconic “80s mopers The Smiths“.

Last night on Twitter, Taylor let fans know what the next single from 1989 is going to be and it’s the super sweet song “Wildest Dreams”!

Swift responded to Adams directly, still excited about the album.

“Guaranteed saddest version of “Welcome to New York” ever – or your tears back”, Adams wrote in an Instagram video with a clip of his take on the single to the smash record. “We’re sandblasting them and they’re holding steady”. He shared a similar picture of “Blank Space” lyrics, noting that his version will have a “deep end Smiths vibe”.

Here’s a snippet of Adams’ recording of “Welcome to New York”, which is a real thing and not an elaborate hoax to prey on the hopes and dreams of your poor sleepy music critic.