America's new record Here & Now is out tomorrow and Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell will celebrate with a performance on Letterman with special guest Ryan Adams. They will perform "Ride On" from the new record, which was produced by Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne) and James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) and features guests like Adams, Ben Kweller, and members of My Morning Jacket and Nada Surf.

Bunnell says "Ride On" is "the closest thing to a rocker for me on this album. Ryan Adams plays a real retro guitar on it and Ben Kweller plays a little electric piano ala Ray Manzarek of The Doors." He adds, "Adam [Schlesinger] added some 'sha la la' vocal pads things to the pre-chorus that drew it into a little more of a pop vein from it being just a jam song. The theme is about pushing on...it's a rallying song."

You can listen to "Ride On" featuring Ryan Adams, Ben Kweller and Adam Schlesinger here: Windows Media / Real / Quicktime

Labels: America, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, Ryan Adams