Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Ryan Adams and the Cardinals' Cardinology, which lands in Stateside stores today:
• "Cardinology's riveting finale is 'Stop,' a fragile piano ballad sung in a shaky voice that slowly gains strength and takes flight. It's clearly about rehab, and while rehab rock may be a bit of an oxymoron, Adams—who has reportedly cleaned up—defines a genre here. If it helps undermine some of...
Paste Magazine — Although no doubt busy releasing his new Cardinals record in stores and
on jukeboxes
worldwide, jotting down those infinity blues and
blogging himself fuzzy
, Ryan Ada... more info
Buzzgrinder — A few of these releases kind of snuck up on me. Or completely caught me off guard. I didn't even know Lovedrug, Bloc Party and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez were working on new ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Ryan Adams played a semi-secret show at Cafe Select today on Lafayette Street. Nobody seemed to be able to confirm or deny allegation... more info
Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Ryan Adams and the Cardinals' Cardinology, which lands in Statesid... more info