MARTIN BANDYKE: Fresh thoughts on new music: Ryan Adams, The Cure, Hank Williams and more

Like Neil Young, North Carolina native Ryan Adams can rock out convincingly and also write tender, sensitive love songs. And like Keith Richards, Adams has gone through more than a few battles with drugs and alcohol, but he remains standing. Push aside the comparisons and the drama and what you have left is a compelling singer-songwriter who is always worth a listen. The new studio album by Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, "Cardinology" (*** out of four stars, out Tuesday on Lost Highway), is a succi...

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