Ryan Adams Cardinology

4 stars out of 5 -- "CARDINOLOGY is a classic-rock record to the bone, nodding to influences that Adams has conjured before but never so well: the country rock of the Grateful Dead and Gram Parsons, the arena anthems of U2."
Ranked #14 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "Adams' best LP in years..."
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Like TIGER, CARDINOLOGY is long on midtempo country-rock shuffles that sound comfortable with their own familiarity..."
"He's allowed his songwriting to settle into a comfortable pattern as he's matured, but that hasn't made it any less vital." -- Grade: A-
4 stars out of 5 -- "'Go Easy' is soft and reassuring, getting your heart worked up with warm fuzzies before it transitions into the deep, sultry blues of 'Fix It.'"
4 stars out of 5 -- "From the word go, CARDINOLOGY establishes a mood of quiet expectations....This is watercolour...with gentle shadows, dappled light, no large strokes, just restrained and organic....[A] moving album."
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is a group effort, and affirmation of Cardinal principles. For the most part, that means less acoustic lilt and more bruising force."
3 stars out of 5 -- "'Crossed Out Name,' 'Sink Ships,' and 'Evergreen' have the right mix of emotion and atmosphere..."