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Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, III/IV [preview 2]

Posted by Greg , Monday, December 13, 2010 10:37 AM

Fans who preordered III/IV are beginning to see packages at their doors.  Ryan Adams' own PAX-AM label was kind enough to start sending these out in advance of the release date to beat the holiday rush and make sure that the preorderers got their copies by Release Day.

My copy showed up on Saturday.  A longer review will follow after I digest all of this new music.  But for anyone wondering, III/IV is going to rock your socks off.  If you lost interest in Adams after he went country (it's your loss, but I understand), now is the time to come back into the fold.  If you liked "Nuclear" from Demolition, "Lost and Found" from last year's digital singles, or the Sad Dracula demos, you're going to really like III/IV.  It's easily the most energetic album Adams has ever released, and his best since 2005.