Album at a Glance: Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker

ALUYES: 89%

Pros:

• moving, intensely modern lyricism
  
• straddles folk and blues, labeling itself alt-country
  
• excellent, intentioned production
  

Cons:

• the album is mostly hits, but the few misses are difficult to ignore
• much more Ryan Adams much less the Cardinals.
• specific demographic limits accessibility.

Ryan Adams - To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)