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Dec 17, 201280There's a layer of gloss and artfulness here that makes Carry On more appealing than whiskery ideas of authenticity. [Jan 2013, p.88]
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Dec 11, 201280The result is both pensive and romantic, a work filled with vividly poetic snapshots. [Jan 2013, p.79]
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Dec 10, 201280Whatever he does is never less than great, and these 11 songs are no exception.
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Dec 3, 201280Carry On sticks to familiar virtues; Mason's gravelly tones are set to rootsy guitars and Carey exercises a light touch.
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Dec 3, 201280Carey's gallant use of drum boxes and occasional, restrained glitchy sonics – like on the carousing Pickup Truck and undulating Into Tomorrow – round out Mason's sound, bringing a raft of rousing fresh dimensions to his previously straight-up folksy stylings.
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Dec 3, 201280A surprising (if a little sad) return to form.
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Dec 10, 201270Carry On might be the most personal Willy Mason record to date and finds him unafraid to use traditional blues motifs--narrow roads, one-way streets, and fugitives--to fully express himself as a songwriter.
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Dec 7, 201270The arrangements can be flabby, but what you'll hear at the heart of Carry On is the voice of one of music's great troubadours.
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Dec 3, 201270Mason's voice is lazier and more monotone than it ever was on the debut (a good thing) but the infectious nuances and off-beat concepts in the music are still not quite at their 2005 levels.
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Dec 11, 201260The most impressive moments are when he shifts away from his comfort zone. [Jan 2013, p.111]
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Dec 3, 201260Carry On is a solid, if rarely remarkable work, showcasing an artist maturing at his own pace, and sounding content and comfortable in his form.
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Dec 7, 201240This third album sounds exhausted, worn out rather than careworn.
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