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Dec 10, 2012Carry 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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UncutDec 11, 2012The result is both pensive and romantic, a work filled with vividly poetic snapshots. [Jan 2013, p.79]
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MojoDec 17, 2012There'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 10, 2012Whatever he does is never less than great, and these 11 songs are no exception.
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Under The RadarAug 28, 2013The addition of producer Dan Carey lends a subtle electronic ambiance to the proceedings, one that adds a warm glow to Mason's melancholy tunes and rekindles the raw poeticism of his debut. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.102]
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Dec 3, 2012Mason'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 3, 2012Carry 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, 2012Carey'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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Aug 19, 2013Carry On stuns from start to finish and the quality only increases with each repeat listen.
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Dec 3, 2012A surprising (if a little sad) return to form.
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Dec 7, 2012The 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.