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  • Summary: The eighth solo release for J. Geils Band lead singer features four songs co-written with Grammy/Academy Award-winning songwriter Will Jennings.
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  • Record Label: Concord
  • Genre(s): R&B, Soul, Country, Americana, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Rock & Roll, Roots Rock, Retro-Soul
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  1. 80
    With any luck, he’ll have plenty more gas in his tank to release albums as rugged, diverse and memorable as this in the foreseeable future.
  2. Apr 18, 2016
    80
    [A] superbly rugged new solo album.
  3. Apr 18, 2016
    80
    Not as prolific as some of his peers, it’s easy to forget what a great musician Wolf is. Thankfully, this new one serves as a fresh reminder.
  4. Apr 18, 2016
    70
    His first release in six years is filled with downtempo, darkly intimate tracks--eight of the 12 are ballads.
  5. Aug 3, 2016
    70
    A Cure for Loneliness is solid Wolf.
  6. Apr 20, 2016
    70
    A Cure for Loneliness may not be Wolf’s best album, but it’s a fine album nonetheless, and perhaps his most easygoing and eclectic one.
  7. 60
    Bob Dylan regulars Larry Campbell and Tony Garnier pop up but this isn’t a star-studded exercise, more of a stylish platter aimed at grown-ups.
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