"Abbie Cardwell shows that she's the real deal on her new record. Think Lucinda williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Sheryl Crow and Ryan Adams. The album opens with a song called 3AM, and this is the perfect late-night track - simple and direct, but with a voice that aches. There's a rootsy cover of the Stones' Can't You Hear Me Knocking, but Abbie's sweet songwriting dominates proceedings, conveying both pain and pleasure. Mixed by Nick Didia (Powderfinger, Bruce Springsteen), this is a world-class record. 2008 should be Cardwell's year." Jeff Jenkin… read more
"Abbie Cardwell shows that she's the real deal on her new record. Think Lucinda williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Sheryl Crow and Ryan Adams. The… read more
"Abbie Cardwell shows that she's the real deal on her new record. Think Lucinda williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Sheryl Crow and Ryan Adams. The album opens with a song called 3AM, … read more
Imagine Bobby Gentry & JJ Cale had a love child and she was adopted by Rickie Lee Jones whilst dating Tom Waits and they all had summer vacations with Ryan Adams & Lucinda Williams……and then you've got somewhere closer to describing Abbie Cardwell's sound! This Aussie Triple J Unearthed winner is one helluva banjo pickn, guitar slingin, harmonica totin chick with the voice of a "homesick angel" Abbie takes her favourite moments from soul, jazz, country, folk, blues, and rock to create her own brand of 'Rootsy-Toons'. Abbie's ne… read more
Imagine Bobby Gentry & JJ Cale had a love child and she was adopted by Rickie Lee Jones whilst dating Tom Waits and they all had summer vacations with Ryan Adams & Lucinda Williams&… read more
Imagine Bobby Gentry & JJ Cale had a love child and she was adopted by Rickie Lee Jones whilst dating Tom Waits and they all had summer vacations with Ryan Adams & Lucinda Williams……and then you've got somewher… read more