The Cars is one of the most 80's bands ever, even though they came out in the late 70s. They were new wave and yet they pioneered the synth pop sound that dominated the 80s.

Ric was kind of a beatnik, and even played "beatnik cat" in John Waters' Hairspray. I loved ALL of The Cars music, and Ric even had a pretty damn good solo career. I'm very very upset about this...

When The Cars reunited in 2011, that album was GREAT. I listened to the fuck out of that album and was highly anticipating a follow-up, until now. This is some awful news.