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Matthew Ryan

Friday, 4 July 2008


Matthew Ryan is one of America’s best songwriters.

He has quietly gone about his work for ten years now, releasing 11 albums while sharing stories and stages along the way with Lucinda Williams, Badly Drawn Boy and Turin Brakes. Celebrated author Nick Hornby and songwriters Josh Rouse, Kasey Chambers and Mark Knopfler are fans.

Now Matthew returns with Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State (MRVSS), his most accomplished and visceral work to date. Every track was recorded live with few embellishments and even fewer edits. This showcases the sound of a brilliant writer and his band fusing the passion, indignation, hopes and struggles of his characters.

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Utterly human and wide-awake, this is music that feels, simply feels; a Scorsese film for the ears. “Jane, I Still Feel The Same” is the A-side of the new single, “Hold on Firefly” out July 7th. Both tracks are on MRVSS.

Click on the link below to listen to Matthew Ryan's It Could Have Been Worse:

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