tag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=26News2021-11-07T08:54:01-05:00Plastic ViolinInfo on Matthew Ryan's latest album BOXERS
“BOXERS is many things—a protest, a rallying cry, a kind of Rust Belt film noir peopled with workers, bosses, lovers, and palookas—but it is first and foremost a rock and roll record.”
From the silvery burst of feedback that opens the record, to the dissolving vérité of the last notes of the final song, BOXERS is Matthew Ryan’s growling missive in the modern wilderness, a defiant howl against complacency, despair and greed.
Over a career that spans nearly two decades, the prolific Matthew Ryan has refined the raucous poetry of his songwriting, creating his own working class aesthetic where beauty and darkness often trade punches from line to line—Intelligent, minimalist, and unapologetic; it's music for humans. Along the way he has built a group of ardent fans and supporters including the American treasure that is Lucinda Williams and authors Joe Hill, Michael Koryta and Jim Shepard. His 1997 A&M Records debut, May Day, has become revered as a seminal alt-country record, with subsequent releases including East Autumn Grin, Vs The Silver State, In The Dusk of Everything and the notable “folk-tronica” (Michael Berick, allmusic.com) innovations on From a Late Night High Rise and Dear Lover cementing his place as a respected songwriter and performer.
Last winter, Ryan set up shop at Applehead Studios in Woodstock, New York with a small team: producer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Salem, The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon on guitar, longtime Ryan collaborator Brian Bequette on bass, Joe Magistro (The Black Crowes, Rich Robinson) on drums, and Ryan himself on vocals and guitars. They hunkered down to do the work of making a loud, rattling rock album. Nearly everything was live to "tape," though Tracy Bonham later added violin to “Then She Threw Me Like a Hand Grenade."
“It was a beautiful brotherhood,” Ryan says. “In my mind, the record sounds like Crazy Horse meets early Replacements with nods to more recent bands I love like the National.” From the explosive force of the title track through the hollering gang vocals of “This One’s for You, Frankie,” to the woozy, heart-rending “Anthem for the Broken,” this is a record of big ideas and big sounds—massive blocks of distortion, machine gun drums, and lyrics like “All our heroes/Had no choice/Some busted chords/And a broken voice.”
BOXERS features the working poor in “Suffer No More,” the ruthless ethos of pure capitalists in “We Are Libertines,” and the two together in “Heaven’s Hill.” Ryan finds the humanity, scars and sneers and all, in each character. A native of Chester, PA, Ryan spent over a decade in Nashville before settling in a small town just outside Pittsburgh. All these locales are evident in his sound in their purest, finest senses—the gritty bluster of the rough side of a major metropolis, the literate but plainspoken lyrics honed in a town of songwriters, and the wintry, spacious, frustrated air of the cradle of American industry.
The sound of BOXERS is directly related to its content; a lyrically driven story exploring the collisions of hope and frustration. A story that speaks directly to the listener, armed with a resolute anger that somehow comforts, eliciting chills and fists in the air.Punk, Folk, Ambient, Rock n Roll Singer SongwriterMatthew Ryanfalsetag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/68004162021-11-07T08:54:01-05:002023-10-16T10:45:47-04:00My Brand New Album, "A Year of Novembers", Is Now Available For Immediate Download!<p>Friends & Listeners, </p>
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<p>I’m happy to share this new album with you, it’s called <em><a contents="A Year of Novembers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/edit_album?id=417305914" target="_blank">A Year of Novembers</a></em>. It’s available right now right HERE or click on the cover photo just below. I took this photo a year ago this month. I love the feel of this photo, it feels just like the songs. </p>
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<p> <a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/edit_album?id=417305914" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/7b1e42ab35b17f4249b24b5a3a9ac85df7316509/original/img-7844.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p>Now if you want to read more about why I’m taking this approach, please read on… </p>
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<p>There’s not “much” I want to say at the moment other than that it felt like the right time to share it with you in the most kind, quiet and effortless way that I could. This music would not have been possible without Doug, Neilson, Dylan, David, Jim, Gillian, Ben, Joe and Ed… Family, friends and love. Mistakes, events and effort. Practice, talents and luck… And you, kind listeners. </p>
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<p>From what I can tell Bandcamp is the safest place to deliver music to listeners without them ultimately being surveilled or guided into consumption mazes. There is something called too much. I’m having a severe allergic reaction to our culture, have been for years now. I certainly tried in earnest to participate in the fields and empires online, but it just got darker and darker feeling. Social media and all its tentacles and provocations landed opposite of true experience, spaciousness and spirit for me. Even still, meeting many of you was the highlight. I’m in the process of working through what I feel will be the healthiest way to “participate” going forward. A return to social media remains highly unlikely… Yet I still feel compelled to try and express via music the importance of love, reverence, hope and the inner country. It’s the most useful thing I was always trying to offer you anyway. </p>
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<p>We’ve all been through such a strange and hard time. I feel deeply for all of you who have lost loved ones. It just doesn’t feel like a time for indulgence. It feels like a time for reconsideration and some quiet real works towards things that feel and are better. Things that contribute and build warmth and intimacy, true connectedness. </p>
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<p>This November 7th marks a big birthday for me. Time moves so quickly. I’d welcome another 50 years. I’m so grateful for all that a love of music and love itself has brought and brings. So many memories, so much lightning. I wanted to mark the occasion of my 50th birthday with the release of <a contents="A Year of Novembers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/edit_album?id=417305914" target="_blank"><em>A Year of Novembers</em></a>. It’s my best form of communication with you (at least I think… most of the time…). Nonetheless, the 320 sized MP3s sound wonderful, that’s my suggested file version if you’re unsure what to download. </p>
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<p>Please note and enjoy the Lyric & Credits Art Page that's included in your purchase and download of <a contents="A Year of Novembers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/edit_album?id=417305914" target="_blank"><em>A Year of Novembers</em></a>. It’s there for you to read along on your desktop or tablet if you’re inclined. </p>
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<p>To be protective of the quiet I’ve been building and reclaiming in my life over the last few years there’s no touring planned in the foreseeable future. There’s also no marketing plan or publicity. Sharing this so directly with you feels like the absolute right thing to do. I also didn’t feel it was necessary to engage in various tactile versions of the album. By sharing it with you directly (and exclusively in its entirety) on Bandcamp I feel I’m sharing it with you in the safest, most effortless fashion possible for all involved. I'm dedicated to defining a kinder life/work balance going forward. I trust you understand. </p>
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<p>As always, I hope you and yours are good and healthy. I hope these songs and their sound, feel, words and intent build as bright and big a fire for you as they did for us. </p>
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<p>M. Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/66242132021-05-07T10:03:12-04:002021-05-07T10:06:42-04:00The Song for a Hard Year Maxi-Single Is Now Available!<p>Good morning... </p>
<p>Hope this message finds you and yours doing well. I'm happy to announce a couple new songs are ready to be shared with you. When you're ready <a contents="The Song for a Hard Year Maxi-Single " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/song-for-a-hard-year-maxi-single" target="_blank">The Song for a Hard Year Maxi-Single </a>is now live and waiting for you to give it a listen. I'm a firm believer in the greatest possible first experience with a song, so please listen when you're ready via some good headphones or in your car, or some proper speakers. A good song can survive an iPhone speaker, but apparently most bass guitars can't. </p>
<p>Before I go on too long here, I want to thank my dear friend Doug Lancio for his absolutely beautiful and otherworldly slide resonator guitar playing on these songs. That fella has got a wild and true talent. Proud to call him a friend and longtime collaborator. </p>
<p><a contents="The Song for a Hard Year Maxi-Single" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/song-for-a-hard-year-maxi-single" target="_blank">The Song for a Hard Year Maxi-Single</a> has 3 songs. 2 new ones, Song for a Hard Year and Swim Like You're on Fire. And a surprise recording of an earlier song that's been walking with me quite a bit lately. </p>
<p>Below is the cover art for the single. A keen eye in the morning will immediately notice The Pines at Night. That is the "name" I'll be releasing music under for the near future, possibly longer. I explained in my previous email my thoughts on this but the short of it is that I wanted a change that welcomed the collaborative nature of my work with all my friends that give so much of themselves. And obviously, The Pines at Night means something to me, it pretty much describes where I've been... I love that it's conceptual. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/aa428b4f2ca4ff9d88b59399c6c0eb970ecc18e2/original/ogbig.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p>Purchases of <a contents="The Song for a Hard Year Maxi-Single" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/song-for-a-hard-year-maxi-single" target="_blank">The Song for a Hard Year Maxi-Single</a> will go towards the budget for a new album that I'm hoping to make soon. The songs on this maxi-single will NOT be on the forthcoming collection. So if you're moved and compelled to buy the music please let me thank you in advance. </p>
<p>I hope these songs become good companions for you. </p>
<p>Always, </p>
<p>M. Ryan </p>
<p>PS the 320 sized MP3s sound wonderful (Just a suggestion when Bandcamp asks you what type of music file you want to download). And for Bandcamp instructions as to how to get your downloaded music into iTunes or Windows Media Player go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://get.bandcamp.help/hc/en-us/articles/360007803394-How-do-I-import-my-music-" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64857702020-11-25T18:56:29-05:002020-11-25T18:56:29-05:00Life Is Beautiful Is Now Available To Listen & Purchase!<p>Friends & Listeners, </p>
<p>My new EP, Life Is Beautiful, is now available for you to hear as intended exclusively via my Bandcamp page. It was released exactly at sunset today here in the central US time zone, 4:33 pm. </p>
<p>Just a bit before releasing I took a drive to listen for the last time while these songs were just mine. Mine and the beautiful gang that shared their talents to it. It’s always such a beautiful experience as music starts its own life with others. </p>
<p>Thank you for welcoming this music. </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-beautiful" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/6ba12655d36709b1dd0b6d3f8a74c6cb07c844ee/original/img-6037.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>I wrote these songs over the summer, they’re the first I’ve written on piano from fleck and spark to the final syllable. I don’t how you’ll receive them, I can only hope they become good companions for you. I hope they do. </p>
<p>This process... Learning piano in a little more detail, going into the room every morning and playing... Sometimes at night.... Not judging the technical aspects or the demands of public music... Just writing what felt natural and important to me, that filled a need. </p>
<p>Tone poems. In music and words and feel. </p>
<p>It made my summer a little more beautiful during such a hard time. Always trying to understand. Always hoping a melody can communicate the hope and resilience underneath. </p>
<p>It’s humble but beautiful to get to share this with you. </p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving to you here in the states. And here’s to all the beauty ahead for all of us everywhere if we take more seriously and sacred the value of each of us going forward. We’re capable of so much... </p>
<p>Beauty. </p>
<p>Here’s where you can find the music if you’d like to listen (it releases everywhere else online on December 4th) : </p>
<p><a contents="Matthew Ryan - Life Is Beautiful" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-beautiful" target="_blank">Matthew Ryan - Life Is Beautiful</a></p>
<p>Always, <br>M. Ryan</p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64803592020-11-18T10:26:11-05:002020-11-18T10:27:57-05:00"I Walked Away" LIVE On The Fine Art of Self Distancing!<p>Friend's,</p>
<p>We recently performed live on Jesse Malin's livestream, The Fine Art of Self Distancing. You can now enjoy our performance via <a contents="Youtube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/V8jbqiH4Qgg" target="_blank">Youtube</a> or just below. Don't forget our new EP, <a contents="A Short Film for a Long Story" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/a-short-film-for-a-long-story?fbclid=IwAR3LkI0Bmry6gEb_zM5NpqTJI5I9sRsAz9q3cbOU0kAurstRP1HT1acZ9cg" target="_blank">A Short Film for a Long Story</a>, is now available for purchase on <a contents="BANDCAMP" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/a-short-film-for-a-long-story?fbclid=IwAR3LkI0Bmry6gEb_zM5NpqTJI5I9sRsAz9q3cbOU0kAurstRP1HT1acZ9cg" target="_blank">BANDCAMP</a> (we appreciate when you purchase directly form us), and here's a <a contents="LINK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/straysdontsleep/a-short-film-for-a-long-story?fbclid=IwAR1p3COanP3_UAb0DRuPCHvpFURle2Y_sMllPYWuuD073aMkarsD6Ew3li8" target="_blank">LINK</a> to <a contents="all the other places online" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/straysdontsleep/a-short-film-for-a-long-story?fbclid=IwAR1p3COanP3_UAb0DRuPCHvpFURle2Y_sMllPYWuuD073aMkarsD6Ew3li8" target="_blank">all the other places online</a> where you can find the collection.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="V8jbqiH4Qgg" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/V8jbqiH4Qgg/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V8jbqiH4Qgg?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64680822020-11-01T16:59:57-05:002020-11-01T17:02:26-05:00A Detailed Song By Song Interview Via WMOT In Nashville, TN...<p>A new interview where I go in great detail about each song with Ana Lee at WMOT about the new Strays Don’t Sleep music. </p>
<p>Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wmot.org/post/strays-don-t-sleep-short-film-long-story#stream/0" target="_blank">HERE</a> or click the image to read the full interview.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wmot.org/post/strays-don-t-sleep-short-film-long-story#stream/0" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/f4601dc2e142ac23649662e677b264962331f710/original/screen-shot-2020-11-01-at-4-01-04-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64525712020-10-09T14:40:30-04:002020-10-09T14:49:04-04:00Current EVENTS is now available world-wide via the digital sites for the 1st time!<p>Friends & Listeners,</p>
<p>I originally released Current EVENTS before the last presidential election in 2016 to simultaneously express my sense of dread (for the then coming events) and (to balance it) with my love for autumn. It was originally only available on <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/current-events" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> until now.</p>
<p>Thank you so much to those of you that have purchased it. Your kind welcoming and engagement means the world to me. Always. </p>
<p>So much of what we’ve been through is beyond words. Current EVENTS is a collection of instrumental tone poems. The “MR3” subtitle was intended to communicate my notion of seeing what I could do with 3 sounds (I mostly stuck to that idea). Minimalism is one of my favorite engines. “Song-wise” I feel it’s aged well. Though I wish it didn’t still feel so relevant to my internal mood and what we’re navigating. It is ultimately hopefully but spooky enough for October... </p>
<p>The "LINK-TREE" for Current EVENTS is right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewryan2/current-events" target="_blank">HERE</a>. It will guide you to everywhere Current EVENTS is presently available. It will update as more come available.</p>
<p>Stay hopeful out there. Stay healthy. </p>
<p>Always.</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>
<p>(<em>Click the image below to listen on</em> <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/35oWHvBfqwyfHWXHSQszyx?si=5VG0y8wXTQOSM6sOPSDJlA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>)</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/35oWHvBfqwyfHWXHSQszyx?si=5VG0y8wXTQOSM6sOPSDJlA" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/52170cdaba4ffaca307ff7943f39b8db129f3070/original/3000x-mr3-current-cvr.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64471172020-10-01T15:30:12-04:002020-10-01T15:31:24-04:00"After 15 Years of Silence Strays Returns With Poignant "I Walked Away"..." - American Songwriter Magazine<p>Friends & Listeners, </p>
<p>I'm proud to share this new interview and essay by American Songwriter regarding "I Walked Away" from <a contents="A Short Film for a Long Story" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/a-short-film-for-a-long-story" target="_blank">A Short Film for a Long Story</a> with you. I love this new Strays Don't Sleep music. I can't wait to share the rest of the EP with you. It's a beautiful "short film". Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://americansongwriter.com/strays-dont-sleep-returns-with-poignant-new-track-i-walked-away/?fbclid=IwAR0ztnjRn6PpZKPG9ucFiIN5TBOUvLaJk1B480ApkAWoRY32zWtVMEl-9zA" target="_blank">HERE</a> or click the image below to read the entire essay and interview.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://americansongwriter.com/strays-dont-sleep-returns-with-poignant-new-track-i-walked-away/?fbclid=IwAR0ztnjRn6PpZKPG9ucFiIN5TBOUvLaJk1B480ApkAWoRY32zWtVMEl-9zA" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4735b5400aebd0862881d7f8e0527b16bd83c033/original/img-5601.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/9467be2e5f0f63880c8ae3e27db386eb06c5c8e5/original/359a8b85-a52c-4930-9643-76052814809d.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64320742020-09-12T13:56:04-04:002020-09-12T13:56:37-04:00Strays Don't Sleep: First New Music In 15 Years / 10.30.20<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/e0d716ae31a3c53f068c55275528dc36816957da/original/fontcandy-2.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>I’m truly happy to announce we’ll be releasing new Strays Don’t Sleep music on October 30th this year. </p>
<p>For press inquiries please reach out to Rachel Hurley at Sweetheart PR. Rachel's email is <a contents="Rachel@SweetheartPR.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:Rachel@SweetheartPR.com" target="_blank">Rachel@SweetheartPR.com</a></p>
<p>This picture was taken by Audrey Spillman. </p>
<p>You can keep up with all things Strays Don't Sleep on my page for our work together right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Strays Don't Sleep" data-link-type="page" href="/strays-don-t-sleep" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Or via <a contents="Instagram" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/strays_dont_sleep/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> & <a contents="Twitter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/strays_t" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>Strays Don’t Sleep is a musical project Neilson Hubbard and I started to express our more ambient folk leanings. We both love Christopher Nolan movies and The Blue Nile. That was our initial spark as a duo, those shared loves informed what we did together. As well as our disparate instincts regarding melody and minimalism. </p>
<p>Our first album came out about 15 years ago. This is the first new music since. So... </p>
<p>We’ll be releasing an EP called A Short Film for a Long Story on October 30th, 2020 </p>
<p>Don’t let the notion of an EP cause any pause, it’s a complete thought musically and lyrically. And such distilled expressions speak to a certain philosophy I’ve been motivated by lately, we’re living at a vast, empowering and dangerous buffet these days. The future will be what our hearts and minds and sense of community allow. I feel and believe it’s this challenge that insists we be more purposeful about what we lay out there to be experienced, what we inhabit, and what it contributes. </p>
<p>I can’t wait for you to hear it. More details soon. I’ll be keeping you updated. </p>
<p>Stay smart and good out there. </p>
<p>Always.</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64143842020-08-21T13:06:07-04:002020-08-21T13:06:07-04:00Rivers is Now Available pretty much everywhere we listen...<p>Friends & Listeners,</p>
<p>Thank you all for being so kind and welcoming Rivers, particularly those of you who purchased the "Process Single" on Bandcamp. As I've said so many times, it's your generosity that keeps our engines humming. It's appreciated more than you possibly know.</p>
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<p>I'm happy to report that Rivers is off to a beautiful start as it finds its way from my room to yours. If you haven't heard it yet, below are a few places you can find it. </p>
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<p>Here’s a bit of the lyric video for Rivers, view the full lyric video right here:</p>
<p><a contents="https://youtu.be/onAvi_-Ue14" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/onAvi_-Ue14" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/onAvi_-Ue14</a></p>
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<p>Again, here's the exclusive “Process Single” on Bandcamp:</p>
<p><a contents="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single" target="_blank">https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single</a></p>
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<p>And here's a list of where you can find Rivers on the Streaming Sites:</p>
<p><a contents="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewryan2/rivers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewryan2/rivers" target="_blank">https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewryan2/rivers</a> </p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/onAvi_-Ue14" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/84f5426c4eda30a8601486d530b6b88e91479959/original/screen-shot-2020-08-21-at-12-01-01-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64128232020-08-19T13:48:37-04:002020-08-19T13:54:52-04:00RIVERS is Now Available!<p>Friends, </p>
<p>...And slowly just like this a new song drifts my rooms to yours. Rivers is available now via Bandcamp (Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single" target="_blank">HERE</a>). Releases everywhere else digitally on Friday. </p>
<p>If ya can, please make your first listen via good headphones or speakers... Maybe even in your car? We paid a great amount of attention to the details in this recording and I want your first experience with it to be as beautiful as possible.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/e0ea858ba48444d7d4144813f767550536f17601/original/m-ryan-rivers-cover-art.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p>Best Always,</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64096842020-08-14T15:25:26-04:002020-08-15T19:13:03-04:00My First Interview In A Long Time...<p>A few weeks ago I sat (safely distanced) with my dear friend Clay Steakley for an <a contents="interview" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.outervoice.net/home/matthewryan" target="_blank">interview</a> for his fantastic "online-zine," <a contents="Outer Voice" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.outervoice.net" target="_blank">Outer Voice</a>. I welcomed him into my home and creative space and now you're invited too. </p>
<p>It begins like this:</p>
<p><em>"Matthew Ryan makes two special afternoon drinks, one from incredibly strong coffee brewed on his stovetop in a Moka pot, and the other from vanilla chamomile tea — one to perk you up and one to even you out. Hot drinks like this could seem out of place on a Tennessee August afternoon, but Ryan is a creature neither of the summer nor of the expected, and he defies both so calmly that it seems only natural to accept a hot chamomile tea on a muggy, 90-some-odd-degree afternoon..."</em></p>
<p>We go on to talk for some time. There's a video as well as a beautiful essay. Hope you'll take a moment and check it out. Just go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.outervoice.net/home/matthewryan" target="_blank">H</a><a contents="ERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.outervoice.net/home/matthewryan" target="_blank">ERE</a> or click the image below.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.outervoice.net/home/matthewryan" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c37ff5a764daef9b17f2d38558e1a84e73311a45/original/screen-shot-2020-08-14-at-2-16-24-pm.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/64037212020-08-06T15:17:57-04:002020-08-06T15:17:57-04:00Coming Soon: My 1st New Song of 2020... Releases August 19th on Bandcamp // August 21st Everywhere Else!<p>Friends & Listeners, </p>
<p>My first new song of 2020 will be released to streaming & digital purchase sites on August 21st. The song is called <a contents="RIVERS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single" target="_blank">RIVERS</a>.</p>
<p>An exclusive 5 Track “Process Single” will be released on Bandcamp on August 19th. You can read all about that here: </p>
<p><a contents='RIVERS - Exclusive 5 Track "Process Single"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single" target="_blank">RIVERS - Exclusive 5 Track "Process Single"</a></p>
<p>If you choose to Pre-Order the “Process Single” please know that there will be no immediate download of a track. I wanted to preserve the full experience for you upon its release on Bandcamp on August 19th. </p>
<p>The cover art was a collaboration between Gillian Stoll and I. And the song itself was made all the more better because of the talents of Brian Fallon, Brian Bequette, Corey Siegel and Hans DeKline. </p>
<p>Hope you and yours are healthy and hanging in there. So far so good for my gang. </p>
<p>Stay positive. </p>
<p>Yers truly... </p>
<p>Always.</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-exclusive-5-track-process-single" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/e0ea858ba48444d7d4144813f767550536f17601/original/m-ryan-rivers-cover-art.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/63512352020-06-12T13:50:58-04:002020-06-12T13:50:58-04:00"Farewell" - New Song & Video for You...<p> </p>
<p>Friends, </p>
<p>This just came out this morning. It’s available pretty much everywhere world-wide where you listen and stream music. It’s called <a contents="“Farewell”." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/VVoBuiW2Yyo" target="_blank">“Farewell”.</a> It’s a cover of one of my favorite early Rod Stewart songs. It was written around the time that I was born. That was yet another time of turmoil, confused compasses and eventual hope. Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart wrote it. </p>
<p>We did this hoping to warm your ears a little. This is such a strange and hard time we’re all moving through. For me, music is always an essential sense of fight, good fight and shared experience. A sense that we are here to make what’s beautiful not only possible, but real. </p>
<p>All love, gratitude and respect to Dave Coleman and Kevin Salem for making this beautiful noise. Dave did most of the heavy lifting, Kevin batted “clean-up”. I got the joy of just singing to the determined noise they made... </p>
<p>It’s hard to believe with what we know of Rod Stewart now, all that he’s accomplished, that he inhabited these words. I love its simple story of defiant hope, youthful optimism. Sometimes strings are chains. We have to know when change is not only preferable, it’s necessary. </p>
<p>The video was made by my dear friend Tom Sierchio. Our hope was to express the circular nature of our conflicts and how we crash sometimes, but we have to keep going. And besides all that, those cars are badass. </p>
<p>Thank you to Joe Maiocco for designing the cover art you’ll see on the listening platforms. And always love to Hans DeKline for his beautiful mastering work. </p>
<p>Finally, if you’re inclined: <strong>Save, share and playlist this song or any songs you love. It really does help artists like myself that are fully independent. </strong></p>
<p>Here it is on Apple / iTunes: <a contents='Matthew Ryan "Farewell"&nbsp;on iTunes' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/matthew-ryan/635321228" target="_blank">Matthew Ryan "Farewell" on iTunes</a></p>
<p>On Spotify: <a contents='Matthew Ryan "Farewell" on SPOTIFY' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6ZdtjBxnhFWeCvr7hxEGBw?si=bYnpV_wbSh-tA6Tq6ylcQA" target="_blank">Matthew Ryan "Farewell" on SPOTIFY</a></p>
<p>YouTube: <a contents='"Farewell" Music Video Directed by Tom Sierchio on YouTube' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/VVoBuiW2Yyo" target="_blank">"Farewell" Music Video Directed by Tom Sierchio on YouTube</a></p>
<p>Hope it warms ya up a bit. </p>
<p>Always.</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/matthew-ryan/635321228" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/ff14cd3d2d739b322b2f0f5ca772c985dd2fce75/original/farwell-3000.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p><br> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/63332772020-05-28T12:47:21-04:002020-05-28T13:06:01-04:00An Invitation To Revisit An Album From Nearly 20 Years Ago...<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/concussion/1515468517?uo=4&app=itunes&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/8895e9605356680bb17c2ad3380c64b56d6bec6e/original/mr-concussion-3000.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p>Friends & Listeners,</p>
<p>It’s a strange sensation. I knew early on albums were photographs. Home movies of found footage from and for the wilderness. Quietly offered, hopefully with a time defying dignity. Fields to be discovered and contrasted with the soulful maps, wisdoms, questions, and notes of others. Music is always a collaboration. Song and listener. Musicians and song. Amp and feel. Pencil and quiet.</p>
<p>Concussion was recorded and produced by Richard McLaurin in his home on Idaho Avenue in the early summer of 2001. Direct to 2inch tape. We lived down the street from him then. It was a beautiful and hard and hopeful time. <a contents="Concussion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/concussion/1515468517?uo=4&app=itunes&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard" target="_blank"><em><strong>Concussion</strong></em></a> was my third official album release. </p>
<p>This album is where Lucinda Williams offered her monument of a voice to <a contents="Devastation" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2STjKPOmIkLsfIZ3G9QEYW?si=CiazLLhUTS-ja-oDzQtF6Q" target="_blank"><strong><em>Devastation</em></strong></a>. Craig Krampf played his amazing drums and brought many of the songs to warm muscular life. I always remember Clay Steakley, Mack Starks and I digging in with "Pogues-like-abandon" for the gang vocals on my cover of The Clash's <a contents="Somebody Got Murdered" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/110A2hzsARYmonOpJYBgn2?si=wwsn2129T_-IoNE74gVBhA" target="_blank"><strong><em>Somebody Got Murdered</em></strong></a> (which was later included on a full-length track by track tribute to <strong><em><a contents="Sandinista" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3M9bLSO3KlGlUB0R4QNmTh?si=pNGMjhVQSpKQXLhVKZIIXA" target="_blank">Sandinista</a>)</em></strong>. Laughing and yelling all three of us in a guest bedroom around one of Richard's amazing mics. Jeff Black's harmonica on <a contents="Drift" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0YLnaqIKPvpNjkVTSm8h6K?si=wPaCrZmjSl--fo5FKnk8Fw" target="_blank"><strong><em>Drift</em></strong></a> (the opening track), hearing that happen, it was pure lightning.</p>
<p>My only thought before recording was: Very little compression, let the levels, words and sounds sort it out. Make it feel like weather, a humid summer in the south in particular. I wanted the music to welcome the ambient noise of living, to collaborate with it, not dominate a room. Tire noise. Traffic. Birds. A conversation. Rain.</p>
<p>Richard did an absolutely masterful job of capturing such a pure and minimalist americana noir. </p>
<p><strong>Richard McLaurin, Clay Steakley, Craig Krampf, David Henry, Ray Kennedy, Mack Starks, Jeff Black and Lucinda Williams</strong>. That’s the beautiful gang on these recordings. I'm so grateful always to all of them. Their friendships and their talents. All work is collaborative in music. And that makes it feel like play. Even with songs as "heavy" as these. Joy isn't always trumpets and wild kicks in the air.</p>
<p>Summer 2001, a few months before September. I love these songs. I’m grateful to finally make them available to you again. </p>
<p>I never really know what I’m writing about in the moment. I just follow the river. Stay true. Don’t interfere with what wants to be said. Trust that it will be useful for someone somewhere sometime. I think now these songs were about choices, what happens when we let our darker drivers take the wheel. There’s a lot of death in these songs. Literal and figurative. There’s also a lot of sorrow too. But most of all there’s a want for redemption, a day that breaks with lessons learned and the dark stuff...? Just a passenger. Maybe in the backseat mumbling. Even better in the trunk while you drive to an isolated location to drop ‘em off forever. Somewhere where they can’t even get close to the wheel. </p>
<p>Somewhere.</p>
<p><a contents="Please give a listen&nbsp;and&nbsp;share." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7zCr4dtsuwiLGIMhImfVpV?si=xauWPuqCS-CzByOp6y4Ksw" target="_blank">Please give a listen and share</a>. It helps. I always hoped this album would eventually be rediscovered. Making it available again is the first step. You welcoming it is step two. Everything after that is magic.</p>
<p>More to come. You and yours, stay healthy and smart.</p>
<p>Always,</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/63093112020-05-08T14:17:55-04:002020-05-08T14:20:01-04:00Busy With More Beauty For You Together Alone...<p>Friends,</p>
<p>Working on more beauty for you guys with some of my closest friends across the wires. Today, a vocal. Yesterday a mix of something else. The back and forth is slow and beautiful. Love the gang I’ve come to know. There’s more to share ahead. And more after that. </p>
<p>If you love that version of “Heaven...” we offered last week please keep advocating and sharing it. Your words give context and context means everything.</p>
<p>Click the image below to watch the beautiful video my friend (Tom Seirchio) made for <a contents="Heaven Is a Place on Earth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewryan2/heaven-is-a-place-on-earth" target="_blank">Heaven Is a Place on Earth</a>: </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/RXt75wCJh1g" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/372c105711e4b962e1cf718108064fd8234ac47f/original/desk.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Again... Always.</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/63021942020-05-01T23:34:09-04:002020-05-01T23:38:11-04:00Something Beautiful For You...<p>Friends, </p>
<p>I quietly released a new song for you with the help of some wildly talented and generous friends today. Just below is the video for it. I hope you’ll take a moment and watch and listen. This beautiful video was made by my friend and filmmaker Tom Sierchio. A special thank you to Molly, Neilson, Joe and Hans for their beautiful talents on the music. </p>
<p>All respect to Ellen Shipley & Rick Nowels for writing such a beautiful song. And of course to Belinda Carlisle and her strong and beautiful voice that tattooed its melody on all of us.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="RXt75wCJh1g" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/RXt75wCJh1g/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RXt75wCJh1g?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>This was all done remotely and made us feel closer. Give it a look and listen. Please share it if you love it. It’s also available on all the streaming sites. Please consider saving and play-listing it. </p>
<p>Here it is on <a contents="APPLE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/heaven-is-a-place-on-earth-single/1510454095?uo=4" target="_blank">APPLE</a></p>
<p>Here it is on <a contents="SPOTIFY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4LlWWfjRzy0b0BrsJ9UihT?si=eonmEVMjTRObSy-vOIQI4w" target="_blank">SPOTIFY</a></p>
<p>Here’s the vid directly on <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/RXt75wCJh1g" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p>
<p>And here's the <a contents="HYPER LINK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewryan2/heaven-is-a-place-on-earth" target="_blank">HYPER LINK</a> that guides you to all the streaming sites you can find the song as its made available.</p>
<p>Thank you for listening. Hope you and yours are healthy and staying hopeful.</p>
<p>Be patient. There’s more beauty ahead.</p>
<p>Always,</p>
<p>M. Ryan </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/61064882020-01-15T16:30:50-05:002020-01-15T16:49:36-05:002 shows with BLACK FLAG just added!<p>Friends,</p>
<p>As I've said, I'm enjoying being home and writing a new album but have reserved the right to do something that caught my heart. And this is one of those situations. I'm happy to be opening for the seminal punk gang BLACK FLAG for two nights later this month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Here are the dates:</strong></p>
<p><a contents="January 29th at Iron City in&nbsp;Birmingham, AL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-flag-tickets-75351318823?aff=aff0bandsintown&appId=wf_jjj.oynpxsyntonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=1017460348" target="_blank">January 29th at Iron City in Birmingham, AL</a></p>
<p><a contents="January 30th at The&nbsp;Cannery&nbsp;Ballroom in Nashville, TN" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-flag-tickets-75764731351?aff=aff0bandsintown&appId=wf_jjj.oynpxsyntonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=1017496192" target="_blank">January 30th at The Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN</a></p>
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<p>Hope you'll join us!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Click the image below for more details and tickets.<br><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/588a6c62e9e9866c90fe2320e906254f782a14e5/original/post-ig-post-blkflg-mr.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/59464982019-11-01T12:54:14-04:002019-11-01T12:56:00-04:00The Future Was Beautiful is now available via the streaming sites world-wide!<p>Friends & Listeners, </p>
<p>This is an important note to you regarding The Future Was Beautiful. Please take a moment to read when ya can. </p>
<p>The Future Was Beautiful is now available worldwide via the streaming sites. </p>
<p>On <a contents="SPOTIFY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1tgdOc47fhVmiO1MKKIYRi?si=3zx-DqWMQ420CU81CFbs1A&fbclid=IwAR1MKaFRo7c2Y1uHlRQfJuwb--XnLo4ikcYpftAPTsB3YUik_Z8WGtql8eI" target="_blank">SPOTIFY</a></p>
<p>And on <a contents="APPLE Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-future-was-beautiful/1484466970?fbclid=IwAR2RYUufqLdJ-YV86q5pUt8Ym0vz7-_ZwwzVvk0kMDLcDFS9CoBC7zCNLLU" target="_blank">APPLE Music</a></p>
<p>More to come this afternoon, but first a brief explanation of my intentions: </p>
<p>The hope was to slow-walk an album out to you this year. It was inspired by the perfect concision of Every Picture Tells A Story. Though musically, a different mood. I hoped allowing time for each song would add up to a different life in this quickness for the work. </p>
<p>It was a crazy notion. </p>
<p>I hope you’ll listen now as it was intended, in sequence, each song into the next. </p>
<p>And here you’ll find The Future Was Beautiful video playlist on <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGDWWu6NUfpXirPjyXOn8aMRqw0AlNur4&fbclid=IwAR2gMRNC-X5XHcHLAplAgFOoUQLNJ2tmWLxl1edBRsQfbicDP8LVQGToIK0" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p>
<p>However you listen, I hope you will. </p>
<p>Your shares and saves and playlist inclusions (for the songs you love) would be appreciated. </p>
<p>Best Always, <br>M. Ryan</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d086e97e6bdf9b69b45a2475e5283d8bd63ce399/original/3000-mr-tfwb-cvr.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/59445222019-10-30T19:20:38-04:002019-10-30T19:20:38-04:00Steer Your Way and The Future Was Beautiful<p>"Steer Your Way"</p>
<p>It’s almost mischief night. Tomorrow is Halloween. It’s raining here. It’s pretty though. I’ve always liked melancholy weather. Serious and cool. I like to think of these skies as silver rather than gray. When the light starts to dim the tree trunks and branches turn black. But you can still see the leaves all glowing with their orange and red, some even darker with a kind of deeper, bruised purpled brown. </p>
<p>There’s nothing I can say about Leonard Cohen that hasn’t been said. I never thought of him as an acquired taste. As much as I like a toe tapper, I prefer that irresistible sensation of something like wisdom. I came upon Cohen’s work via the vinyl collection by my parents’ record player. Those giant speakers. The hum when you turned it on. The sound of a needle dragging over earth. </p>
<p>“Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye” was the first one that grabbed hold of me. It put me in my place. It made me feel as though I was a word in a sentence. </p>
<p>I recorded “Steer Your Way” just after Cohen died. I was asked to do it for a tribute. I wouldn’t have leaned so quickly had I not been pushed. There were so many songs that came to mind to do. I could list them, but it would delay the what and why it became obvious that “Steer Your Way” would be my choice. </p>
<p>To live in a system where destinations are the glimmering prize while life itself is a series of great escapes, well, there comes a weight. It’s almost as if what we’ve designed and welcomed is at odds with our nature, our hearts, our experience. And maybe that’s the point. This song is a prayer. Maybe? I hesitate to even pretend to express what he meant. He had earned his points of view. He’s many floors above me. </p>
<p>So I’ll just say, “Steer Your Way” is the best song I’ve ever taken the honor to sing. It has acted as a kind of bandage for me as we move through this era, this age of dissonance. I wish everyone could feel these words the way I do. The fullness of them. I’m sure some of you do. I only sang it once. It’s humbling to read the past and the present and the future via such poetic concision while trying not to get the wind punched out of you. </p>
<p>I mean, </p>
<p>“As he died to make men holy, <br>Let us die to make things cheap” </p>
<p>That’s not cynicism. That’s what it is. That’s where we are. And the lyric implores you to steer your way away from that, knowing that you probably won’t, because you never did. And still, it hopes you will. That’s some Dylan Thomas light right there, do not go gentle into that thing that keeps dogging you. </p>
<p>Fight. </p>
<p>Keep fighting. </p>
<p>What a gift. </p>
<p>I did the best I could with it. David Henry played the cello. And Olly Knights of Turin Brakes sang the beautiful melodies and backing vocals toward the end. </p>
<p>Special thanks to Rand Foster and Brian Brinkerhoff. My version of “Steer Your Way” will also appear on The Future Was Beautiful. </p>
<p>The Future Was Beautiful releases (again) on most digital and streaming sites this Friday, November 1st. As I’ve already said, I hope you’ll revisit the songs as intended, in sequence. One into the other. This is my way of making a slower case, and hopefully a fuller inhabiting of these songs. It may feel redundant. But I mean well. </p>
<p>Always, <br>M. Ryan</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="LAwFKvB-eEw" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/LAwFKvB-eEw/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LAwFKvB-eEw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/59427292019-10-29T14:22:16-04:002019-10-29T16:01:02-04:00Announcement: "The Future Was Beautiful" available this Friday!<p>The Future Was Beautiful and Are You the Matador?... </p>
<p>This Friday I’m releasing the 2 EPs I shared earlier this year as one collection. It’s called “The Future Was Beautiful”. These songs were gathered this year to be listened to this way, in sequence. It's my quiet offering to try and help ease some of these divisions. We’re at a dangerous intersection. </p>
<p>I wanted to revisit a couple songs in the hope that context will mean something to some of you. Songs are layered. Music, melody, luck, intentions and ultimately, reception. I’ve learned a lot about grace from releasing songs. </p>
<p>But here, I want to talk specifically about the words. This first one is for “Are You the Matador?”: </p>
<p>Part humor and sense of wonder regarding the theater of the absurd. Part indictment of those that would trick and manipulate for personal gain without concern for wide repercussions. </p>
<p>Life is beautiful and hard. I’m often reminded of these beautiful Springsteen lines from “Living Proof” when I look at the things we do, big and small, together and alone, politician or lover: </p>
<p><em>“I crawled deep into some kind of darkness </em></p>
<p><em>Lookin' to burn out every trace of who I'd been </em></p>
<p><em>You do some sad, sad things baby </em></p>
<p><em>When it's your you you're tryin' to lose </em></p>
<p><em>You do some sad and hurtful things </em></p>
<p><em>I've seen living proof“ </em></p>
<p>There’s a tyrant in all of us. We must be careful with our questions, and what we fear. They can turn us into monsters. As far as I can tell, kindness and integrity and inclusion is the only way forward. </p>
<p>“Are You the Matador?” doesn’t come out and say it. It trusts that you understand how delicate “freedom” is. How dependent it is on our right (meaning rooted and clear) minds. Together and alone. </p>
<p>That’s what it’s about. </p>
<p>I’ll do a couple more of these before Friday. I hope you take a moment with them, and if you feel inclined, please feel free to share them. At the moment “The Future Was Beautiful” will only be available on some streaming sites so that you can experience the songs in the sequence they are intended to be heard in. My goal isn’t to make you pay twice for the same songs. I hope that’s understood. I hope that makes sense. </p>
<p>Best Always, </p>
<p>Matthew Ryan </p>
<p> </p>
<p>P.S. It’s called “The Future Was Beautiful” because it can be again. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here’s the link to “Are You the Matador?” on the YouTube machine: https://youtu.be/L5eMgg9I01M</p>
<p> </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="L5eMgg9I01M" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/L5eMgg9I01M/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L5eMgg9I01M?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/59221052019-10-10T12:39:59-04:002019-10-10T12:50:44-04:00"Avalanche of Stars" (Song 4 from Fallen Ash & Embers) Releases World-Wide Tomorrow to the Streaming Sites!<p>Friends & Listeners,</p>
<p>This toe-tapper, “Avalanche of Stars”, gets its own digital world-wide release on the streaming sites tomorrow because I decided at the last second to add it to Fallen Ash & Embers. </p>
<p>Your Saves, Shares, Playlist inclusions and a follow would be wonderful since that’s how the streaming machines’ algorithms know if a song is moving humans and his helps other humans with similar taste to find it. </p>
<p>That’s Kate York and Mack Starks singing with me. I love how the tender hope in Kate’s voice makes these words feel. What’s being described here are the moments “after”. A kind of sequence of vignettes. Each of us carries weather. Each of us. And it’s in intimacies and collision and hope and distance and quiet, those are the places where we find from moment to moment a kind of peace with our internal constitutions in relation to others. And ourselves.</p>
<p>That’s not even nearly the whole of what could be said. We’re such strange and beautiful creatures... </p>
<p>Here's the beautiful cover art that <a contents="Joe Maiocco" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.maiocco.com/?fbclid=IwAR1HsdULuB7Xt0aJNc54-9psgdNvzu6X2AxXdv--8PSl0ey_4Br1oMWemjg" target="_blank">Joe Maiocco</a> designed for it! </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-ash-embers" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d4f653b4afd44d932db9dd77d7fd0ada223e156d/original/avalancheofstars-mr.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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<p>The simple art video is below, but here's the direct Youtube link to Avalanche of Stars: </p>
<p><a contents="https://youtu.be/4pVIegz9t6E" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/4pVIegz9t6E" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4pVIegz9t6E</a> </p>
<p>Here’s where you can find me on the Spotify Machine. You should find Avalanche of Stars waiting for you there either late tonight or tomorrow: </p>
<p><a contents="&nbsp;https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tKdhceBIPAabG1BMuVhpa?si=k5ijz-p8RQ-gbDDjdtpIag" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tKdhceBIPAabG1BMuVhpa?si=k5ijz-p8RQ-gbDDjdtpIag" style="" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tKdhceBIPAabG1BMuVhpa?si=k5ijz-p8RQ-gbDDjdtpIag</a></p>
<p>Listen when ya can.</p>
<p>Best always and thank you,</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>
<p> </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="4pVIegz9t6E" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/4pVIegz9t6E/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4pVIegz9t6E?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/59129692019-10-02T13:13:07-04:002019-10-02T13:13:07-04:00FALLEN ASH & EMBERS is now available exclusively via my Bandcamp Page!<p>Check out this short preview video announcing the official exclusive early Bandcamp release of <a contents="FALLEN ASH &amp; EMBERS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-ash-embers" target="_blank">FALLEN ASH & EMBERS</a>!</p>
<p>Then go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-ash-embers" target="_blank">HERE</a> to grab your digital copy of <a contents="FALLEN ASH &amp; EMBERS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-ash-embers" target="_blank">FALLEN ASH & EMBERS</a>.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="1zlf6g1I4YQ" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/1zlf6g1I4YQ/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1zlf6g1I4YQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>I always hope to surprise you guys with more than you’re expecting. So...</p>
<p>We’ve added a fourth song and wanted those of you that purchase music directly from artists to have it first before it releases via all the other platforms worldwide later this week. It’s meant as a show of gratitude because your welcoming of music means the world to us. Your purchasing of music keeps the engines humming, keeps our community thriving. That means you and us. All of us.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Always.</p>
<p>And thanks to Joe Maiocco for the beautiful designs again. And of course to all my brothers and sisters in creativity that helped to create this music. I hope these songs become beautiful companions for you.</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/58728442019-08-28T11:12:34-04:002019-08-28T11:12:34-04:00Listen Now To The Spanish Noir Of "Are You the Matador?", It's Track 1 From The Forthcoming Fallen Ash & Embers!<p>Dear Friends and Fellow Humans, </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please take a minute to listen to the first single from Fallen Ash & Embers. It's called "Are You the Matador?" </p>
<p>I'm so happy to share the beginning of this new chapter with you. The new Digital EP, Fallen Ash & Embers, is also now available for Pre-Order! Upon pre-ordering you'll get "Are You the Matador?" </p>
<p>Go HERE to listen to "Are You the Matador" & pre-order Fallen Ash & Embers: <a contents="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-ash-embers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-ash-embers" target="_blank">https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-ash-embers</a> </p>
<p><a contents="Here's video&nbsp;"Are You the Matador?"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/L5eMgg9I01M" target="_blank">Here's video "Are You the Matador?"</a></p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="L5eMgg9I01M" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/L5eMgg9I01M/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L5eMgg9I01M?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>Some Brief Release Info: </p>
<p>Fallen Ash & Embers will only be available digitally and on all streaming and download platforms worldwide . We love the discovery that services like Youtube, Apple & Spotify offer but streaming rates are very low, so please understand how much we appreciate when you purchase music directly from us!</p>
<p>Fallen Ash & Embers is an EP of 3 brand new songs gathered specifically for the cooler weather of 2019. Two are collaborations, and one is self-penned. This collection is intended as a short film of sorts for the ears. It runs right around 14 minutes from start to finish. It's inspired by the moment we're in, but not tied to. It's more interested in who we'll be after this fever breaks. </p>
<p>Also, it's not required (because Hans did such a beautiful job mastering Fallen Ash & Embers and it will sound great via all systems and speakers), but these songs were mixed to be listened to on old school "over-the-ear" headphones. So if you have a good pair nearby, please put them on for an immersive listening experience.</p>
<p>Here’s to beauty in the unexpected. Hope this brings a grin and some of that “warm lightning” to your head and chest. </p>
<p>Always, </p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/57642552019-05-22T15:04:58-04:002019-05-22T15:04:58-04:00Twangville Premieres the brand new lyric video for "On Our Death Day"<p>Click the image to read the essay and watch the lyric video...</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twangville.com/31624/a-premiere-from-matthew-ryan/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/07059dd360497f58b17be6fb15368c103624a653/original/screen-shot-2019-05-22-at-2-03-49-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/57642442019-05-22T14:45:48-04:002019-05-22T14:45:48-04:00Chimes Freedom Essay & Review Goes Song By Song For New Maxi-Single<p>Click the image below to read the full review...</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chimesfreedom.com/2019/05/21/matthew-ryan-finds-beauty-within-our-national-affliction-on-our-death-day/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/84969d51f6285992c9fdd365811b15de6fbf1075/original/screen-shot-2019-05-22-at-1-43-35-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/57523922019-05-13T10:47:06-04:002019-05-13T10:47:06-04:00New songs and a lyric video for "On Our Death Day" Now Available! <p> </p>
<p>Friends, </p>
<p>We're happy to announce the "On Our Death Day" Digital Maxi-Single and its 7 Inch Vinyl version are now available!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><strong>Here is the brand new lyric video for "On Our Death Day"</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="VTfWpMvaQes" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/VTfWpMvaQes/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VTfWpMvaQes?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">The track list for the 7 inch Vinyl with the cover art painted by Lamar Sorrento is as follows:</span></strong></p>
<p>Side A - On Our Death Day</p>
<p>Side B - And It's Such A Drag (2019 Band Version)</p>
<p><strong>Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.needtoknowmusic.com/product/matthew-ryan-on-our-death-day-b-w-and-it-s-such-a-drag-black-7-single" target="_blank">HERE</a> to purchase via mail-order your copy of the 7 inch Vinyl</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><strong>The track list for the digital Maxi-Single is as follows:</strong></span></p>
<p>1. On Our Death Death</p>
<p>2. And It's Such A Drag (2019 Band Version)</p>
<p>3. Steer Your Your Way (This is a Leonard Cohen cover that was originally released in limited quantities a while back on a Record Store Day tribute. Olly Knights of Turin Brakes is singing beautifully with me on here. It was remastered especially for this collection)</p>
<p><strong>Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/on-our-death-day-maxi-single" target="_blank">HERE</a> to purchase immediately via my Bandcamp page</strong></p>
<p><strong>(</strong>Please note I charge a little more on Bandcamp since it's the only place I can control prices and my aim is to try and account for some of what streaming is doing to us... I trust you understand) </p>
<p> </p>
<p>If streaming or other download sites (Apple, Spotify and so on) are your preferred places, this new music will go live there on Wednesday, May 15th! You can save the music via this <a contents="LINK " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewryan1/the-need-to-know-vinyl-sessions-2" target="_blank">LINK </a>if you like. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>More soon... Hope these songs become good companions. </p>
<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/57403652019-05-02T14:07:30-04:002019-05-02T14:07:30-04:00New Maxi-Single Rolling Out Soon!<p>So happy to share with you the cover art for my upcoming Maxi-Single. It was painted by <a contents="Lamar Sorrento" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.lamarsorrento.com" target="_blank">Lamar Sorrento</a>. We will be rolling the songs out the week of May 15th! </p>
<p>It will be available on 7inch Vinyl (pressed by the fine folks at <a contents="Gold Rush" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://goldrushvinyl.com" target="_blank">Gold Rush</a>) in Austin, TX. Obviously that will contain an A & B side. </p>
<p>There will also be a digital version of the maxi-single that contains a Bonus Track. </p>
<p>Can't wait for you guys to hear the songs and get a sense of why and what we've done here. I've teamed up with a small label out of California for this. They've been wonderful so far. </p>
<p>More details soon!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/8ff726ead61b80dd3d3dea829ca82006aa25e8c0/original/matthew-ryan-album-cover-hi-res-by-lamar-sorrento.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/57312292019-04-24T19:24:06-04:002019-04-24T19:24:06-04:00ANNOUNCEMENT: 3 Song Maxi-Single to be released on May 16th!<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/a94e8f33a3452296fb0486d950bda3bd0377c277/original/57716586-10156497520597695-1598105683859865600-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/56792012019-03-13T16:41:55-04:002019-03-13T16:44:11-04:00Just Announced: Word of South Festival in Tallahassee, FL on April 14th at 3PM!<p>Just ANNOUNCED:</p>
<p>A Special Event with Matthew Ryan & NYT's Bestselling Author <a contents="JOE HILL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.joehillfiction.com" target="_blank">JOE HILL</a> @ Word of South Festival in Tallahassee, FL on Sunday, April 14th at 3PM! </p>
<p>Go to <a contents="WORD OF SOUTH FESTIVAL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wordofsouthfestival.com" target="_blank">WORD OF SOUTH FESTIVAL</a> for more details and tickets!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wordofsouthfestival.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/17ae60234912a4e150e87b12c9dec94e7e5b5663/original/matthew-ryan-logo.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/56201032019-01-30T15:41:39-05:002019-01-30T15:41:39-05:00Just Announced: Feb 15 at The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, TX<p>Dear Dallas Friends, </p>
<p>Show announcement!! </p>
<p>While I'm writing new music right now and that's got me completely engaged and fired up, there are a couple events I simply couldn't pass on because they were so cool. </p>
<p>This is one of them: </p>
<p>I'll be playing The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, TX at 7pm on February 15th with Rhett Miller. </p>
<p>Friday, February 15th <br>I go on at 7pm <br>Rhett follows at 8pm </p>
<p>It's free! </p>
<p>Make plans and join us. After the music there's a free showing of the movie, Black Panther. </p>
<p>Here are all the details at Nasher's website: </p>
<p><a contents="'Til Midnight At The Nasher" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/engage/event?id=715" target="_blank">'Til Midnight At The Nasher</a></p>
<p>Stay tuned for a couple more announcements in the coming weeks.</p>
<p>It's a FREE SHOW.</p>
<p>Or visit my <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">TOUR PAGE</a> for details!</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/54259532018-09-12T16:10:01-04:002018-09-12T16:11:45-04:00Shows Coming Up in Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma!<p>Friends and Listeners, </p>
<p>Make plans and help spread the word!</p>
<p>This Saturday I’m playing a special solo show in Columbia, MO. The details are at <a contents="matthewryanonline.com/tour" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">matthewryanonline.com/tour</a> </p>
<p>Then a little over a week later Doug Lancio and I are doing a string of duo dates through Texas (and even one in Durant, OK!). I’m putting together a very special show for both these events. I’ve been experimenting with some sounds and atmospheres. Trying to find my inner Van Morrison meets “Tom Eno”. Yes... Waits meets Eno. </p>
<p>Sometimes you gotta challenge yourself so you feel that lightning. Then it’s worth sharing. Don’t worry, the songs are still the songs. I’ll be drawing from all the records and probably sneak a cover in here and there. Above all, my hope is to bring some cool weather into every room we visit with... I’m excited about this. This is the first time Doug and I have done some duo shows together.</p>
<p>Makes plans and help us spread the word! </p>
<p>PS</p>
<p>Poster design by Joe Maiocco and thank you to Red11 Music for working so hard to put this together. And of course, thank you to the rooms and humans for having us!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/f5d35ea26329b7dce6f7919ba29616815fe3234b/original/autumntour18-mr-ig.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/53874692018-08-14T16:42:10-04:002018-08-14T16:59:17-04:00Shows Next Week in ROCKFORD, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS & NASHVILLE w/ Texas Shows Announcing Soon!<p>Friends, </p>
<p>It's been a beautiful summer. We're fresh from a beautiful tour with The Gaslight Anthem in The U.K. and Europe and now leaning into some shows in the US next week. </p>
<p>The guys have been on fire and can't wait to see and play for you guys. Check out this video that was posted from our show in Cologne, Germany: </p>
<p><a contents="Matthew Ryan and the Northern Wires play Then She Threw Me Like a Hand Grenade" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/NbGgib5iqxc" target="_blank">Matthew Ryan and the Northern Wires play Then She Threw Me Like a Hand Grenade</a></p>
<p>So we're hopeful you'll come and see us <a contents="next week" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">next week</a>. I'll have The Northern Wires with me next week. Just click the art below to see all details and ticket links for next week's shows. </p>
<p>And pssst... Texas we're planning a string of dates for you guys in Late September/Early October. Those will be duo shows. I always love stripping things down a little. These will be announced very soon. Please keep an eye out. I love playing for you guys and you know, I'll get to extend summer a little coming through your part of the world.</p>
<p>Alright. See you guys soon!</p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/41883f7679239a170fbbbbb4a0ce21a40ec4510f/original/dhmy8hfwaauznmw-jpg-large.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/53302372018-07-03T19:48:55-04:002018-07-03T19:48:55-04:00The Summer Never Ends EP Is Now Available!<p> </p>
<p>Behold Dear Listeners,</p>
<p>The version of Summer Never Ends that my friend Doug Lancio remixed, is now available on the <a contents="Summer Never Ends EP" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/summer-never-ends-ep" target="_blank">Summer Never Ends EP</a>. ‘Twas mastered by another good friend, Hans DeKline. And the artwork? Sir Joe Macho of Pittsburghshire of course. </p>
<p>The EP contains 6 different versions of Summer Never Ends: The Quiet Version, The Lancio Single Remix, The Instrumental Album Version, An Alternate Master we loved, The Quiet Instrumental Version, and The Acoustic Version.</p>
<p>It's available for FREE or "Pay What You Want". </p>
<p>Genuinely, don't feel you have to pay anything. It's meant as a gift. Check it out right <a contents="HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/summer-never-ends-ep" target="_blank">HERE!</a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/summer-never-ends-ep" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/44a0d8322b5a568d7fa47b1d884b894c1ac7d343/original/a0003341603-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/53302162018-07-03T19:42:39-04:002018-07-03T19:49:52-04:00New U.S. Dates in August Just Announced!<p>Friends,</p>
<p>I'm happy to announce more band shows in August upon returning from The UK.</p>
<p><a contents="Fri 8/10 Louisville, KY Tues 8/21 Rockford , IL Wed 8/22 Chicago, IL Thurs 8/23 St. Louis, MO Fri 8/24 Nashville, TN " data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Fri 8/10 Louisville, KY </a></p>
<p><a contents="Fri 8/10 Louisville, KY Tues 8/21 Rockford , IL Wed 8/22 Chicago, IL Thurs 8/23 St. Louis, MO Fri 8/24 Nashville, TN " data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Tues 8/21 Rockford , IL </a></p>
<p><a contents="Fri 8/10 Louisville, KY Tues 8/21 Rockford , IL Wed 8/22 Chicago, IL Thurs 8/23 St. Louis, MO Fri 8/24 Nashville, TN " data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Wed 8/22 Chicago, IL </a></p>
<p><a contents="Fri 8/10 Louisville, KY Tues 8/21 Rockford , IL Wed 8/22 Chicago, IL Thurs 8/23 St. Louis, MO Fri 8/24 Nashville, TN " data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Thurs 8/23 St. Louis, MO </a></p>
<p><a contents="Fri 8/10 Louisville, KY Tues 8/21 Rockford , IL Wed 8/22 Chicago, IL Thurs 8/23 St. Louis, MO Fri 8/24 Nashville, TN " data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Fri 8/24 Nashville, TN </a></p>
<p>Check the details and grab tickets via the <a contents="TOUR PAGE!" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE!</a> </p>
<p>And as always, your help in spreading the word is appreciated.</p>
<p>See ya soon!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/41883f7679239a170fbbbbb4a0ce21a40ec4510f/original/dhmy8hfwaauznmw-jpg-large.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/53008972018-06-17T12:52:40-04:002018-06-17T12:58:21-04:00Summer Never Ends (The Quiet Version) Lyric Video<p> </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="YXSDHHYOsao" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/YXSDHHYOsao/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YXSDHHYOsao?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hey there Friends and Listeners,</p>
<p>It's been a wildly busy time. So much coming up. But wanted to share this with you...</p>
<p><a contents="Here's a first listen to The Quiet Version of Summer Never Ends" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXSDHHYOsao" target="_blank">Here's a first listen to The Quiet Version of Summer Never Ends</a>. </p>
<p>I wanted to invite you to take a minute and give it a good listen. I love how the air and tone of a song can change over time. In different rooms, via a different guitar or time of day. </p>
<p>And for the love of cinematic rock n roll, please listen on good speakers or headphones. Hahahaha. Even though this version is minimalist and unobstructed, it has a beautiful depth of field. </p>
<p>So... Why this "Quiet Version" of Summer Never Ends? </p>
<p>We wanted to celebrate (and help further announce) our upcoming European tour in July with The Gaslight Anthem. So I decided we'd release an EP of various explorations of one of my favorite songs off of Hustle Up Starlings. </p>
<p>That simple idea turned into a really beautiful experience. </p>
<p>The Quiet Version was recorded at home and will soon to be made available to you for free (or "Pay What You Want") via my Bandcamp page. Part of my intention with this was also a "Thank You" to all the generosity you friends and listeners have shown me over the last few years. And particularly in contributing to making the trip overseas with Gaslight easier. So genuinely, the EP is intended to be free for you. You don't have to pay anything. It's not expected. But I know some of you insist, so it's "Pay Wha You Want." And that's always, genuinely appreciated. The needs for financing music and all the efforts it always require income. Not to mention life itself. I know you understand. </p>
<p><a contents="So check out the upcoming dates" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">So check out the upcoming dates</a>. We can't wait to see and play for you guys. Not to mention hang out with some great friends that made one of my favorite albums of the mid/late 2000s (you know, The '59 Sound). </p>
<p>More details on the Summer Never Ends EP will be shared as this week gets under way!</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51846532018-04-16T15:25:37-04:002018-04-16T15:26:08-04:00Shows in May from Nashville and all up the East Coast...<p>Hello Everyone!</p>
<p>I’ve got a bunch of shows on the East Coast coming up in May. </p>
<p>I’ll be folkering from Atlanta over to Raleigh then Philly and up through Jersey then over to Pittsburgh and Detroit and more! </p>
<p>But before the solo tour starts, <a contents="The Northern Wires &amp; I will be opening for The Old 97s at The Cowan here in Nashville on May 2nd" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryanonline.com/event/2190070/463950944/matthew-ryan-and-the-northern-wires-supporting-the-old-97s" target="_blank">The Northern Wires & I will be opening for The Old 97s at The Cowan here in Nashville on May 2nd</a>.</p>
<p>Check the <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE</a> for all dates, details and tickets and RSVP info. </p>
<p>I’m planning some special setlist inclusions for the solo tour you guys. Hope you’ll join me and help spread the word. Here are all the solo dates:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/9f47e96d94b07af3176173c088768d664396e325/large/30707303-10155173203986581-7311323811528310784-n.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a> </p>
<p>Plus my good friend Sammy Kay has agreed to open the night for me in Philly and NYC!</p>
<p>Can’t wait to see & play for you guys! </p>
<p>Gonna be some beauties. </p>
<p>Always.</p>
<p>Alright. See ya soon!</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51601952018-04-02T14:49:35-04:002018-04-02T14:49:35-04:00Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State is 10 Years Old!<p>10 years ago Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State came out. </p>
<p><a contents="“Jane, I Still Feel The Same”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2vRTcMrbW34VIxrp8Jnpk7?si=YT1OZerQTOqdDrEAiju3Qw" target="_blank">“Jane, I Still Feel The Same”</a> has gone on to enjoy millions and millions of plays and streams and high-fives. Though substantially less purchases (wink, wink, cough, cough). </p>
<p>Funny how it's starting to feel like even my recent work seems long ago... But this song remains one of my favorites that I've offered ever, it's called "Closing In". </p>
<p>Impressionistic and personal without falling into diary. It's a love letter to a handful of the loves of my life. Both people and ideas... And music. </p>
<p>Stay pure and optimistic. Be an honest participant in the beauty that's always possible. </p>
<p>My only regret is that it ends on the minor chord... I love so much of The Silver State album, but "Closing In" always strikes a certain chord with me.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="7GnQ3OI2YUw" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/7GnQ3OI2YUw/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7GnQ3OI2YUw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>A giant thank you to Doug Lancio, Brian Bequette, Steve Latanation, Eamon McLoughlin and Kate York for helping me bring this into the world. This song was only a hopeful skeleton without you guys. </p>
<p>Alright. Thank you for allowing for this kind of indulgence. Feels good to love something from the past. As always, give it a listen and share if you're inclined. </p>
<p>Here's another, more sentimental video version of "Closing In" on Youtube: </p>
<p><a contents='A More Sentimental Video For "Closing In"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/Tkpi1cKn2m8" target="_blank">A More Sentimental Video For "Closing In"</a></p>
<p>& </p>
<p>Here's the entire album, Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State on Spotify:</p>
<p><a contents="Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State on Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7EiQirh5LfWIb9Iwy6ERdg?si=JhKxu8BSSmmtZXRBs0ehdA" target="_blank">Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State on Spotify</a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51521962018-03-28T12:16:14-04:002018-03-28T12:17:16-04:00Turns out I'm a Singer in A Band Now as well...<p>Friends, </p>
<p>Please take a moment to read about <a contents="The Summer Kills" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesummerkills.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">The Summer Kills</a>. </p>
<p>Turns out, I'm a singer in a "band" now as well. It's a long and beautiful story... </p>
<p>But essentially Marc and Andrew created the music while I wrote the words and melodies and then sang. </p>
<p>It took us 7 years to finally agree that it was ready to be shared with you. </p>
<p>Our "debut" album comes out on April 27th, 2018. </p>
<p>The Summer Kills is what we call this collaboration between Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson (of the ambient duo Hammock), and me. </p>
<p>The album is called <a contents="Last Night We Became Swans" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesummerkills.bandcamp.com" target="_blank"><em>Last Night We Became Swans</em></a>. </p>
<p>It's a sprawling beauty. I can't wait for you to hear it. It's some of the most cinematic and emotional stuff I've been a part of. It's smart but instinctual, filmic in that it has a tone throughout. And thematically, there's a story being told - it has a beginning, middle and an end. But it's more impressionistic than a concept record, it's essentially following a love story through all the weather and the events that define that space between two people. And it even pans out a bit further... But it never loses sight of that thread between the "two" hearts it's exploring. </p>
<p>The album was mixed by one of my favorite engineers out there today, his name is Peter Katis. You're probably familiar with some of the beautiful work he's done with The National, Japandroids and Glen Hansard. I'm blown away by what Peter brought to what we created. Last Night We Became Swans is as much a sonic adventure as it is a lyrical or musical adventure. </p>
<p>You can pre-order the entire album right now via our <a contents="Bandcamp Page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesummerkills.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp Page</a> right here: </p>
<p><a contents="The Summer Kills, Last Night We Became Swans" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesummerkills.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">The Summer Kills, <em>Last Night We Became Swans</em></a></p>
<p>We'll be sharing more singles as we get closer to release. It's always quite exciting and a bit daunting to launch a new idea into the world. We hope you'll take the time to welcome it, to get familiar with what this music is offering. </p>
<p>All three of us feel it's quite special. We hope you agree. The beautiful work depends on you these days... </p>
<p>And I love that notion. </p>
<p>Best Always, </p>
<p>Matthew Ryan </p>
<p>Click the album art below to check out the track-list and consider pre-ordering <a contents="Last Night We Became Swans, by The Summer Kills" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesummerkills.bandcamp.com" target="_blank"><em>Last Night We Became Swans</em>, by The Summer Kills</a>!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesummerkills.bandcamp.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/eb8af3a5bd634a87debb22e88f9ac81fea107a3d/original/tsk-cover.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51367802018-03-19T20:09:11-04:002018-03-19T20:10:35-04:00West Coast Tour with Rhett Miller This WEEK! Shows in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego...<p>Dear Friends on the West Coast, </p>
<p>It's been entirely too long! I'm playing some shows on your beautiful side of the country this week! I hope you can make it out. I'll be traveling with Rhett Miller of The Old 97s for these intimate shows. I'll be playing first and Rhett will follow. </p>
<p><a contents="We'll be starting in Seattle on Wednesday, then Portland on Thursday, San Francisco on Friday, Los Angeles on Saturday and the finally San Diego on well... You get the idea.&nbsp;" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">We'll be starting in Seattle on Wednesday, then Portland on Thursday, San Francisco on Friday, Los Angeles on Saturday and the finally San Diego on well... You get the idea. </a></p>
<p>You can expect to hear songs from all across the albums and maybe even surprise or two here and there. </p>
<p>Hope to see and play for ya... Click the image below for all details and tickets!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/b1c5c5a23fc65e2d66720098fae11da71a49089e/original/dylty6zw0aaxzue.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51325692018-03-16T17:17:18-04:002018-03-16T17:17:18-04:00The Summer Kills<p>So happy to let you guys know about this as well...</p>
<p>It just dawned on me that 1 week from today you’ll be able to hear our first official offering as <a contents="The Summer Kills" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/thesummerkills/" target="_blank">The Summer Kills</a>. </p>
<p>An album created by Marc and Andrew (of Hammock) + Me. </p>
<p>Seven years in the making. Surreal for its release to be approaching. Feels almost sudden. We turned every stone to make this exactly what we intended. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>It’s everything I want from music: </p>
<p>Wildly cinematic and fully realized with poetry on its adventurous and moody sleeves. </p>
<p>Love letters. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I can’t wait for you to hear it. </p>
<p>Follow us over on <a contents="The Summer Kills Facebook Page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/thesummerkills/" target="_blank">The Summer Kills Facebook Page</a> so we can invite you to listen as the story develops. </p>
<p>More soon...</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/thesummerkills/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c71fa5e849f5c6816b71051af8ebc8a55aacc4ea/original/28070472-212987949278081-1831112014938807230-o.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51308252018-03-15T20:23:51-04:002018-03-15T20:29:38-04:00Starlings Unadorned is enjoying a small but unlikely and beautiful story... <p>Friends, </p>
<p>Starlings Unadorned has been officially out for a little over a week now and your response has been beautiful. Thank you.</p>
<p>I'm happy to share that some friends at various outlets have taken notice as well and took the time to write beautifully about these stripped down versions of the songs off of Hustle Up Starlings. I wanted to share some of what they're saying about Starlings Unadorned.</p>
<p>And I wanted to offer a giant thank you to them as well. </p>
<p>As many of you know, there's so much floating around out there. So many beautiful offerings just kind of wade patiently in the more shadowed parts of the ocean. For instance, I recently discovered Ian Felice's new album. Turns out some friends of mine helped birth that beautiful and moody collection. How did I not know it was out there? I don't know. Each of us navigates this new flood as best we can. I hope you'll check it out, <a contents="here's a link to Ian's website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ianfelice.com" target="_blank">here's a link to Ian's website</a>. See if you love it too. </p>
<p>But all of this is to say just how much more it means when you do find us. I'm a firm believer in what Cohen once said, it's the listener that dignifies a song. That doesn't happen for a song if it doesn't get found.</p>
<p>These mentions via these various outlets and blogs are happening organically. And while writerly advocacy always means so much to me, these handful of essays and mentions of Starlings Unadorned are motivated by people feeling compelled to help spread word of its release. </p>
<p>It mean the absolute world to me and what’s possible. </p>
<p>So thank you Routes and Branches, Twangville, Chimes Freedom, and Atlas and the Anchor. And of course thank you to American Songwriter Magazine. Though admittedly that one was an ask, but generously responded to... </p>
<p>Click on the images below if you'd like to read the essays that have been written about Starlings Unadorned. </p>
<p>And if you haven't already, Starlings Unadorned is available for $10 right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">HERE</a> for immediate download: </p>
<p><a contents="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com</a> </p>
<p>Alright! More soon. Stay well out there. </p>
<p>M. Ryan</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here are the excerpts. Click the images to read more!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americansongwriter.com/2018/03/watch-matthew-ryans-video-for-the-unplugged-rendering-of-i-just-died-like-an-aviator/#.WqHhqzCgOTk.twitter" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/fe74dadf9c3968aa1bd8cce15ae6527b17210287/medium/img-8668.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://routesandbranches.blogspot.com/2018/03/routes-branches-featuring-very-best-of_11.html" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/a1ac9ff5d4581c9bbcc3ed0c11ab7acee3bbb051/medium/img-8665.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twangville.com/28184/mayers-playlist-for-winter-2018-part-2/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/e2fcfcbc9b20d63729898ef13907ea15a9ee31e8/medium/img-8663.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chimesfreedom.com/2018/03/10/matthew-ryan-releases-starlings-unadorned-with-new-version-of-i-just-died-like-an-aviator/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/91cc13c60db283b3840e7835a444c5a1c3780985/medium/img-8666.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.atlasandtheanchor.com/2018/03/3-songs-on-repeat-extended-edition_9.html?m=1" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/50e115b1250fab93209833ff0f165367dd4ddb1a/medium/img-8667.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51283502018-03-14T16:29:25-04:002018-03-14T16:29:58-04:00Check out the video for the acoustic version of I Just Died Like An Aviator...<p>Hello Everyone,</p>
<p>I Just Died Like An Aviator (The Unadorned Version) is now available on Starlings Unadorned exclusively via Bandcamp right here:</p>
<p><a contents="matthewryan.bandcamp.com " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/starlings-unadorned-a-collection-of-acoustic-versions-demos-previously-unreleased-songs" target="_blank">matthewryan.bandcamp.com </a></p>
<p>Starlings Unadorned is a collection of selected tracks from Hustle Up Starlings that were pared down and recorded in their purest & starkest acoustic fashion. The collection is intended as a companion piece to the original versions that were beautifully produced by Brian Fallon and were performed, mixed and mastered by the greatest gang of friends a person could hope for. Starlings Unadorned also includes a handful of previously unreleased demos and songs. I hope you'll check it out. Grab a copy.</p>
<p>The video you'll see below was created by Charlotte Beatty, Chloe Barczak, Carina Begley and Gorman Bechard. And again, it acts as a companion to the original (I Just Died) Like An Aviator video that Gorman and the Girls made.</p>
<p>You can view the original (I Just Died) Like An Aviator video right here if you're interested:</p>
<p><a contents="(I Just Died) Like An Aviator - Original Official Video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PlwrwVwFqw" target="_blank">(I Just Died) Like An Aviator - Original Official Video</a></p>
<p>Our hope is that together, the two videos offer an arc, a widening to the sense of story. It was Gorman's idea to do this. And Charlotte, Chloe and Carina brought it to vivid life. I am blown away by these young women. Their creativity and heart. They instill in me a hope for the future. So many young people do. And yeah, Gorman is pretty cool too. Be sure to check out a bunch of Gorman's other beautiful work right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.whatwerewethinkingfilms.com" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </p>
<p>Check out the video:</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Flp71HL3Qok" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Flp71HL3Qok/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Flp71HL3Qok?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51196462018-03-09T10:25:13-05:002018-03-09T10:25:13-05:00More dates just announced in the UK<p>Friends in the UK, </p>
<p>I'm happy to announce these handful of headlining dates immediately after those sure to be beautiful shows with The Gaslight Anthem in July. </p>
<p>For the shows with Gaslight I'll have my gang the Northern Wires with me. For the headlining shows it will be myself accompanied by best friend and guitar player, Brian Bequette! </p>
<p>Grab tickets as soon as ya can, all ticket links are LIVE. I can't wait to see and play for you guys again!</p>
<p>Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details and tickets, or click the image below.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d225bdccf29bd3dd1cc7aa7df301295bc146f3f9/original/img-8609.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/51019662018-03-07T01:20:14-05:002018-03-07T01:20:14-05:00Starlings Unadorned is Now Available for immediate download!<p>Hello Everyone, </p>
<p>I hope this message finds all of you doing well. I wanted to let you know <a contents="Starlings Unadorned" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Starlings Unadorned</a> (my new 12 Song collection of acoustic versions of select songs from Hustle Up Starlings as well as a handful of previously unreleased demos and songs) is NOW AVAILABLE for immediate download.</p>
<p>Starlings Unadorned is available exclusively via my <a contents="Bandcamp Page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp Page</a>. </p>
<p>Just go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">HERE</a> or click on the cover art immediately below to read about it, give it a listen, and purchase!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/3235cd1d44e23cb25435bcded4de92746f92c82b/original/3000-starlings-unadorned.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>To help spread the word on this release, I’m also releasing a “Run Rabbit Run - EP” (that includes the Hustle Up Starlings version of Run Rabbit Run and a few selections from Starlings Unadorned) to the streaming music sites. Please feel free to share news of this release and the songs however you feel compelled to.</p>
<p>If you’re on Spotify, click the “Run Rabbit Run - Maxi Single” cover art below and it will take you to <a contents="my Spotify Page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tKdhceBIPAabG1BMuVhpa?si=Ut1YGZ3nR0mk8h0KyGviXQ" target="_blank">my Spotify Page</a>. When you playlist our songs on Spotify, it really helps others to discover it. So you know, have at it!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tKdhceBIPAabG1BMuVhpa?si=Ut1YGZ3nR0mk8h0KyGviXQ" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/60ff8cb142c5b3eba8c27a0603aaa7bb643253e6/original/3000-runrabbit-singlecvr.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p>Ok. I hope it all makes sense. Thank you for continuing to engage with, and welcome, my work into your lives. </p>
<p>Don’t forget to check my <a contents="TOUR DATES PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR DATES PAGE</a>. There’s so much coming up, both solo and with my gang, The Northern Wires. </p>
<p>And finally, last but not least... Please mark your calendars for April 27th. That’s the scheduled release date for my brand new collaboration with some great friends of mine. We’re calling ourselves <a contents="The Summer Kills" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/thesummerkills/" target="_blank">The Summer Kills</a>. It’s a beautiful full-length album. And I can’t wait for you guys to hear it. I genuinely believe it could be one of the beautiful dark horse releases this year. More details about <a contents="The Summer Kills" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/thesummerkills/" target="_blank">The Summer Kills</a> will be emerging in the coming weeks and months. </p>
<p>Things are so very busy. I’m not hustling, I just feel so lit up by creativity and my friends and you guys. Know what I mean? </p>
<p>Alright. Stay good out there. </p>
<p>Always, </p>
<p>Matthew Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/50912612018-02-21T12:06:19-05:002018-02-21T12:06:20-05:00A very special cover of Wild Horses to be released soon for Joe Hill's "Book on Vinyl"<p>So COOL, please READ: </p>
<p>Joe Hills’ new and wonderful short story, Dark Carousel, is being released on vinyl. I guess you’d call that a book on vinyl!? </p>
<p>Joe asked me if I’d record a version of Wild Horses to close the story. </p>
<p>So I called my friend Lex Price, & we did something beautiful w/ that Rolling Stones monument of a song. Then it was prepared and mastered for vinyl by my go-to mastering badass Hans DeKline. </p>
<p>Hope you’ll get to experience the story and the hear our version of Wild Horses. You can read more about Joe’s new story, my version of Wild Horses, and the cool they’re releasing it by clicking on the image below:</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ew.com/books/2018/02/19/joe-hill-vinyl-audiobook-dark-carousel/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/7d95bc8540c414621eee06a52ae6e028bfb8ef39/medium/27972532-10155046755076581-5563582478669621151-n.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/50750192018-02-12T13:30:51-05:002018-02-12T13:30:52-05:00Matthew Ryan and the Northern Wires Shows This WEEK!<p>Hey there,</p>
<p>I've got a few shows with the guys this week in the midwest!</p>
<p>Here’s what we’re doing so you can mark your calendars if you’re nearby: </p>
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<p><strong>Friday Louisville,KY @ Nirvana with Dave Ernst playing solo before us! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Saturday, Chicago, Il @ Dunn Dunn Fest at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Sunday, Indianapolis, IN @ Hi Fi with my good friend @paul.luc playing before us!</strong></p>
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<p>I hope you'll join us! </p>
<p>Just click on the image for details & tickets:</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/120990a6852df5bf63ede80fc1f20dd8e9beaf6e/medium/img-8457.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/50565302018-02-01T17:47:12-05:002018-02-02T18:15:57-05:00A New Long-Form Interview with Nashville Arts Magazine and Some New Music NEWS!<p> </p>
<p>A couple weeks ago I sat down with Joe Pagetta from <a contents="Nashville Arts Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nashvillearts.com/2018/01/matthew-ryan-feels-like-rain/" target="_blank">Nashville Arts Magazine</a>.</p>
<p>We talked about my career to date, community, and the forthcoming album that's a cinematic and ambitious full-length collaboration album with <a contents="Hammock" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.hammockmusic.com" target="_blank">Hammock</a> that's do to be released in April under the moniker, The Summer Kills.</p>
<p>The pictures in the article were taken by <a contents="Jack Spencer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jackspencer.com" target="_blank">Jack Spencer</a> and <a contents="Geoff Tischman" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gmt-photo.com" target="_blank">Geoff Tischman</a>.</p>
<p>Here's an excerpt (click the image below to read the entire interview):</p>
<p><a contents="“There is so much in our culture that is designed for speed and not getting lost,” says the singer and songwriter Matthew Ryan from his Nashville home. I think that so many of the good things that we experience are the result of getting lost. That you have to allow that. You have to engage your instincts and your sense of being a tourist...”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nashvillearts.com/2018/01/matthew-ryan-feels-like-rain/" target="_blank"><em>“There is so much in our culture that is designed for speed and not getting lost,” says the singer and songwriter Matthew Ryan from his Nashville home. I think that so many of the good things that we experience are the result of getting lost. That you have to allow that. You have to engage your instincts and your sense of being a tourist...”</em></a></p>
<p><em><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nashvillearts.com/2018/01/matthew-ryan-feels-like-rain/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/e98d14125e9f09879fa8228697855140d742386f/medium/screen-shot-2018-02-01-at-4-34-55-pm.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></em></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/50526692018-01-30T18:54:25-05:002018-01-30T18:57:35-05:00New Dates with The Gaslight Anthem in the UK and Europe Posted!<p> </p>
<p>Friends,</p>
<p>We're very excited to announce these! There are <a contents="more shows" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">more shows</a> than listed on the image below. We'll be visiting Ireland, The Netherlands, and Germany as well as more dates here in the states being posted regularly.</p>
<p>Click the image for all locations, venues and details:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/39bb5606116247f9e21677ef1f1ba95f4d5aabd6/medium/screen-shot-2018-01-30-at-2-00-27-pm.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/50275012018-01-17T01:09:21-05:002018-01-17T01:12:38-05:00New Tour Dates Posted in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin and More!<p>I've got some SHOWS coming up next week in Texas with Rhett Miller of The Old 97s. There's also a very rare headlining appearance in Louisiana, with more shows to be announced soon. Please keep an eye on the <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE</a>. Mark your calendars and share the word if there's one near you. </p>
<p>There's solo shows, band shows and some really beautiful surprises ahead.</p>
<p>Click the image to check out the latest tour dates!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/1d81ce7622cd944af756a5b506a8f14098297c22/medium/img-6142.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/50274732018-01-17T00:55:46-05:002018-01-17T01:00:51-05:00New Daytrotter session now streaming on demand!<p>Friends,</p>
<p>Here's the video of my Daytrotter performance via <a contents="Paste Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/01/matthew-ryan-full-session.html" target="_blank">Paste Magazine</a>. It's now live for you to stream whenever you wish. If ya love it, please consider sharing it with other music lovers.</p>
<p>Recorded live to tape while a camera is rolling, one take; I play some songs, tell some stories and make a lot goofy faces. Songs performed are (I Just Died) Like An Aviator, Summer Never Ends, Battle Born, Walls by Tom Petty, and Run Rabbit Run. Really was a beautiful experience. The people at Daytrotter are just great. </p>
<p>To view, just click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/01/matthew-ryan-full-session.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> or on the image below:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/01/matthew-ryan-full-session.html" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/bf8ccc66bf37b54d092b078231d82a25ecc0c156/medium/img-8230.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/49596022017-12-02T12:24:12-05:002017-12-02T12:26:38-05:00More Shows Next Year...<p> </p>
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<p>Well... </p>
<p>That was the last show of year barring any surprises. 'Twas a beauty. Hope to see you guys in a room somewhere next year. </p>
<p>Time to take a breather and enjoy some time with family and friends. </p>
<p>Stay tuned with me though. We've got some things you've been asking for coming up very soon and more shows next year, solo and with The Northern Wires. And yeah, next year there's gonna be some surprises too!</p>
<p>Be good to each other. </p>
<p>(Pic by Louise Viloria)</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/49249522017-11-08T18:54:04-05:002017-11-08T18:55:10-05:00Join Us For The World Premier Of Our "Maybe I'll Disappear" Video...<p>We wanted to invite you guys to take a quiet moment and join us for the World Premiere of our surreal and moody video for "Maybe I'll Disappear." </p>
<p>Please read about what inspired it and watch it right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americansongwriter.com/2017/11/watch-matthew-ryans-surrealistic-video-for-maybe-ill-disappear/?utm_content=62862939&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" target="_blank">HERE</a> (or click the image below!): </p>
<p><a contents=""MAYBE I'LL DISAPPEAR"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americansongwriter.com/2017/11/watch-matthew-ryans-surrealistic-video-for-maybe-ill-disappear/?utm_content=62862939&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" target="_blank">"MAYBE I'LL DISAPPEAR"</a></p>
<p>A giant thank you to American Songwriter for having us. And of course, warm gratitude to Marco and Masha for creating such a beautiful cinema for the song. </p>
<p>Please share if you're inclined!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americansongwriter.com/2017/11/watch-matthew-ryans-surrealistic-video-for-maybe-ill-disappear/?utm_content=62862939&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/b7018b6a249b7d3f3c81ac292192a321c52e28dc/original/screen-shot-2017-11-08-at-5-42-19-pm.png?1510185041" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/48954162017-10-17T14:48:24-04:002017-10-17T14:48:24-04:00Working on Something Beautiful...<p>We're working on something beautiful for "Maybe I'll Disappear" with Marco North. Really excited about the beauty and texture we'll be offering to the song, to give it the cinema, tone and context it deserves. I always wanted to focus on this song as the weather got cooler. So here we go... I'm thrilled with what I'm seeing so far. </p>
<p>The story for "Hustle Up Starlings" continues to surprise and excite us. Thank you, guys. All of you. </p>
<p>Below is the single cover art design, it was executed by my great friend Joe Maiocco. The picture was taken by yours truly. We plan on launching "Maybe I'll Disappear" on November 8th. Hoping we can stay on schedule. Art is patient, so we gotta be too. </p>
<p>I'll keep ya posted. More details soon.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/3ed0899edc318006d7aafe9a5a8dc05fb28c4837/original/1600-disappear-cvr.jpg?1508266040" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/48522812017-09-15T15:39:06-04:002017-09-15T15:39:06-04:00Proud to announce my new Booking Agent, Jon Folk, at Red 11 Music...<p>Friends,</p>
<p>This is my first booking agent in years. My mode for the last 10 years has essentially been staunchly independent and DIY. It's hard to do everything you want to, and do it well this way. As things have slowly grown, I've realized the importance of collaboration in all aspects of the things we do. Music is no different. Each of us have talents, some even have super-powers. Jon and I started talking earlier in the year. He's one of the kindest and smartest people I've met in music. I'm excited to see what his guidance, work and smarts will bring to the story for my work and touring.</p>
<p>And for you, the listeners, what this should mean is that the possibility of me playing near you and in your town has become infinitely more possible. I'm excited. Hope you are too!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/Red11Music/?hc_ref=ARQPyOgI9wkFnEps8RU1YKxAXaqoCZzbbKmoh47pEizGK1qoCefz8INC5LPU-nXZpyo&fref=nf" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/f69d8d1059f4070754e043cff495f288a1442e95/original/unknown.jpg?1505504198" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/48522722017-09-15T15:21:32-04:002017-09-15T15:24:37-04:00New Battle Born Video, Americana Fest, Northern Wires & Lots of Coffee..<p>Tonight we play American Fest in Nashville at The High Watt. We play at 11pm!</p>
<p>I'll have The Northern Wires with me, and I'm really hoping you can join us. That being said, I felt it might be a good day to share this new video for BATTLE BORN. It's a bit of a tour diary, you know... </p>
<p>6,000 miles, 10 shows and 40 gallons of coffee are documented via this DIY video for Battle Born. The ups, the downs, the late nights, bad food and beauty. All of it. It was all shot on phones and edited with thumbs. </p>
<p>Hope it offers a grin here and there. </p>
<p>Thank you to American Aquarium for having us on this tour with them. And thank you to Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for the amazing scenery, and for being the amazing music lovers that you are.</p>
<p>Thank you, it was a beauty. More to come!</p>
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<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="5xrSPWtFA-w" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/5xrSPWtFA-w/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5xrSPWtFA-w?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47976152017-07-31T12:52:15-04:002017-07-31T12:54:12-04:00New SHOWS Added with American Aquarium!<p> </p>
<p>Ladies & Gentlemen, </p>
<p>Happy to announce SHOWS with American Aquarium in Texas, Oklahoma & Arkansas. They've graciously offered longer set times for me. Hope you can make it out! </p>
<p>A gigantic thank you to <a contents="American Aquarium" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.americanaquarium.com" target="_blank">American Aquarium</a> for having me! </p>
<p>Go to the <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE</a> for all DETAILS & TICKETS! Or simply click the image below:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/57604135790cddff62595c5122e90c3d6f87955f/medium/inst-aquarium-dates2.jpg?1501519875" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47612862017-06-29T12:09:52-04:002017-06-29T12:09:52-04:00On Tour July 2nd to August 5th in The UK & US!<p> </p>
<p>Afternoon Everyone,</p>
<p>I'll be folkering in the UK and US from July 2nd to August 5th. Much of the time I'll be opening for <a contents="Jesse Malin" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jessemalin.com/" target="_blank">Jesse Malin</a> but there are some headlining dates and some other beautiful situations. I'd love to see you guys!</p>
<p>Check out the <a contents="TOUR PAGE " data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE </a>or click the image below for all DETAILS and TICKETS:</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/dcb04bbf86ddf69801d406f9f675c8461d1c4507/medium/ddf9dzuxsaejppe.jpg?1498752274" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47596412017-06-28T11:30:00-04:002017-08-19T11:38:26-04:00Matthew Ryan and The Northern Wires at Americana Fest 2017!<p> </p>
<p>Good Morning Everyone,</p>
<p>Happy to announce I'll be playing with my gang The Northern Wires at <a contents="Americana Fest " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.americanamusic.org/buy-your-pass?utm_source=showartist&utm_campaign=second_round" target="_blank">Americana Fest </a> in Nashville this year!</p>
<p><strong>Our show is Friday, September 15th at 11PM at The High Watt!</strong></p>
<p>More details will be announced in the coming weeks. Americana Fest has grown into a beautiful and wide ranging festival of music in Nashville, if you've never been, well clearly this would be a good year to come and check it out. Click on the image below for details and ticketing!</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.americanamusic.org/buy-your-pass?utm_source=showartist&utm_campaign=second_round" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/6c49f6ab42db4e27bfe1c71f44a174c0244357a3/medium/img-6210.png?1498624176" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47471802017-06-16T14:46:56-04:002017-06-27T23:09:52-04:00New SHOWS Announced in Boston, Philly, Nashville, Indy & Lexington!<p> </p>
<p><a contents="NEW SHOWS ADDED" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">NEW SHOWS ADDED</a> for July & August in or near Philly, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Nashville, Lexington and in the U.K.</p>
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<p>Please visit the <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE</a> or click the image below for all details and tickets! Can't wait to see you guys. Special thanks to <a contents="Jesse Malin" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jessemalin.com" target="_blank">Jesse Malin</a> (and all of YOU) for having me along - in your rooms, venues and homes!</p>
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<p>Gonna be a beauty. </p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47300992017-06-01T14:21:36-04:002017-06-01T14:23:52-04:00"Hustle Up Starlings" reviewed in a super cool comic book format! <p> </p>
<p><em><span class="font_large">"His raspy whisper offers his lyrics an authority, as if a scholar </span></em><em><span class="font_large">is divulging the secrets of the world to you" </span></em>- <a contents="Wanna Be The Comic&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wannabethecomic.com/home/2017/5/31/hustle-up-starlings-by-matthew-ryan" target="_blank">Wanna Be The Comic </a></p>
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<p>Hands down one of the coolest reviews I've ever received. "Hustle Up Starlings" reviewed in a comic book format! Plus, I'm pretty sure I favor Wolverine in the panel below (minus all the muscles)... So I'm officially The Wolverine of Folkering. Hahahaha. A dream come true! </p>
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<p>So cool. Giant thank YOU to Chris Prunckle of <a contents="wannabethecomic.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wannabethecomic.com" target="_blank">wannabethecomic.com</a></p>
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<p>To experience the full review go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wannabethecomic.com/home/2017/5/31/hustle-up-starlings-by-matthew-ryan" target="_blank">HERE</a> or click the preview image below:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wannabethecomic.com/home/2017/5/31/hustle-up-starlings-by-matthew-ryan" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d722de5481cec9f604079c04dcb12a9bac8a3c5b/medium/18767523-10154836040247695-7846964936782506342-n.jpg?1496341163" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47286582017-05-31T14:28:51-04:002017-05-31T14:31:51-04:00Interview with WFPK's Kyle Meredith<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">"<em>Did Matthew Ryan just release his best record yet? Possibly. That’s a major statement from an artist who’s continuously given a master’s account at songwriting</em>" </span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">- <a contents="Kyle Meredith WFPK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://wfpk.org/2017/matthew-ryan-wolves-door-love-tom-waits/" target="_blank">Kyle Meredith WFPK</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">Click the image below to listen to the full interview and read Kyle's thoughts:</span></p>
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<p><em><span class="font_large">"It's 2017, and we're swimming (drowning?) in a world where beats sell, and lyrics don't. But it wasn't always this way... Every time I hear an album like Hustle Up Starlings, I'm reminded of the indisputable power of words. </span></em><em><span class="font_large">"Run Rabbit Run" and "Hustle Up Starlings" are two of the most thought-provoking songs I've heard in a long time... This album is a glowing, moving film, and it refuses to die" </span></em><em><span class="font_large">- </span></em><a contents="Speakers In Code" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.speakersincode.com/2017/05/album-review-matthew-ryan-hustle-up.html" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Speakers In Code</span></a></p>
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<p>Grab your copy of Hustle Up Starlings right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</p>
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<p>Click the image below to read the full review of Hustle Up Starlings at <a contents="Speakers In Code" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.speakersincode.com/2017/05/album-review-matthew-ryan-hustle-up.html" target="_blank">Speakers In Code</a>:</p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47253162017-05-28T10:55:10-04:002017-05-28T10:55:10-04:00Record Collector UK on Starlings: 5 out of 5 stars!<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><em>"This new full-length – produced by The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon – brims with a hunger and desire to fill the holes inside us that would otherwise kill us, but it’s paired with an unquenchable thirst to truly thrive"</em></span> -<a contents=" Record Collector UK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/hustle-starlings" target="_blank"> Record Collector UK</a></p>
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<p>Grab your copy of Hustle Up Starlings right <a contents="HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">HERE!</a></p>
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<p>To read the full 5 out of 5 Stars review of Hustle Up Starlings pick up a copy of the magazine, or go <a contents="HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/hustle-starlings" target="_blank">HERE!</a> Click the image below to pick up your copy of a real live beautiful music magazine!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://recordcollectormag.com/issue-detail/467" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/1a728ddf45d7c4db51be8ad687aa40db521e03cd/medium/screen-shot-2017-05-28-at-10-47-19-am.png?1495983164" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47252832017-05-28T10:15:40-04:002017-05-28T10:20:09-04:00Chimes Freedom reviews Hustle Up Starlings<p> </p>
<p><em><span class="font_large">"A poet who rocks, with sounds ranging from the rage of punk to the rasp of a whisper"</span></em></p>
<p> - <a contents="Chimesfreedom" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chimesfreedom.com/2017/05/26/matthew-ryans-hustle-starlings-review/" target="_blank">Chimesfreedom</a></p>
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<p>Grab your copy of Hustle Up Starlings right <a contents="HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">HERE!</a></p>
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<p>To read the full review of Hustle Up Starlings by Chimes Freedom, click the preview image below:</p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47111162017-05-16T15:45:26-04:002017-05-16T15:45:43-04:00A Beautiful Essay About "Starlings" By Kendall Ruth Via Medium<p>Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://medium.com/@iamkendall/matthew-ryan-hustles-up-like-an-aviator-dadaad17dc18" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or click the preview image below:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://medium.com/@iamkendall/matthew-ryan-hustles-up-like-an-aviator-dadaad17dc18" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/07310927dd0b00a79ed0307e7bf14586c6f3e92b/original/screen-shot-2017-05-16-at-3-43-34-pm.png?1494963891" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47111142017-05-16T15:41:22-04:002017-05-16T15:41:22-04:00The News Whistle Review Gives "Starlings" 5 out of 5<p> </p>
<p>"Cinematic, forceful, broken and glued back together, make no mistake, these songs are special" </p>
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<p>Read the full review <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://newswhistle.com/we-review-new-albums-by-matthew-ryan-girlpool-and-more/" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or click the preview image below:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://newswhistle.com/we-review-new-albums-by-matthew-ryan-girlpool-and-more/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d18254558cc4353d8d12ff34dafca456467f1364/original/screen-shot-2017-05-16-at-3-39-50-pm.png?1494963623" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47111132017-05-16T15:37:15-04:002017-05-16T15:37:47-04:00Adobe and Teardrops Review Hustle Up Starlings<p>"If John Moreland's latest album paints in bold scarlets and golds, Matthew Ryan's Hustle Up Starlings paints on the same canvas but with silver and blues... It's a beautiful piece, taken as a whole"</p>
<p>-- Adobe and Teardrops</p>
<p>Read the full review <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.adobeandteardrops.com/2017/05/matthew-ryan-hustle-up-starlings.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or click the preview image below:</p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47110342017-05-16T15:33:02-04:002017-05-16T15:33:02-04:00The Soul of a Clown Writes About Hustle Up Starlings<p> </p>
<p>Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesoulofaclown.com/2017/05/11/matthew-ryan-hustle-up-starlings/" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or click the preview image below to read the essay by Soul Of A Clown regarding Hustle Up Starlings:</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesoulofaclown.com/2017/05/11/matthew-ryan-hustle-up-starlings/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c292560aa1143da13910baa09bcc2cfeaee830d5/original/screen-shot-2017-05-16-at-3-28-39-pm.png?1494962959" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47110282017-05-16T15:27:05-04:002017-05-16T15:27:36-04:00Atlas and The Anchor Reviews Hustle Up Starlings<p> </p>
<p><strong><em>"Matthew Ryan has been criminally underrated and has flown just under the radar but this new album is his strongest yet ..." </em></strong></p>
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<p>Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.atlasandtheanchor.com/2017/05/stream-it-from-mountain-matthew-ryan.html?m=1%E2%80%AC" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or click the preview image below to read the full review:</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.atlasandtheanchor.com/2017/05/stream-it-from-mountain-matthew-ryan.html?m=1%E2%80%AC" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/5f8c7c664f68a3c687581d61a57bff7c5d9e1db3/large/screen-shot-2017-05-16-at-3-23-16-pm.png?1494962697" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47110272017-05-16T15:20:41-04:002017-05-16T15:21:20-04:00Sat down with my local paper to discuss Hustle Up Starlings...<p> </p>
<p>Scott Tady went deep into Hustle Up Starlings by throwing a line from each song at me. You can read the interview <a contents="HERE." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.timesonline.com/entertainment/local_entertainment/in-depth-with-matthew-ryan-as-beaver-rocker-talks-national/article_b0b707bc-29da-11e7-a8a8-3bee524f4e16.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a> Or click the preview images below:</p>
<p>(First photo of a real-live newspaper compliments of Jen Von Ghoul!)</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.timesonline.com/entertainment/local_entertainment/in-depth-with-matthew-ryan-as-beaver-rocker-talks-national/article_b0b707bc-29da-11e7-a8a8-3bee524f4e16.html" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/36b1fae439c2a95db54cb4f5ada490512203572e/original/c-9fqugxkaejoin-jpg-large.jpg?1494962223" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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<p> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47058772017-05-12T00:10:16-04:002017-05-12T00:11:30-04:00Hustle Up Starlings is now available for Immediate Download!<br>Hello Everyone!<br><br>We're thrilled that the time is finally here! Click the ALBUM ART below to immediately download a <a contents="Digital Album of Hustle Up Starlings!" data-link-label="Digital Store" data-link-type="page" href="/digital-store" target="_blank">Digital Album of Hustle Up Starlings!</a><br><br>Prefer CDs with a beautiful booklet of lyrics, photos, credits, pristine sound and an introduction by Michael Koryta? Go here: <a contents="Hustle Up Starlings on CD" data-link-label="CD Store" data-link-type="page" href="/cd-store" target="_blank">Hustle Up Starlings on CD</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Digital Store" data-link-type="page" href="/digital-store" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4b2295a56fa02d4915148ff4d757787c1d9d37ea/original/mr-hus-cvr-30000-itunes.jpg?1492306941" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47037742017-05-10T16:00:08-04:002017-05-10T16:02:44-04:00Verbicide Premiers "It's A Delicate Waltz"<p>Hello Everyone!<br><br>We wanted to invite you to the 2nd Premier of the day: </p>
<p><a contents=""It's a Delicate Waltz"&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2017/05/10/matthew-ryan-its-a-delicate-waltz-stream-listen-premiere/" target="_blank">"It's a Delicate Waltz" </a></p>
<p>Thank you to <a contents="VERBICIDE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2017/05/10/matthew-ryan-its-a-delicate-waltz-stream-listen-premiere/" target="_blank">VERBICIDE</a> for having us!<br><br>As of sharing this every song from Hustle Up Starlings has now been premiered and shared via the hard work of the gang hunkered down on Starlings' behalf and the generous outlets that were compelled to participate. I don't know what happens from here but I must say, I'm simply grateful. </p>
<p>It's fitting now that this is the song that this beautiful part of our efforts "concludes" with: </p>
<p><br><em>"Under a glittering sky, </em></p>
<p><em>I swear I meant no harm, </em></p>
<p><em>I wish I could lean back in time, </em></p>
<p><em>To my lover's arms..."<br><br>-- It's A Delicate Waltz </em></p>
<p><br>Listen, Read and Share (if you're inclined). Click the "LYRIC ART" designed by Joe Maiocco below or click right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2017/05/10/matthew-ryan-its-a-delicate-waltz-stream-listen-premiere/" target="_blank">HERE</a>! <br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2017/05/10/matthew-ryan-its-a-delicate-waltz-stream-listen-premiere/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/a551c61b37ceb526650832f0e26a748d8bcded6c/original/6-its-a-delicate-waltz-art.jpg?1494446190" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47034902017-05-10T13:29:52-04:002017-05-14T12:01:08-04:00Run Rabbit Run PREMIERS via Pure Volume <p><br>Hello Everyone,<br><br>I love all the songs on Hustle Up Starlings, but this is quite dear to me. <a contents="It's&nbsp;Premiering TODAY on&nbsp;Pure Volume" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.purevolume.com/news/PREMIERE-Matthew-Ryan-Run-Rabbit-Run" target="_blank">It's Premiering TODAY on Pure Volume</a>. </p>
<p>It's called "Run Rabbit Run." </p>
<p>This song is #NSFW. So use headphones or wait until you have some ears around that don't mind some language.<br><br>Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.purevolume.com/news/PREMIERE-Matthew-Ryan-Run-Rabbit-Run" target="_blank">HERE</a> or click the preview Image below to hear and read about "Run Rabbit Run." And a always, please share it if you feel inclined.<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.purevolume.com/news/PREMIERE-Matthew-Ryan-Run-Rabbit-Run?rss=1" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4d43d48dd01a22c513b9493e9d9120782d2d7f07/original/screen-shot-2017-05-10-at-1-00-04-pm.png?1494777595" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47021162017-05-09T14:05:53-04:002017-05-09T14:24:03-04:00The Boot Premiers The Acoustic Guitar & Cello Driven "All I Wanted" <p><br>Today, <a contents="THE BOOT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://theboot.com/matthew-ryan-all-i-wanted/" target="_blank">THE BOOT</a> is premiering the acoustic guitar and cello driven <a contents='"ALL I WANTED"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://theboot.com/matthew-ryan-all-i-wanted/" target="_blank">"ALL I WANTED"</a> off of Hustle Up Starlings... </p>
<p><br>Click the <a contents="PREVIEW IMAGE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://theboot.com/matthew-ryan-all-i-wanted/" target="_blank">PREVIEW IMAGE</a> below to hear the song and read The Boot's full thoughts on "All I Wanted".<br><br><br>"A dose of brutal reality" <br>- The Boot </p>
<p><br><strong>Here are some of the lyrics... </strong></p>
<p><br><em>"...Don't put your heart <br>In the hands of imbeciles <br>You could end up worse <br>Than dead or killed </em></p>
<p><em>Yeah it's bittersweet <br>The smiles we knew <br>Now we’re both creeping around <br>Like Nosferatu </em></p>
<p><em>All I wanted <br>Was one more chance <br>Before closing time..." </em></p>
<p>-- All I Wanted (Track 9 off Hustle Up Starlings) </p>
<p><br><br>Here the link to the premier again: <a contents="http://theboot.com/matthew-ryan-all-i-wanted/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://theboot.com/matthew-ryan-all-i-wanted/" target="_blank">http://theboot.com/matthew-ryan-all-i-wanted/ </a></p>
<p><br>Hope you enjoy. As always, if you love it please share it!</p><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://theboot.com/matthew-ryan-all-i-wanted/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/f287f99dd9d9b897db803d76951b18197aada83a/original/screen-shot-2017-05-09-at-1-53-12-pm.png?1494352768" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/47012652017-05-08T19:41:19-04:002017-05-08T19:46:59-04:00Paste Magazine writes about & Exclusively Premiers "Bastard" <p><br>"Always count on Matthew Ryan to come in quietly and leave you knocked out on the floor"<br>-- Paste Magazine<br><br><a contents='Click the preview image below to read the full article and listen to "Bastard"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/post-281.html" target="_blank">Click the preview image below to read the full article and listen to "Bastard"</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/post-281.html" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/fffb44b338c40e63edb9de27ff2633088635f2ae/original/screen-shot-2017-05-08-at-7-39-39-pm.png?1494286829" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a><br> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46985412017-05-05T18:26:27-04:002017-05-09T07:39:47-04:00Mischa Pearlman Digs Deep w/ an interview and the premier of "Maybe I'll Disappear" for the Observer<br>To read the full interview and listen to "Maybe I'll Disappear" go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://observer.com/2017/05/song-premiere-matthew-ryan-hustle-up-starlings-interview/" target="_blank">HERE</a> (or click the preview below):<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://observer.com/2017/05/song-premiere-matthew-ryan-hustle-up-starlings-interview/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/7bc60971931719fe525526932e394c5d858632b3/original/screen-shot-2017-05-05-at-6-24-44-pm.png?1494023119" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46984772017-05-05T18:16:16-04:002017-05-05T18:18:38-04:00American Songwriter Expands The Story Of "(I Just Died) Like An Aviator"<br><a contents="Click the image below to read the full story:" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://americansongwriter.com/2017/05/watch-matthew-ryans-new-video-stirring-just-died-like-aviator/" target="_blank">Click the image below to read the full story and watch the video for (I Just Died) Like An Aviator:</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://americansongwriter.com/2017/05/watch-matthew-ryans-new-video-stirring-just-died-like-aviator/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/61d79f29eb61f478bfa0bb04331782ccc099b8c9/original/screen-shot-2017-05-05-at-6-14-05-pm.png?1494022532" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46984762017-05-05T18:10:09-04:002017-05-05T18:10:10-04:00New Noise Magazine Premiers "Summer Never Ends"<p>"<em>Hustle Up Starlings</em> deftly fuses gritty Replacements-style rock and post-punk with moody Americana, all tied together by Ryan’s gravelly whisper vocals"<br>- New Noise Magazine</p>Read the story and listen to "Summer Never Ends" right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://newnoisemagazine.com/stream-matthew-ryan-summer-never-ends/" target="_blank">HERE</a> (or click the image below):<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://newnoisemagazine.com/stream-matthew-ryan-summer-never-ends/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/153d28986e2155273fb1134c3b29e26d6866a0bc/original/screen-shot-2017-05-05-at-6-08-14-pm.png?1494022149" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46965012017-05-04T13:02:23-04:002017-05-04T13:09:46-04:00No Depression Premieres BATTLE BORN w/ a short interview regarding inspiration for the song!<br>"May 12th will see Matthew Ryan release his latest full-length, Hustle Up Starlings, a heart-on-the-sleeve collection of anthems that illustrate his reinvigorated love of language, noise, and cinema. Produced by Brian Fallon from The Gaslight Anthem, the 10-song set that captivates with cohesive narratives of intimate storytelling that make the personal universal"<p> -- Tara Joan of No Depression <br><br>Read the full article and listen to Battle Born <a contents="HERE " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nodepression.com/article/song-premiere-matthew-ryan-battle-born" target="_blank">HERE </a>or click the preview image below:<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nodepression.com/article/song-premiere-matthew-ryan-battle-born" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c224a692f727783da86a8a55cfe81043cd6603d8/original/screen-shot-2017-05-04-at-10-59-49-am.png?1493917245" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46964982017-05-04T12:47:35-04:002017-05-04T12:47:36-04:00Chimes of Freedom loves the new video for (I Just Died) Like an Aviator!<p>"The new video from Matthew Ryan for his song "(I Just Died) Like An Aviator" makes a statement but is also fun" </p>
<p>- Chimes of Freedom </p>
<p>Read the full article and watch the Gorman Bechard directed video right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chimesfreedom.com/2017/05/04/matthew-ryan-just-died-like-aviator/" target="_blank">HERE</a> or CLICK PREVIEW PICTURE: </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.chimesfreedom.com/2017/05/04/matthew-ryan-just-died-like-aviator/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/08562e8a6e593fe42d0e6bd969fc7cd9836008ab/original/screen-shot-2017-05-04-at-12-41-43-pm.png?1493916378" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46955932017-05-03T18:45:22-04:002017-05-03T18:45:22-04:00Diffuser Premieres the video for (I Just Died) Like an Aviator!<br>Friends,<br><br><a contents="Take a moment and read this beautiful coverage and then watch the brand new video for (I Just Died) Like An Aviator" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://diffuser.fm/matthew-ryan-i-just-died-like-an-aviator-video/" target="_blank">Take a moment and read this beautiful coverage and then watch the brand new video for (I Just Died) Like An Aviator</a><br><br><br><strong>CLICK THE IMAGE:</strong><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://diffuser.fm/matthew-ryan-i-just-died-like-an-aviator-video/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/a1780dfbe66ac71703302066bbdb920e4084b593/original/screen-shot-2017-05-03-at-6-43-37-pm.png?1493851471" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46935522017-05-02T12:22:33-04:002017-05-02T12:22:33-04:00U.K. Tour Dates with Jesse Malin this July, 2017!<p>Friends in the U.K., </p>
<p>We're thrilled to formally announce these Tour Dates with Jesse Malin this July!<br><br><a contents="Click the image to purchase tickets and gather details." data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Click the image to purchase tickets and gather details.</a> Can't wait to visit with you guys. It's been too long!<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/acf9faf54cccaf1d23cba3acb07d2c402e622a14/medium/18238211-10154749146727695-3327836292921309235-o.jpg?1493742096" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46935042017-05-02T11:40:46-04:002017-05-02T11:40:46-04:00"Ryan crafted what is assuredly his most poetic, gnawing and adventurous album of his career" - Popdust<br><a contents='Click the image to preview "Close Your Eyes" and read the entire story covering the forthcoming "Hustle Up Starlings"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.popdust.com/matthew-ryan-close-your-eyes-song-premiere-2387608380.html" target="_blank">Click the image to preview "Close Your Eyes" and read the entire story covering the forthcoming "Hustle Up Starlings"</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.popdust.com/matthew-ryan-close-your-eyes-song-premiere-2387608380.html" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/8f2a3cfdc1902e04cec359344f76b545b93a9cd2/large/screen-shot-2017-05-02-at-11-38-51-am.png?1493739582" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46827262017-04-24T11:09:17-04:002017-04-24T11:23:10-04:00Hustle Up Starlings in NOW available for Pre-Order via iTunes!<p><br><span class="font_regular"><strong>Hustle Up Starlings in NOW AVAILABLE for Pre-Order via iTunes and these other (more direct to artist) options:</strong></span><br>(Pre-Order Hustle Up Starlings by clicking the link you prefer below)<br><br>iTunes: <a contents="https://itun.es/us/w1Akjb&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itun.es/us/w1Akjb" target="_blank">https://itun.es/us/w1Akjb </a></p>
<p>Bandcamp: <a contents="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings</a> </p>
<p>CD (Pristine sound with a Beautiful 8-Panel booklet that includes lyrics, credits and an introduction my New York Times bestselling author Michael Koryta): <a contents="https://matthewryanonline.com/cd-pre-orders-for-hustle-up-starlings&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryanonline.com/cd-pre-orders-for-hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">https://matthewryanonline.com/cd-pre-orders-for-hustle-up-starlings </a></p>
<p>Listen to the title track, read about Hustle Up Starlings and select your Pre-Order preference right here: <a contents="https://matthewryanonline.com/news" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryanonline.com/news" target="_blank">https://matthewryanonline.com/news</a><br><br><strong>Hustle Up Starlings will be released on May 12th, 2017!</strong></p><a contents="" data-link-label="News" data-link-type="page" href="/news" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4b2295a56fa02d4915148ff4d757787c1d9d37ea/medium/mr-hus-cvr-30000-itunes.jpg?1492306941" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46788422017-04-20T16:18:46-04:002017-04-20T16:23:48-04:00Sirius/XM's The Loft adds 7 new songs from Hustle Up Starlings into Rotation!<br><strong>Thank you!</strong><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/7021716582efba576b04824112577264b79e76ec/medium/18010244-10154713096967695-493405204753177772-n.jpg?1492719429" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46766822017-04-19T11:11:58-04:002017-04-19T11:12:44-04:00Hustle Up Starlings is now available for Pre-Order via CD & DIGITAL ALBUM!<p>Good Afternoon Everyone, </p>
<p>Hustle Up Starlings is now available for Pre-Order via <a contents="CD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryanonline.com/cd-pre-orders-for-hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">CD</a> and <a contents="Digital Album" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">Digital Album</a>. </p>
<p>One of the more beautiful parts of being a creative is this moment when our work starts to leave ourselves and enter the lives of others. Believe me when I say, I work hard to make what I've created with my friends worth you're welcoming. I believe we did something particularly special with Hustle Up Starlings. From the music, to the mixing and mastering, and finally to the tactile proof that it happened, a physical manifestation wrapped in plastic. But it comes to mean so much more to me. Hopefully to you as well. </p>
<p><a contents="So now I get to invite you to Pre-Order your copy of Hustle Up Starlings on CD.&nbsp;&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryanonline.com/cd-pre-orders-for-hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">So now I get to invite you to Pre-Order your copy of Hustle Up Starlings on CD. </a></p>
<p>I absolutely love the design and feel of this album art. For the first time in quite some time the lyrics are all included inside a beautiful and cinematic 8-Panel booklet. My friend and great designer, Joe Maiocco, did an amazing job bringing this to life. The paper is heavy and give that sense of smooth texture. The whole thing just looks and feels beautiful. And of course the sound is the exact fullness we intended. I could go on forever, but I won't. It just feels immersive. Like a great cover for a book. Or the opening scenes of a movie that you just know you're gonna love. </p>
<p>PLEASE CLICK THE PICTURE BELOW TO Pre-Order THE FORMAT YOU PREFER. <br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryanonline.com/cd-pre-orders-for-hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/35e44696ff6ec7da20e7c4807bdf17e19861e718/medium/img-5503.jpg?1492302834" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/b516cc56ffca13a5727d9c03c94ad4f8926f1305/medium/img-5502.jpg?1492302843" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>The songs and track-list are exactly the same on both. Hustle Up Starlings will initially be available via <a contents="Digital Albums" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">Digital Albums</a> and <a contents="CD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryanonline.com/cd-pre-orders-for-hustle-up-starlings" target="_blank">CD</a>. We are discussing vinyl, I'll keep you posted on what we decide. Again, choose which you desire below and please read all the details on both pages so you know what to expect upon Pre-Ordering! I always want you to have an easy and dependable experience when purchasing from me. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for your continued interest and participation. It means the world to me and my whole gang. I'll be keeping in touch a bit more. There's a lot of beauty ahead and I'm gonna try and share it with you without over saturating you. Hope all is well for you and yours. </p>
<p>Hope to see ya soon! </p>
<p>Matthew Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46741262017-04-17T16:12:19-04:002017-04-17T16:12:19-04:00If you prefer digital albums, Hustle Up Starlings is now available for Pre-Order at Bandcamp!<p>The digital album of Hustle Up Starlings is now exclusively available for Pre-Order at Bandcamp. Upon PRE-ORDERING you'll get the title track instantly. You can listen to the title track and read along with the lyrics right there via the link below if ya like! Please read the description on the linked page if you have any questions regarding digital albums! </p>
<p>Here's the link: <a contents="Digital Album Pre-Order For Matthew Ryan's Hustle Up Starling Via Bandcamp&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Digital Album Pre-Order For Matthew Ryan's Hustle Up Starling Via Bandcamp </a></p>
<p>We love Bandcamp because it offers many options in the quality of sound you can download. We suggest the highest MP3 size they offer if you like listening on a mobile device, they sound real good and they won't take up too much room on your phone. Plus Bandcamp is an independent company with the best interests and experience of listeners and artists alike as its central motivation. In other words, it's driven by the love of music, from and for all sides. </p>
<p>So here's a couple answers to a couple other questions you might have right now: </p>
<p>The CD Pre-Order will start on this Wednesday, April 19th. </p>
<p>iTunes Pre-Order will start on April 24th. </p>
<p>Thank you guys!. Hope all of you are doing and feeling well out there. Apologies if you haven't heard from me in the real world, it's crazy busy around here right now. All good and beautiful stuff. </p>
<p>More to come!</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46589642017-04-05T11:45:45-04:002017-04-16T13:00:29-04:00BBC Scotland debuts the title track from the forthcoming Hustle Up Starlings<p><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ky72r" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4f8c8de9180bf684946986e3840b98be6ed97721/medium/matthew-ryan-starlings-album-cover.jpg?1488996643" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>BBC Scotland's Roddy Hart WORLD PREMIERED the title track from my forthcoming album, Hustle Up Starlings. <br><br>GO HERE or CLICK THE COVER ART ABOVE to check it our (it's episode 4/4/17): <br><a contents="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ky72r&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ky72r" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ky72r </a><br><br>Roddy's response regarding the song was beautiful: </p>
<p><em>"Holy cow that's a bit special isn't it? Absolutely majestic stuff... An absolute corker of a song" </em><br>- Roddy Hart BBC Scotland</p><br><strong>Don't forget Hustle Up Starlings comes out on May 12th. It will be available Digitally and on CD. More details soon!</strong>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46502092017-03-29T12:23:07-04:002017-04-16T13:30:59-04:00Matthew Ryan joins Glen Hansard, Joseph Arthur and more for a Record Store Day Tribute to Leonard Cohen<p><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/9abdc47b1d87ceff0c452017796dcbce1937cace/medium/screen-shot-2017-03-29-at-12-39-40-pm.png?1490805739" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Thrilled to share this preview of my cover of Leonard Cohen's "Steer Your Way" for a Record Store Day tribute. It's a vinyl only release by the fine folks at RSD and the amazing Rand Foster. Scroll below to listen to a preview of my version of "Steer Your Way." <br><br>As many of you know, Leonard Cohen has been an enormous influence on my life and work. This is a vinyl only release and it comes out on Record Store Day, April 22nd 2017. Read all about who participated and where you can find this exclusive and beautiful vinyl right here: <br><a contents="http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/9389" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/9389" target="_blank">http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/9389</a> </p>
<p>Please ask your favorite local record shop to carry it for Record Store Day 2017. Then grab a copy when it's released on April 22nd. I promise you you'll hear Cohen covered with all the affection and commitment his work deserves by people like myself, Joseph Arthur, Glen Hansard, Matt Costa, and Cherry Glazerr with Mike Watt. And so many more talented people. That's just an overview. Rand Foster, who helmed this project, followed it all the way through with every detail. It feels like a perfect and steady homage to such a seminal artist.<br><br>Preview my version of "Steer Your Way" right here:<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="jVgIHbfCHoo" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/jVgIHbfCHoo/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jVgIHbfCHoo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/46407922017-03-22T11:55:44-04:002017-04-15T22:14:32-04:00NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT & COVER ART REVEALED: Matthew Ryan - Hustle Up Starlings to be released May 12th, 2017<p>Hello Everyone,<br><br>Let me just say what appears to arrive fully formed took hours, days, even years of beautiful and blinding searchlight work by so many. Alone and then collaborative, it's always a labor of love. I always feel lucky in these moments when finally I get to share "it." This is just the beginning... Again. I'm very excited. I love the work we've done. It's soon to surface. We invested all the heart, smarts and honest cinema we were capable of. I feel strongly these songs will become great companions. But in the meantime... </p>
<p>Below is the cover art for my new album, Hustle Up Starlings. It will be released on May 12th, 2017. <br><br>Starlings was Produced by <a contents="Brian Fallon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thebrianfallon.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Brian Fallon</a>. It includes performances by Brian Bequette, Brian Fallon, David Henry, Doug Lancio, Brad Pemberton and yours truly. It was mixed and recorded by Doug Lancio. And Hans DeKline once again mastered it into that shimmering film to be wildly welcoming. </p>
<p>The cover photo is by Jack Spencer. </p>
<p>The cover art and packaging and more was designed by Joe Maiocco. </p>
<p>Please help us to spread this news. </p>
<p>Alright. More details soon. </p>
<p>Thank you, Guys. Always. Can't wait to share this music with you. </p>
<p>Matthew Ryan.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4f8c8de9180bf684946986e3840b98be6ed97721/medium/matthew-ryan-starlings-album-cover.jpg?1488996643" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/44986672016-12-06T14:03:11-05:002017-01-25T14:33:43-05:00If You're Not Happy and We Are Libertines Featured On "The Royals"<p><br>On Sunday Night you may have heard "If You're Not Happy" on <a contents="The Royals" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eonline.com/shows/the_royals" target="_blank">The Royals</a>. They recently featured "We Are Libertines" as well!</p>
<p><strong>Thank you to The Royals and their whole gang for having us!</strong><br><br><br>Here are the full songs on YouTube: <br><br><br><a contents="If You're Not Happy" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/dQOsNa85IRQ" target="_blank"><span class="font_large"><strong>If You're Not Happy</strong></span></a><br><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="dQOsNa85IRQ" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/dQOsNa85IRQ/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQOsNa85IRQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br><br><a contents="We Are Libertines" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/8DUf2sYiW0k"><span class="font_large"><strong>We Are Libertines</strong></span></a><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="8DUf2sYiW0k" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/8DUf2sYiW0k/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8DUf2sYiW0k?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p><br>Both appear on my latest album BOXERS. Here they are for purchase: <br><br><a contents="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers" target="_blank">https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers</a><br><br>Here it is on Spotify: </p>
<p><a contents="https://open.spotify.com/album/0Yxf8JXdfJ1gmDuLSGbARU" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0Yxf8JXdfJ1gmDuLSGbARU" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/0Yxf8JXdfJ1gmDuLSGbARU</a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/44891532016-11-29T19:07:30-05:002017-04-15T22:15:36-04:00Some announcements around the corner. Stay Tuned...<p><br>Working on something very special right now. Something so dear to me. Can't wait to announce it and a bunch of other news. Details soon. In the meantime, doing all I can to keep up my end of the bargain with a lot of help from some friends. Sounding beautiful. Stay tuned.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/82893cc1f97538b8ea7aeeea50d4c89b604e7798/medium/15252575-10154287519062695-7150570379863226569-o.jpg?1480464405" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/44179312016-10-13T15:32:47-04:002017-01-13T13:03:57-05:00Current Events, My New 8 Song Ambient Instrumental EP, Is Now Available For Purchase!!<p><br>Hello Everyone, </p>
<p>Happy to announce NEW MUSIC for autumn! This was a labor of love. Please read this whole post to get a sense of what my intentions were and why I'm offering this.</p>
<p>My 8 Song Ambient Instrumental (DIGITAL ONLY) EP, <a contents="Current EVENTS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/current-events" target="_blank">Current EVENTS</a>, is now available for purchase and download HERE: </p>
<p><a contents="http://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/current-events&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/current-events" target="_blank">http://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/current-events </a></p>
<p>Follow Bandcamp's instructions upon purchasing, their download system is quite simple, just follow their instructions. Bandcamp also offers unlimited streaming via their <a contents="Bandcamp&nbsp;App" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/2013/10/25/its-over/" target="_blank">Bandcamp App</a> upon purchasing. If you pre-ordered and haven't received your Download Link, PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDERS!<br><br><strong>This is a digital only release, there will be no hard copies printed at this time! </strong><br><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/current-events" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/cf77737822d98cd192dea37d3ad9c9b5c21a3c00/large/img-1845.jpg?1476382290" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a> </p>
<p><br><strong>HERE'S A SHORT EXPLANATION OF WHY I'M OFFERING THIS: </strong></p>
<p>Autumn is my favorite time of year, so vivid and constantly changing in air and look. I love the stark winters that follow up here where I'm living in Western Pennsylvania. Hills and rivers and trains, steel bridges and old architecture. And even still, the constant incoming of technology and information and the election. The troubles around the world and the country, the stresses and dissonance, and the seeming suddenness we've come to know so well. I wanted to make a companion to all that cinema. But I wanted it to operate without hype or force. Current EVENTS is offered to be experienced at a quieter to mid-level volume, it welcomes the ambient noise of wherever you live or what you're doing without invading your thoughts. It's intent is almost a soundtracking to you being leading women and men. Like Tom Waits said "All broken down by the side of the road, I never felt more alive and alone." That's what I tried to do here, to connect with those moments that sprawl. It's driving music, driving to work or stores or nowhere. Music for leaving and music for arriving. It's late night music, or rush hour music. Music for falling in love and being alone. Music for interiors. Music to make your friends worry about you... Hahahaha... </p>
<p>I've loved the ambient work of Brian Eno, and the instrumental work of Ryuichi Sakamoto for years. The Cinema Paradiso pieces by Ennio Morricone have been constant companions for me since forever now. I've often thought instrumental music was the most generous music because it imposed no dialogue. It's pure, and allows each of us to immerse ourselves in our own stories and plots and beauties and aches. I've often found that some of my best lyric writing comes after a period of listening to a lot of instrumental music. Almost as if the absence of language reconnects me to my own interior. That's what I hope this collection offers to you. I don't pretend to be as proficient at this type of music as the artists I mentioned above, or even as my friends in Hammock and Our Ceasing Voice. I am a tourist when it comes to this. I don't consider myself a composer or even a particular gifted arranger. But I am a pretty good at offering weather via sound and simplicity, and I love the process. Hopefully these pieces become ladders and ropes and hallways to your own thoughts. Ultimately, that's the goal. Again, at its root, I hope this collection offers you yourself. That's why there's no voice or language on Current EVENTS. I wanted you to hear your own voice here. It's my guess that that's what a song should always be doing, because in ourselves we find each other. </p>
<p>Above all I hope you enjoy this music, that it becomes a good companion. </p>
<p>All the best, always... </p>
<p>Matthew Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/43877022016-09-23T15:44:06-04:002016-09-23T15:44:06-04:00This Sunday At The Rex In Pittsburgh...<p><br>This Sunday I'm participating in a Fundraiser/Benefit for the legendary bass player of The Houserockers, Art Nardini. It's also a Bob Dylan Tribute. I chose this song because it lit me up as a kid, was a burst a light to every part of my mind and thinking and feeling. And because it feels (unfortunately) profoundly timely. </p>
<p>No one can deliver like Bob, so I tried to bend it to my current mood and mode. Below is a preview. Hope it moves you, and if it doesn't, I hope it compels you to give the original a listen. You can find it on The Freewheeelin' Bob Dylan (my personal favorite of Dylan's early albums). </p>
<p>Here are the details for the show in Pittsburgh this Sunday for Art Nardini. It's at The Rex Theater. We'd love to see you guys. The show starts at 8pm. I believe I go on first. I also start a Autumn Tour next week, so please take a look to see if I'm coming near you. Would love to see you!! Check out the <a contents="TOUR PAGE!" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE!</a></p>
<p>Alright. Hope you're all doing and feeling good! See you soon. You can view the sneak-peak for the Dylan song I'll be performing right HERE: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/matthewryan101music/videos/10153754318676581/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/matthewryan101music/videos/10153754318676581/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/matthewryan101music/videos/10153754318676581/</a><br> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/43735702016-09-15T11:23:32-04:002017-01-13T13:03:57-05:00Check out the Tour Dates page!<p><br>Good Morning Everyone, <br><br>So it's my favorite time of year and I'm gonna get to see a bit of the country soon and play some songs. These shows are all gifted with a bunch of friends and special guests, so be sure to go to the website and see who will be joining me on the night near you. I know many of you are wanting me to play your town, and believe me, I want to too. But as I've said before, this is a small operation. I get to keep doing this for a living because I've learned to be very patient and not bite off more than I can chew. So be patient with me. And if you're nearby one of these shows, come out and say hello! And if you're inclined, please share news of these shows with fellow music lovers.</p>
<p>Can't wait. All the adventure and autumn tuning up. Hope to see you guys!<br><br>All dates & info HERE: <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE</a> <br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/2c7c875d3924fb7edc65a4493f38665af841e271/large/14317349-10154069957937695-4958323331108020879-n.jpg?1473952626" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/41143422016-03-31T12:24:52-04:002016-03-31T12:29:52-04:00Skylight off of Regret Over The Wires<p><br>Throwback Thursday to this song off of Regret Over The Wires. Inspired by the poem of the same title by Seamus Heaney. The song is called Skylight. The album was produced by Doug Lancio, Mark Robertson and myself. It was recorded by Jordan Richter and mixed by David Bianco. I believe that's JJ Johnson playing drums on Skylight along with a drum machine. Mark is playing bass. Doug and Teal on guitars. I handled the synths and various weird sounds, and "sang" obviously. Skylight probably should have opened Regret Over The Wires, it was the main theme. Hope is a violent thing, hope is not some hallmark card of a sublime rainbows. It's the work and war of having every indication that things aren't as they should be, but insisting more and better is possible. Regret Over The Wires like much of my work, starts via the intimacies between (and of) men and women and then leans outward to the themes and impulses that dog our bigger stories, our collective stories. You know what they are, they're in the paper everyday. They're in our feeds and heads, and those strange distances we feel we each other in various situations. The themes and plots we navigate are not new, only the tools have changed. Yes, things, some things, have gotten better. But if you look out upon the landscape and you're troubled by what you see, you have to acknowledge that there's one constant. And that constant is us. We have the strength and guts to lean for the better. There are glowing examples of our victories over darkness and defeat. And yet still there's that nagging impulse. That's what my song Skylight is about. I hope you'll give it a listen. And as always, thank you to ALL that helped me bring and offer such a song to the world. Art is always a collective effort. As is nearly every single thing we do. </p>
<p><strong>"My head is strong <br>My heart is open <br>I don't wanna fight <br>I don't wanna kill <br>But I'm desperate tonight <br>If I'm pushed I will <br>With hope comes the rent" </strong></p>
<p>- that's by yours truly </p>
<p>Here's the great Seamus Heaney poem that pulled this out of me. I'm grateful for that, but suggest no greatness as profound as what Seamus offered: <br><br><a contents="http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2003/04/21" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2003/04/21" target="_blank">http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2003/04/21</a><br><br><br><strong>CLICK PLAY BELOW TO HEAR SKYLIGHT:</strong><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="TZSukH2Xf5c" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/TZSukH2Xf5c/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TZSukH2Xf5c?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/40928482016-03-17T13:30:52-04:002016-03-17T13:30:52-04:00Happy St. Patrick's Day and Until Kingdom Come...<p>Happy St. Patrick's Day, Everyone! Here's a video I recorded yesterday in my Writing Room for you guys. </p>
<p>Here's why I did it: </p>
<p>"Always feel a little goofy "filming" myself singing one of my songs. But as always the hope is to offer something good and honest to you guys. Yeah I'm reading the lyrics while doing this and still manage to jank-up some of the words. But even with the shifty eyes and the slight discomfort of "being filmed," Until Kingdom Come gets represented alright here. Last night my friend Joe asked me why I hadn't done a video for Kingdom Come yet. And earlier today another friend ask me if I was gonna take part in CXCW this year. So... Two, maybe three birds with one stone...? Hahaha... Hopefully! So here ya go Joe, Dean, CXCW and to anyone else that stumbles upon this.The reason I chose Until Kingdom Come for this St. Patrick's Day video is that it references a song by Ewan MacColl that I was first introduced to by The Pogues, it felt like a natural choice. Besides, it speaks to that great Irish tradition of smart, humorous and joyful melancholy. Hope you enjoy it. </p>
<p>Can't sing this song without thinking about my great friend <a contents="John Anderson" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/U8x5SoEB-SI" target="_blank">John Anderson</a>. Always on my mind, my man."<br><br>The video is below, or you can go HERE to view in on Youtube!<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="qbtjG7YplA8" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/qbtjG7YplA8/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qbtjG7YplA8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br>Alright. Be safe and have fun out there. More soon!<br>Matthew Ryan</p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/40800672016-03-09T13:06:45-05:002016-07-01T18:50:03-04:00Stereo Embers Magazine WORLD Premieres We Are Libertines<br>We're happy to announce that moments ago Stereo Embers Magazine world premiered our new video for We Are Libertines!<br><br>Read the story HERE: <a contents="http://stereoembersmagazine.com/26458-2/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://stereoembersmagazine.com/26458-2/" target="_blank">http://stereoembersmagazine.com/26458-2/</a>
<p>The video was shot, edited and directed by Jesse Carr. And features my great friends Brian Bequette and Clay Steakley; as well as the amazing Jack Spencer's pick-up truck. It was shot in East Nashville as couple weeks ago. </p>
<p>Hope you enjoy it. It's quiet and dark. A little creepy.</p>
<p>A genuine thanks to Stereo Embers Magazine (Alex Green, Dave Cantrell, Geoffrey Tischman) for helping us get the word out!</p><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="X0sphyYTeO4" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/X0sphyYTeO4/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X0sphyYTeO4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/40729072016-03-04T12:50:26-05:002016-03-17T13:33:33-04:00A short Documentary regarding the "making of," and subsequent release of BOXERS...<br>Flashback Friday to a beautiful short "Documentary" (that you've probably never seen) that we made with Cardboard Films to celebrate the making of, and the subsequent release of Boxers!<br><br>Enjoy!<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="vimeo" data-video-id="115821133" data-video-thumb-url="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/501960541_1280.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/115821133" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/40711912016-03-03T13:54:38-05:002017-01-13T13:03:57-05:00Stereo Embers to premiere our new video for We Are Libertines on Wednesday, March 9th!<p><br>Afternoon Everyone!<br><br>We're happy to announce that next Wednesday (March 9th) STEREO EMBERS will be premiering our impressionistic and creepy music video for We Are Libertines off of Boxers. It was directed, filmed and edited by Jesse Carr at Dogwood Films and features Brian Bequette, Clay Steakley and Jack Spencer's pick-up truck. The video was shot in East Nashville. I recently shared the video with Kevin Salem (Producer of Boxers, the album that includes We Are Libertines) and his response was simple: </p>
<p><br><strong>"I love it. It looks and feels like The Deer Hunter." </strong><br><br><br>I agree. Jesse did a beautiful job. Can't wait for you to see it.<br><br>Stay tuned!</p>
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<p><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </p>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/40002942016-01-21T11:56:20-05:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00Things only look quiet...<br>Good Morning Everyone!<br><br>Just a short note to finally say Happy New Year to you all. I hope January is easing you guys into the plots and beauty ahead. Things have been very busy over here, though they may appear quiet via the socials. That's just not the case. I'm currently working on a handful of things that will be announced when the timing is right. Rest assured songs are being written, and the "architecture" of the next album is well into that strange process. It's almost a waltz, there's a certain grace that's required. Every record feels a bit like Moby Dick, but the one that's emerging, particularly so. Some great songs have been written. And some that just aren't quite there. Others that are just awful. It's funny and hard sometimes to know the difference. Only time tends to sort those things out. It's taking a strength, persistence and patience that I haven't known in some time. I've decided when it comes to albums, my albums, I wish to offer you only the very best of what I'm capable of. That may seem obvious, or even a bit odd, but you might be surprised by the forces that influence what eventually reaches you. From inside, and out. I'm insisting on only the purest skeletons, skin, playing, cinema, observation, interior and "poetics" possible. Boxers has recharged, reignited something in me. It's drawn a lot of lines that I believe needed to be drawn. I'm so grateful to all involved with Boxers. It continues to be discovered, we'll keep doing what we can on its behalf. <br><br>I didn't intend to write so cryptically. But the intersections in this process bring a certain reflection. As does life. Things are beautiful and changing up here in Western Pennsylvania. Winter has settled in. Last night I took a drive and it was so cold it was as if the snow had turned to glitter. The headlights were straight ahead and surveying all that "quiet." It was beautiful. There's a lot ahead.<br><br>Stay tuned!<br><br>Always,<br>M. Ryan<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d5c8cfc6704e45e36de61ff1e92b50bbbdc40714/medium/img-9916.jpg?1452117371" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/39648962015-12-15T20:11:06-05:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00Last show of the year at The Living Room in Brooklyn, NY this FRIDAY (DEC. 18th)!This Friday (DECEMBER 18th) I'll be playing a special solo set at The Living Room in Brooklyn, NY! Sadly, The Living Room will be closing it's doors forever at the end of this year. When I heard, I had to play there one more time. Jennifer and Steve (who own The Living Room) have been wonderful advocates for so much music for almost 30 years. It's sad to see this happening, I hope we can make this Friday as beautiful a night as possible. I have a few friends that will be joining us (Jared Hart of The Scandals is already confirmed and more will be), and Jennifer is also filling out the night with some of her favorites from over the years. Tickets are just $10! Music should start around 7:30. I go on at 9PM! For tickets go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=6386875&dispatch=loadSelectionData&pl=tw2015us" target="_blank">HERE</a> or click the picture below.<br><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=6386875&dispatch=loadSelectionData&pl=tw2015us" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c42e60ccbaf7e7537dd8ba42faaeb950e7ef925c/original/cwi9ph8u4aavery-jpg-large.jpg?1450228040" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/39168072015-11-06T11:31:55-05:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00The solo/demo version of The Queen of My Arms is now available on Bandcamp!<br>I'm happy to announce the solo/demo version of The Queen of My Arms with all its desolate cinema, reverb and harmonica is now available on Bandcamp!<br><br><a contents="CLICK HERE to listen and purchase the solo/demo version of The Queen of My Arms" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-track-the-queen-of-my-arms-home-recording-demo-version" target="_blank">CLICK HERE to listen and purchase the solo/demo version of The Queen of My Arms<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/070dd6f619f3526c5d2fb34a108f4f90e533d0c5/medium/phototakenbydondilego.jpg?1446827898" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>It's sounds more like what many of you that came out to shows heard! More shows are coming but don't forget I'll be doing some special shows with the great Brian Fallon and Jared Hart over in Jersey in early December: Check it out: <a contents="THE TOUR PAGE!" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">THE TOUR PAGE!</a><br><br>*Photo by Don DilegoMatthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/38010612015-08-03T12:38:48-04:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00New Dates Announced with Jesse Malin, Brian Fallon and Jared Hart... More to come!<br>Afternoon Everyone!<br><br>Just a short note to let you know the last part of 2015 is shaping up to be quite busy! <a contents="A bunch of solo shows have been announced" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">A bunch of solo shows have been announced</a>. I'll be out most of October with the great <a contents="Jesse Malin" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jessemalin.com" target="_blank">Jesse Malin</a>. In December, I'll be doing some special solo shows with <a contents="Brian Fallon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thebrianfallon.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Brian Fallon</a> (of Gaslight Anthem... he's working on his first solo record! It's gonna be great). The shows with Brian also feature Jared Hart of <a contents="The Scandals" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thescandalsnj.com" target="_blank">The Scandals</a>. <br><br>To clarify things (even though this should be obvious): Shows with The Northern Wires "in-tow" will be announced as <strong>Matthew Ryan and the Northern Wires</strong>. Solo shows will be posted as <strong>Matthew Ryan</strong>. Boxers continues to grow and we're excited about all that's developing. Stay tuned!<br><br>We just added a new solo show in Montreal with Jesse Malin, so keep an eye on that <a contents="TOUR DATES PAGE!" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR DATES PAGE!</a> <br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/570639d816c20e509da7b4919c7938fbb0939f8a/medium/jessedates.jpg?1443812900" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Photo by Geoffrey TischmanMatthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/37918322015-07-27T21:24:57-04:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00"Ryan’s voice evokes Springsteen and Westerberg, but his compositions can burn like Crocodile-era Echo and the Bunnymen or ache like Mike Scott on the Waterboys’ This Is The Sea"<br>Stereo Embers Magazine reviewed our show at The Paramount in Huntington, NY with The Gaslight Anthem and accompanied it with a beautiful photo essay. Read about it <a contents="HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://stereoembersmagazine.com/photo-essay-matthew-ryan-live-in-new-york/" target="_blank">HERE!</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://stereoembersmagazine.com/photo-essay-matthew-ryan-live-in-new-york/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/ae1c59f1a8fde38dd7a5905f543fcb6ed2fdf15e/original/stereo-embers-072115-ryan-31bw.jpg?1438046515" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><a contents="*Photo by GEOFF TISCHMAN" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://stereoembersmagazine.com/author/geoff-tischman/" target="_blank">*Photo by GEOFF TISCHMAN</a><br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/37756672015-07-13T11:35:57-04:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00The world premiere for the Suffer No More music video is now live!<br>We're so happy to share this beautiful video with you via Diffuser.FM! Special thank you to Marco North (the director, editor and "conceiver") and the great actors that offered so much of themselves. So smart and beautiful.<br><br>Please read about and view the video right here:<br><a contents="Matthew Ryan - Suffer No More" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://diffuser.fm/matthew-ryan-suffer-no-more-video-premiere/" target="_blank">Matthew Ryan - Suffer No More</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://diffuser.fm/matthew-ryan-suffer-no-more-video-premiere/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c1aee65b6d79e60cba70449f9e559abe25eb6942/large/suffer-no-more-poster-frame-1.jpg?1436563355" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/37735282015-07-10T17:32:23-04:002015-07-10T17:34:44-04:00Our July tour starts next week... Join us!!<br>We can't wait to see you guys next week! We have a few headlining shows as well as some opening dates with one of our faves <a contents="The Gaslight Anthem" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thegaslightanthem.com" target="_blank">The Gaslight Anthem</a>. Check out the <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE</a> for tickets, cities and details! <br><br><br>Join us!!<br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/37735132015-07-10T17:19:01-04:002015-07-10T17:24:07-04:00Suffer No More Video Premiere at Diffuser.FM on Monday, July 13th!<br>On Monday, July 13th <a contents="Diffuser.fm" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.diffuser.fm" target="_blank">Diffuser.fm</a> will be premiering the beautiful Marco North directed video for Suffer No More! We're so excited! Stay tuned!!<br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/37382502015-06-11T17:43:38-04:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00Just announced! The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ On Sunday, JULY 19th<br>So happy to announce we'll be returning to The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ on Sunday, July 19th. This show is 18 & Over and starts at 7PM. Click the poster for details and tickets! <br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=6012125&pl=saint" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/deb808f8ab195701f846f52e03f0381fdc17607a/medium/photo.jpg?1434058889" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/37382052015-06-11T17:03:22-04:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00Thank you!<br>Thank you guys! The May Tour was beautiful. We'll be heading back out soon to see you guys again. Stay tuned, more to be announced! In the meantime, click the picture below (which was taken by Susan Weber) to see some live footage at The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC.<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kboKliVFcbo" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/614b21e1f37472984bce86bd690dc457b1adc9e1/medium/cf3boejvaaaxeuf.jpg?1434056404" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/36181932015-04-14T18:04:37-04:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00New Headlining Dates and Shows With The Gaslight Anthem just announced!!<br>Check out <a contents="THE TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">THE TOUR PAGE</a> right now. More dates are being added regularly so keep an eye out!<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/db75ce5b17d9673501d70bb02fb5925ebf23b318/original/matthewryan-emailblast-alldates.jpg?1427130263" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/35262462015-02-12T17:40:25-05:002017-01-13T13:03:56-05:00A smart and beautifully written new review of BOXERS via Americana U.K.<br>Click the excerpt below to read the <a contents="full review..." data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.americana-uk.com/index.php/cd-reviews/item/matthew-ryan-boxers" target="_blank">full review...</a><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/23f70f681af281e84d164c391dadfc272f8e48d7/medium/mr-boxers-cover-final-copy.jpeg?1406399927" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.americana-uk.com/index.php/cd-reviews/item/matthew-ryan-boxers" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d7579c9b83e379aaa165f94942b14a4117ca6520/medium/image-2.jpeg?1423780670" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/35112482015-02-06T16:06:59-05:002015-02-11T13:39:06-05:00Tours News! Setlist Requests! And in the meantime...<br>Some good news, we're working on some headlining <strong>Tour Dates in the Midwest, <a contents="MidSouth and Northeast!" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">MidSouth and Northeast!</a></strong> The dates will be announced soon. <strong>The shows will be with my new backing band, The Northern Wires.</strong> We're working on quite a bit from Boxers as well as an extensive list of songs from previous albums. We're working on offering you guys the best show possible. It's gonna be beautiful. If there are any songs you're wanting to hear, don't hesitate to drop a request in the <a contents="comment section." data-link-label="Community" data-link-type="page" href="/community" target="_blank">comment section.</a><br><br>In the meantime, here's a handful of new interviews and reviews for your perusing, reading and sharing:<br><br><a contents="Ryan discusses the Perseverances of Being a Working Class Artist" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://itmatters.amplifi.fm/artist-q-and-a/matthew-ryan-talks-the-economics-of-touring-his-first-gig-and-the-value-of-having-a-gang/" target="_blank">Ryan discusses the Perseverances of Being a Working Class Artist</a><br><br><a contents="Ryan Talks Heroes, Friends, Covers, and the Road that Lead to the Gang and Hopeful Noise of BOXERS with The News Whistle" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://newswhistle.com/archives/11172" target="_blank">Ryan Talks Heroes, Friends and the Road that Led to the Gang and Raucous Cinema of BOXERS with The News Whistle</a><br><br><a contents="Joe Henry, George Howard, Jeff Giles, Jim Olsen and Matthew Ryan Discuss the Resurgence of Vinyl" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://diffuser.fm/vinyl-is-not-a-fashion-statement-except-when-it-is/" target="_blank">Joe Henry, George Howard, Jeff Giles, Jim Olsen and Matthew Ryan Discuss the Resurgence of Vinyl</a><br><br><a contents="BOXERS joins another excellent collection of Essential Albums of 2014 at Authenticsounds.net" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://authenticsounds.net/tag/matthew-ryan/" target="_blank">BOXERS joins another excellent collection of Essential Albums of 2014 at Authenticsounds.net</a><br><br><a contents="And Blurt Magazine's Lee Zimmerman gives BOXERS a beautiful 4 Star Review" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://blurtonline.com/review/matthew-ryan-boxers/" target="_blank">And Blurt Magazine's Lee Zimmerman gives BOXERS a beautiful 4 Star Review</a><br><br>Stay tuned! More news coming soon!<br>MR and The Whole Gang<br><br><br><br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/34641072015-01-13T11:39:37-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00NOW AVAILABLE via OUR ONLINE STORE: Boxers on 180 gram German Vinyl and a Hand-Printed Commemorative Art Poster!!<br>We're happy to announce BOXERS is now available on VINYL via our <a contents="Online Store" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">O</a><a contents="online store" data-link-label="Vinyl Store" data-link-type="page" href="/vinyl-store" target="_blank">nline Store</a>. It's on 180 gram German Vinyl and includes Lyrics, Credits and Liner Notes. Each VINYL purchased has a CD included in the package. Click the album cover to get your copy today!<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Vinyl Store" data-link-type="page" href="/vinyl-store" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/23f70f681af281e84d164c391dadfc272f8e48d7/medium/mr-boxers-cover-final-copy.jpeg?1406399927" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a><br><br>We're also excited to offer you this commemorative BOXERS Art Print. Absolutely amazing design and Hand-Printed on heavy paper by Andy Vastagh at <a contents="Boss Construction" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bossconstruct.com" target="_blank">Boss Construction</a>. Click the JPEG of the POSTER to get yours today as well!<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Art Posters" data-link-type="page" href="/art-posters" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/549584107e2af6c7c50e7005df9165ae41ca1aa2/large/mr-release-p11.jpg?1420756619" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><br>And for your convenience we now have a "SHOPPING CART" to our Online Store, so feel free to browse around and add what you like before checking out!<br><br>Best Always,<br>The Matthew Ryan TeamMatthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/34561672015-01-07T16:53:02-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00Join Matthew Ryan and the Northern Wires NEXT Wednesday January 14th at The Clifton Center in Louisville, KY <br>We're excited to be playing The Clifton Center in Louisville, KY for WFPK's Winter Wednesday Series. The Clifton Center is located at 2117 Payne Street Louisville, KY 40206. Their number is (502) 869-8480.<br><br><strong>This show is FREE and seating is first come, first serve! Show start at 7:30 p.m.</strong> Joan Shelley opens!<br><br>Go here for all the details: <a contents="http://wfpk.org/2014/wfpk-winter-wednesday-jan-14/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://wfpk.org/2014/wfpk-winter-wednesday-jan-14/" target="_blank">http://wfpk.org/2014/wfpk-winter-wednesday-jan-14/</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://wfpk.org/2014/wfpk-winter-wednesday-jan-14/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/df1ba1d78aca4fa3a928ab13ded4eb91709c7f10/original/photo-18.jpg?1420667280" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33840812014-12-10T17:16:14-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00BOXERS tops Twangville's Top Albums of 2014!!<br>Twangville on BOXERS:<br><br><em>"<strong>Boxers</strong> tackles topics social, economic and romantic through the eyes of characters who are bruised but still have some fight left in ‘em. The musical performances, infused with a healthy dose of rebelliousness, are just as bracing..."</em><br><br>Click Twangville's logo below to read the full list and find some other favorites! The more great music we buy, the better off we'll all be ;)<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twangville.com/20672/mayers-picks-best-albums-of-2014/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/26e699d22d1b7f07d543ad6a48aa971115c1f8bf/medium/screen-shot-2014-12-10-at-5-11-20-pm.png?1418249539" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33780532014-12-09T14:00:37-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00Matthew Ryan INTERVIEW with Mischa Pearlman on CONSEQUENCE of SOUND/AUX OUT!! Read it HERE...<br>Last September Ryan sat down on a street in Manhattan with Mischa Pearlman to discuss BOXERS, Perseverance, the "work" of Art, Brotherhood, Rock 'N' Roll, Gaslight Anthem, Happiness and just about everything else under and above the sun. What followed is a beautiful and expansive interview and piece written by Mischa for AUX OUT (Consequence of Sounds' new long-form/guest writer space). Below is an excerpt, <strong>to read the entire interview click the excerpt or the link below</strong>:<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://consequenceofsound.net/aux-out/matthew-ryan-and-17-years-of-kicking-on-the-door/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/aa6f51e0d75af4e4a2f118ef8794df20e5907735/large/screen-shot-2014-12-09-at-1-58-04-pm.png?1418151573" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><a contents="http://consequenceofsound.net/aux-out/matthew-ryan-and-17-years-of-kicking-on-the-door/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://consequenceofsound.net/aux-out/matthew-ryan-and-17-years-of-kicking-on-the-door/" target="_blank">http://consequenceofsound.net/aux-out/matthew-ryan-and-17-years-of-kicking-on-the-door/</a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33780422014-12-09T13:40:57-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00We're honored BOXERS is in the Top 20 of "150 BEST SONGS of 2014" at Speakers in Code!<br>So cool to see Boxers is in the Top 20 of Songs on the esteemed Speakers in Code year-end list "150 Best Songs of 2014." Lots of cool and beautiful stuff to discover on here. We've been so busy working on behalf of BOXERS I've missed a lot of great new music this year. This list catches me up a bit!<div> </div>
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</div>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33767852014-12-09T11:15:00-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00Boxers CDs are NOW AVAILABLE for IMMEDIATE Delivery!<br>We're pleased to announce that the <a contents="Mail-Order store for CDs" data-link-label="CD Store" data-link-type="page" href="/cd-store" target="_blank">Mail-Order store for CDs</a> is now back up and running and stocked with a nice collection of previous releases as well as the long-awaited CD for <strong>BOXERS</strong>! Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="CD Store" data-link-type="page" href="/cd-store" target="_blank">HERE</a> to pick up your copy! <br><br>We've also been prepping the <a contents="VINYL STORE" data-link-label="Vinyl Store" data-link-type="page" href="/vinyl-store" target="_blank">VINYL STORE</a> which will have its first release soon. The <a contents="DIGITAL STORE is right HERE" data-link-label="Digital Store" data-link-type="page" href="/digital-store" target="_blank">DIGITAL STORE is still right HERE</a> for those that prefer instant gratification.<br><br>Stay tuned, more news coming soon!<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="CD Store" data-link-type="page" href="/cd-store" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/23f70f681af281e84d164c391dadfc272f8e48d7/medium/mr-boxers-cover-final-copy.jpeg?1406399927" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33464242014-12-01T11:21:02-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00It's that time of year again! We'd love for you to have this grinning "Holiday Jam" as a gift!!<br>It's become a tradition that we share this joyfully ramshackle, relentlessly repetitive, grinning and hot-toddied, home recorded, self-penned <em>Holiday Jam</em> with you! Hard to believe it's already December 1st, what a year it's been! The song is called called <a contents="It's Christmas Time" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/track/its-christmas-time-by-matthew-ryan" target="_blank"><strong>It's Christmas Time</strong></a>, it was written and recorded late one eve near Christmas a few years ago as a bit of a goof. But the song kept creeping in my head so I had Hans DeKline clean it up with his mastering skills as best he could... And well, the rest is history!<br><br>As always it available as a "Gift" to you! There is a "Pay What You Want" prompt, but it's genuinely intended as a gift. <br><br>If you'd prefer to reciprocate a "gift" for It's Christmas Time you can purchase it via "PAY WHAT YOU WANT" on our <a contents="BANDCAMP PAGE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/track/its-christmas-time-by-matthew-ryan" target="_blank">BANDCAMP PAGE</a> by clicking the image below! Plus Bandcamp allows you to share your email with us so we can keep it touch! We promise to never share your email or flood your inbox! We only write when there's important news and information or something we believe you'd be interested in.<br><br>To keep it simple and get it for FREE with absolutely no strings attached you can simply press "DOWNLOAD" on the direct stream at the bottom of this message!<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/track/its-christmas-time-by-matthew-ryan" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/181d00c0c013281375ab7bcf7fdd6addae1c4399/medium/3525185710-1.jpg?1361651386" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Happy Holidays Everyone. Thank you for another beautiful year. And we wish the same for You and Yours!<br> 3:46Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33321252014-11-26T10:27:27-05:002017-01-13T13:03:55-05:00Two SHOWS ANNOUNCED in December with The Northern Wires (Ryan's NEW BAND!) backing him up...<br>Hello Everyone!<br><br>Just a short note to let you guys know TWO SHOWS with Ryan's new backing band The Northern Wires have been announced.<br><br>Visit the <a contents="TOUR PAGE" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE</a> for details. Click the poster below to purchase tickets:<br><br><a contents="Wednesday, DECEMBER 17th at The Red Clay Theater in Atlanta, GA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.eddieowenpresents.com/?Page=https%3a%2f%2fpublic.ticketbiscuit.com%2fEddieOwenPresents%2fEvents%2f219299" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Wednesday, DECEMBER 17th at The Red Clay Theater in Atlanta, GA</span></a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.eddieowenpresents.com/?Page=https%3a%2f%2fpublic.ticketbiscuit.com%2fEddieOwenPresents%2fEvents%2f219299" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/1c18d4ff2798982ac0cb1fcb43836643ad2d833f/medium/atlanta-mrnw-poster.jpg?1417015267" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><span class="font_large"><a contents="Friday, DECEMBER 19th at The High Watt in Nashville, TN" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://mercylounge.com/calendar/venue/highwatt/2014/12/19/matthew-ryan-band-with-todd-farrell-jr-the-dirty-birds/" target="_blank">Friday, DECEMBER 19th at The High Watt in Nashville, TN</a><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://mercylounge.com/calendar/venue/highwatt/2014/12/19/matthew-ryan-band-with-todd-farrell-jr-the-dirty-birds/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/71d2e82c751c3f6eaceddf81832979961d59f3f4/medium/nashville-mrnw-poster.jpg?1417015544" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></span><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33256152014-11-24T20:53:56-05:002017-01-13T13:03:54-05:00BOXERS enjoys high praise via American Songwriter's BEST of 2014 List...<br>Boxers is snuggling with Leonard Cohen's Popular Problems on American Songwriter's Best of 2014!<br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/11/american-songwriters-top-50-albums-2014/3/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/23f70f681af281e84d164c391dadfc272f8e48d7/medium/mr-boxers-cover-final-copy.jpeg?1406399927" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Read the full list and article HERE: <br><br><a contents="http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/11/american-songwriters-top-50-albums-2014/3/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/11/american-songwriters-top-50-albums-2014/3/" target="_blank">http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/11/american-songwriters-top-50-albums-2014/3/</a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/33065352014-11-19T18:27:51-05:002014-11-19T19:32:04-05:00A very special HOLIDAY announcement and offer going exclusively to the Mailing List very soon!<br>Hey there Everyone,<br><br>We have a very special Holiday offer going exclusively to the Mailing List very soon!<br><br>Please join the Mailing List if you're interested in music you can hold in your hand, or put on a turntable... There might even be a particularly beautiful piece of Art to hang on your wall. This offer will only be made to you guys on the Mailing List initially, and will make for some great gifts for the holidays that are just around the corner.<br><br>So JOIN UP! All you have to do is enter your email address right here on the homepage of <a contents="matthewryanonline.com" data-link-label="Home" data-link-type="page" href="/home" target="_blank">matthewryanonline.com</a>, see the BLUE BOX up there that says SIGN UP right under the big Cover Art for Boxers? We'd love to have you guys, and we promise never to storm your inboxes!<br><br>See ya soon! If you're in Nashville or Atlanta, we're playing there on December 19th and 17th. With a full band, aka The Northern Wires! We'd love to see you there too! Check out the <a contents="TOUR PAGE!" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">TOUR PAGE!</a><br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/32123852014-10-01T12:49:06-04:002017-01-13T13:03:54-05:00Matthew Ryan - BOXERS is NOW Available!!<br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/7036296f76c0c707a04d8f92e50c970baa670589/medium/1-lo-res-color-mryan-boxers.jpg?1412181681" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><strong>Matthew Ryan's new album is available right now via our Music Page:</strong> <a contents="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers" target="_blank">https://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/boxers</a>.<br><br><em>BOXERS</em> is NOW AVAILABLE and includes 11 brand new songs plus 2 Bonus Tracks!<br><br><strong>"Matthew Ryan has made his Joshua Tree, his Born to Run. Boxers is the album of the year."<br>- Joe Hill, NY Times Bestselling Author of NOS4A2 and HORNS<br><br>"Like a knockout blow from Muhammad Ali, BOXERS will floor you with its subtle lyrical brilliance, genuine melodic force and sheer rock n' roll attitude"<br>- Andrew Ellis Ink 19</strong><br><br>Thank you for coming along with us! If you prefer iTunes, GO HERE: <a contents="MATTHEW RYAN BOXERS on iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://t.co/dUp2IZgiX8" target="_blank">MATTHEW RYAN BOXERS on iTunes</a><br><br>Or Amazon? We have you covered there as well! Just GO HERE: <a contents="MATTHEW RYAN BOXERS on AMAZON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Boxers-Matthew-Ryan/dp/B00O69WWES/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1413404569&sr=1-1&keywords=matthew+ryan+boxers" target="_blank">MATTHEW RYAN BOXERS on AMAZON</a><br><br>Stay Tuned!!! More news soon regarding physical versions of the record, tours and all that's happening! Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/32074992014-09-29T11:50:00-04:002014-10-01T13:41:07-04:00Excited to announce THE TRACK-LISTING & Pre-Order Details for BOXERS starting OCT 1st!!!<br><strong>Super proud to announce the BOXERS digital pre- order dates & details! All pre-orders come with an immediate download of the first single & title track; <em>Boxers</em>. <br>,<br>On Wednesday, October 1st, you can pre-order the album BOXERS, for $11 on Bandcamp, and starting Monday, October 6th, pre-orders will be available on iTunes, for $11. (Sorry for the different dates folks! We ran into a technical glitch & are rolling with it.)</strong> Pre-order links will be posted as soon as they are available on Wednesday morning, and the following Monday morning. <br><br>The rest of the album will be digitally delivered to you on the official release date of <strong>10.14.14</strong>. (love how that date looks in bold)<br><br>The fun news is.... in addition to the (11) tracks on the album, there will be <strong>2 BONUS TRACKS</strong> included in the digital album purchase. One of those tracks was recorded during the BOXERS sessions, and the other is a punkier rawer version created during the demo process of "Then She Threw Me Like a Hand Grenade". Both were aching to be heard & shared!<br><br>We've added an option for you to pay more than $11 in response to how many of you have asked how you can help. Making records is still expensive, especially when you do it the way we decided to; self funded, in a proper studio with a great gang of humans collaborating in the spirit of the "brotherhood of rock n' roll". Please be patient as the campaign unfolds with physical product, and stay tuned for touring planned with a full band! We're very proud of this record and plan on doing all we can for it over a long period of time. Your purchases are sincerely appreciated, and will help fund our efforts!!! If you can afford to, and are compelled to pay more, we can do even more.<br><br><br>Alright!! So now to the really fun stuff....drum roll please.....<br><br>Boxers was Produced by Kevin Salem<br>It was recorded live in a room with Performances by Brian Bequette (Bass), Tracy Bonham (Violins), Brian Fallon (Electric Guitar), Joe Magistro (Drums & Percussion), Matthew Ryan (Vocals, Words & Guitars) & Kevin Salem (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Bass & Synth). Gang Vocals were performed by All Available. Literally ALL AVAILABLE!<br><br>It was mastered to be PLAYED LOUDLY by Hans DeKline at Sound Bites Dog<br>Artwork by Keith Brogdon at Thinking Out Loud Design<br><br>And finally, The Tracklist:<br><br>Matthew Ryan | BOXERS<br><br>1. Boxers (Downloads immediately upon Pre-Order!!)<br>2. Suffer No More<br>3. God's Not Here Tonight<br>4. The First Heartbreak<br>5. Heaven's Hill<br>6. We Are Libertines<br>7. Then She Threw Me Like a Hand Grenade<br>8. Until Kingdom Come<br>9. This One's for You Frankie<br>10. An Anthem for the Broken<br>11. If You're Not Happy<br>12. *Bonus Track - Then She Threw Me Like a Hand Grenade (Home Recording Demo)<br>13. *Bonus Track - The Queen of My Arms (from the BOXERS sessions)<br><br>Please help us spread the word and share this news via email, word of mouth and your social sites. Thank you guys, can't wait for you to hear BOXERS!! More news soon. Stay tuned!!!!! (Really cool news coming down the pike via our mailing list, make sure you're on it )<br><br>p.s. This post was brought to you mostly by Matthew Ryan with some help from the management team, who you'll be hearing more from .... a lot more.<br><br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/32050812014-09-26T11:04:00-04:002017-01-13T13:03:54-05:00A refresher, a reminder and some other news...<br>Some beautiful things are happening. And some utilitarian things are happening. I can't wait to offer this to you. We're working hard to get everything together. But here's a refresher, a reminder:<p>The new album is called Boxers<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/23f70f681af281e84d164c391dadfc272f8e48d7/small/mr-boxers-cover-final-copy.jpeg?1406399927" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></p>
<p><br><br><br><br><br><br>US Release Date: 10.14.14<br><br>Produced By: Kevin Salem<br><br>Band: Brian Bequette on Bass Guitar, Brian Fallon (of The Gaslight Anthem) on Electric Guitar, Joe Magistro on Drums, Matthew Ryan on Guitars & Vocals, Kevin Salem on Electric Guitar, Hammond, Synth & More. Special Guest: Tracy Bonham on violin. Gang Vocals: Everyone Available.</p>
<p>Mastered by Hans DeKline</p>
<p>Artwork by Keith Brogdon</p>
<p>I can't wait for you guys to hear this record. Here's to beautiful noise that leans for something and means something. I'm a sucker for that kind of work. I feel fortunate to feel we've capture something top to bottom with that spirit. Grateful to the band and Kevin and all involved.</p>
<p><br>We're also happy to share the news that we've SIGNED a deal for BOXERS with Blue Rose Records for EUROPE for a Digital Release on Oct 14, with the Physical Release to follow on Oct 31!!</p>
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</div>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/31444162014-08-19T13:53:49-04:002017-01-13T13:03:54-05:00Update!!! Release Date & Artwork for Boxers : 10.14.14!!<br>We're proud to announce Boxers will be released on Tuesday, October 14th!! More details very soon.<br><br>This record is a bruising and beautiful Rock n Roll record. It was produced by Kevin Salem and has Kevin Salem and Brian Fallon (of The Gaslight Anthem) playing electric guitar with me throughout. My best friend Brian Bequette is playing bass, and the amazing Joe Magistro is playing drums. More details and news very soon!<br><br>But for now, please behold the cover art for Boxers as designed by Keith Brogdon at Thinking Out Loud Design:<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/23f70f681af281e84d164c391dadfc272f8e48d7/large/mr-boxers-cover-final-copy.jpeg?1406399927" class="size_l justify_left border_" />Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/29643802014-05-22T13:55:00-04:002014-08-20T10:04:56-04:00"We all fill our hearts with hopeful bombs..." A new song from the upcoming album!!<br>This One's For You Frankie is a love letter to brotherhood, integrity and perseverance. Made to be played loudly!<br><br>From the soon to be released album Boxers. <br><br>Produced and mixed by Kevin Salem <br><br>Performed by Brian Bequette, Brian Fallon, Joe Magistro, Kevin Salem and Matthew Ryan<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="cdRUzqavoFA" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/cdRUzqavoFA/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cdRUzqavoFA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br>Or view it directly on Youtube: <a contents="This One's For You Frankie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdRUzqavoFA" target="_blank">This One's For You Frankie</a><br><br>The Lyric... <br><br>This One's For You Frankie<br><br>He said<br>I'm sick<br>I'm so tired<br>Of this shit<br>Every night I'm fighting for my life<br><br>A Killian's<br>A fresh smoke<br>I saw the graveyards in his throat<br>He said all my dreams burn and fall like paper planes<br><br>Don't quit<br>Don't go <br>I've got your back Frankie<br>I think you know<br>We all fill our hearts with hopeful bombs<br><br>This one's for you Frankie... <br>And your big broken heart<br>Your big broken<br>Wherever you are<br>Wherever you are<br>Now!<br><br>Thin arms<br>Tattoos<br>He said "I lost the plot<br>What could I do?"<br>The light just seem to fall just right on his eyes<br><br>Then he said<br>My heart's broke<br>I knew he meant it then<br>The way he spoke<br>The next day he sold me his rig for 60 bucks<br>He looked so gone and hollow but he still wished me luck<br><br>This one's for you Frankie... <br>And your big broken heart<br>Your big broken<br>Wherever you are<br>Wherever you are<br>Now! <br><br>Oh<br>Oh oh oh oh<br>Oh<br>Oh oh oh<br>OhMatthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/29641962014-05-22T11:27:18-04:002014-08-20T10:05:06-04:00New song to premier at 2pm EST today!<br>To celebrate the upcoming tour dates (the first "headlining" dates in almost 2 years) we'll be premiering a lyric vid for a NEW SONG from the forthcoming album at 2pm EST today! It's the most heartbreaking and hopeful piece of rock n roll I may have ever written and recorded and will soon be offering to you guys on the new album. The band on this song kills it, kills me. Once again it's Brian Bequette , Brian Fallon, Joe Magistro, Kevin Salem , myself and some giant gang vocals. Yeah, it's ambitiously honest and full of immovable affection for the characters it's written for. One being a great old punk rock friend and one of Nashville's grumpiest and finest live sound engineers Frank Sass . The song isn't just about Frank, it's about several people. As is often the case it's an amalgamation, myself included. But its goal is to communicate the brotherhood/sisterhood in following a dream all the way down and through the hard curves and trials and disappointments and glowing victories that certain ethos color our lives with. It's about Rock N Roll, but it could be about any dream or work that's worth breaking your heart over so you can pass a torch to whoever has its back with the integrity of an idea worth fighting for. Is that vague? I hope the song makes it clear. I believe it will.Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/28954712014-04-24T12:50:24-04:002014-08-20T10:05:27-04:00Jane, I Still Feel The Same surges on Spotify for no obvious reason...<br>It came to my attention earlier this week that Jane, I Still Feel The Same is suddenly surging towards a million listens on Spotify. While it's a double-edged sword because of the way streaming compensates artists, I'd be foolish not to welcome such an organic finding of Jane. Jane originally appeared on my 2008 album Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State.<br><br>You can hear the song here on YouTube:<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="vCr8xf2uerw" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/vCr8xf2uerw/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vCr8xf2uerw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br>You can purchase the song on iTunes here: <a contents="Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/matthew-ryan-vs.-silver-state/id275658621" target="_blank">Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State</a><br><br>What a nice surprise, here's hoping it keeps going!Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/28812642014-04-18T13:20:43-04:002014-08-20T10:05:58-04:00Some Late May/Early June Warm Up Dates Coming Soon...<br>Hello Everyone,<br><br>Some good news! I'll be heading out for some warm-up dates in late May to Early June. It's been a while since I've toured so we felt it would be smart to stretch a little before the release of the new album (TBA). The dates that are coming together are a string of intimate headlining and house shows in the Northeastern U.S. We're also working on a run through the midwest in July. So much ahead, can't wait to share the new record and all that comes with it with you guys. Should make for an amazing year or more. We're gonna build this slowly and smartly so hang in there with us.<br><br>More to be announced soon so stay tuned... Really looking forward to seeing you guys again, it's been too long! <br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/26465472014-02-25T23:55:00-05:002017-01-13T13:03:53-05:00I'm very pleased to announce An Anthem for the Broken is officially available...<br>To purchase An Anthem for the Broken <a contents="GO HERE!!!!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://johnandersonbenefit.bandcamp.com/album/an-anthem-for-the-broken-a-single-to-benefit-john-anderson" target="_blank">GO HERE!!!!</a><br><br>Or click this image!! Each link will take you directly to the contribution and purchase page for the benefit single on Bandcamp. The price is set at $1. But we hope you'll contribute more if you can.<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://johnandersonbenefit.bandcamp.com/album/an-anthem-for-the-broken-a-single-to-benefit-john-anderson" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/1b2d587da19b4743076f52b17b113ccc5fbd771a/medium/photo-9.jpg?1392751236" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Your purchase goes directly to John and Amanda Anderson to aid in lightening the load of the financial and emotional stress of John's diagnosis of ALS three years ago. He's nearing the final stages of his battle with it and your contributions couldn't be more timely. As a community we can exact an act of love that will make this process for John and Amanda just a little more graceful than their hearts, minds, families and friends already have. You can read more about John and Amanda's story at the following link if this is the first you're hearing of this event and the reasons for this early single being released: <a contents="An early single from my forthcoming album to help a&nbsp;friend" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://matthewryanonline.com/home/blog/an-early-single-to-be-released-on-wednesday-february-26th-to-raise-money-for-a-friend" target="_blank">An early single from my forthcoming album to help a friend</a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/26354042014-02-24T10:36:19-05:002014-02-25T19:30:05-05:00The benefit single Anthem for the Broken is now on Soundcloud...Check it out here:<a contents="An Anthem for the Broken (A Benefit Single For John Anderson) on SOUNCLOUD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/matthewryan101/an-anthem-for-the-broken" target="_blank"> </a><a contents="ANTHEM FOR THE BROKEN (A BENEFIT SINGLE FOR JOHN ANDERSON) ON SOUNDCLOUD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/matthewryan101/an-anthem-for-the-broken" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/matthewryan101/an-anthem-for-the-broken</a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/26164912014-02-20T15:28:35-05:002014-02-20T18:03:11-05:00Listen to and share An Anthem for the Broken...To be released on Wednesday, February 26 as a benefit for John Anderson. Read about John here: <a contents="http://www.matthewryanonline.com/home/blog/an-early-single-to-be-released-on-wednesday-february-26th-to-raise-money-for-a-friend" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.matthewryanonline.com/home/blog/an-early-single-to-be-released-on-wednesday-february-26th-to-raise-money-for-a-friend" target="_blank">http://www.matthewryanonline.com/home/blog/an-early-single-to-be-released-on-wednesday-february-26th-to-raise-money-for-a-friend</a><br><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="U8x5SoEB-SI" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/U8x5SoEB-SI/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U8x5SoEB-SI?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/26017152014-02-18T16:15:10-05:002018-05-22T19:40:10-04:00An early single to be released on Wednesday, February 26th to raise money for a friend...<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/1b2d587da19b4743076f52b17b113ccc5fbd771a/medium/photo-9.jpg?1392751236" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>A weekend ago I visited my friend John Anderson and his wife Amanda at their home just outside of DC. I've known John for about 15 years. He's one of those guys you just love to have in your life. Always grinning. A lover of great music, smart and generous. Talented and committed. Warm and inspiring. <br><br>3 years ago John was diagnosed with ALS. A ruthless and particularly cruel disease.<br><br>You can read about ALS here: <a contents="http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html" target="_blank">http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html</a><br><br>John is now entering the last stage(s) of his fight with ALS. I imply stages because I wouldn't count John out yet, he's a fighter. But like I said, ALS is ruthless and now the realities in addition to the disease are bearing down on John and Amanda. When visiting them a weekend ago I was shook by the toll the disease is taking on both of them. Not only via the obvious sad and hard health changes a diagnosis like this brings, but also via the emotional stress and real-world complications (and obstacles) of the financial weight of this disease. I've always believed that music is a humanitarian cause that is at its best when it's leaning for something greater than its own skin, when it connects people in a communal hymn of having each other's backs or simply not being alone on those hard roads that life announces at times.<br><br>What John is going through is sad, but it's just as hard and sad for Amanda. And it's for both of them that I felt compelled to at least try and do something. Let me be clear, these are strong and warm people in a tough battle. If I could afford to absolve their financial struggles myself I would do it in a heartbeat, but I can't so that's why I'm leaning towards a more communal approach. It was my idea to do this, I was grateful when they accepted the gesture. The song we chose is not a sublime lament, but a noisy and pounding rallying to the better parts of our nature and perseverence with gang vocals, poetry and some giant propulsive electric guitars. John being a true believer in the ability of Rock N Roll to throw fists in the air and inspire hope against odds wouldn't have it any other way. <br><br>The song we're releasing is called An Anthem for The Broken. The single will be made available for streaming and purchase on Wednesday, February 26th. We will set the price at a minimum of $1 (<em>with the option to pay more)</em>. Every dollar minus the small distribution fees that Bandcamp automatically extracts will go directly to John and Amanda to help lighten their load. I'm hopeful you'll contribute more if you can.<br><br>Thanks for reading and please stay tuned, more info and the purchase/streaming link will be posted in the coming days. <br><br>Matthew RyanMatthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/25598652014-02-11T12:06:27-05:002014-02-18T22:21:59-05:00In the meantime...We'll be releasing more details and a release date for my new record soon. In the meantime I've been doing some covers in the studio to keep myself occupied.<br><br>Here's a cover I did of The National's I Need My Girl. Give it a listen, and might I suggest this sounds particularly good on headphones. This was me experimenting alone in my project studio, but Kevin Salem helped by sussing out some frequency issues in the mix. My upcoming record is a pure Rock n Roll record produced by Kevin, it's noisy and big with feedback and a band in the room rumble so don't view this National cover as a preview of what to expect of what's around the corner sonically. I might post a couple more covers in the coming weeks. We'll see. Above all though I can't wait for you to hear the new record. You should start stretching because it really is a movie with fists in the air through-out. I don't want anyone ending up with tennis elbow. I love this record, I suspect a lot of you will too.<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="XQji2NwkJVM" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/XQji2NwkJVM/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XQji2NwkJVM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/22533282013-12-18T14:12:41-05:002017-01-13T13:03:53-05:00There will be noise...We finished mixing the new record yesterday and signed-off on the sequence this morning. I can hardly contain my feelings about this record and the guys that helped make it. Today we send it off to my great friend (and excellent engineer) Hans DeKline for mastering. This album is the sound, cinema, poetry and feel that I've been missing as a music lover. Been looking for a record like this for quite some time, there's a lot of great stuff out there but haven't really found "this." So glad we managed to capture a collection so simultaneously raw and elegant, intimate, honest, violent, beautiful, cool and loud. I can't wait for you to hear it. There is no release date yet since we'll be spending the earliest part of 2014 trying to find and follow the surest path for this music to reach you. As you can see in the pic below I'm a little beat up but I'm recovering and excited about what tomorrow holds... I'll keep you posted as things develop.<br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c7495463d580923061e762854c5ce0edaa9fdca3/medium/img-5289.jpg?1387393818" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/20688292013-11-18T13:36:12-05:002017-01-13T13:03:53-05:00Working on a new album...I hope you love guitars.<br><br>The band on the new album is Brian Bequette (Bass), Brian Fallon (Guitar), Joe Magistro (Drums), Kevin Salem (Production, Guitars and batting clean-up), and of course yours truly.<br><br>The album will be released next year, but not until I feel it has more than a snowball's chance in hell. It's too good. Stay tuned, I'll keep you posted.<br><br>Best,<br>Matthew Ryan<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4dab4a33ac724973f76c6215551672195400462e/medium/1466214-10151809753552695-1816770981-n.jpg?1384800578" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br> Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/19910622013-11-05T11:21:59-05:002018-05-22T10:23:50-04:00I've been taking pictures...Some of you may know that I've been taking pictures for quite some time now. I certainly don't consider myself a photographer, but I do love experimenting with the mood and cinema of visuals. I opened a gallery online that you can browse if you're interested. Prints are available for purchase there and the reviews from those that have already bought some are that they look great!<br><br>Go here to browse: <a contents="www.twenty20.com/matthewryan101" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twenty20.com/matthewryan101" target="_blank">www.twenty20.com/matthewryan101</a><br><br>Or just click on the picture just below:<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twenty20.com/matthewryan101" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4c59a51bcdce13d3cb8852e3f971c78dea99513a/medium/gallery-check-out-matthewryan101-1383666109.jpg?1383668469" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446452013-09-27T01:00:00-04:002017-01-13T13:03:50-05:00Update via Instagram...<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/169afba0b3c44332e522a67deb24ef89d0e5eaa1/large/demoart.png?1380321267" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="357" width="600" /><br>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446462013-08-28T01:00:00-04:002017-02-02T09:52:22-05:00Photos from The 9:30 Club...Erica Bruce took some great pictures of the recent show with Paul Weller at The 9:30 Club. You can check them all out by clicking pic or following the link!<br><div style="text-align: left; ">
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/d95cc06766889bf7565b2d1567632fd63dda8075/large/930-PHOTO-copyright-Erica-Bruce.png?1377721658" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="319" width="500" /><br><br><a target="_new" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/betweenloveandlike/9410694272/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/betweenloveandlike/9410694272/</a>
</div>Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446472013-07-16T01:00:00-04:002017-01-13T13:03:50-05:00Tour Dates with Paul Weller Announced!!This was an offer I couldn't refuse. It's a little late notice, but I hope some of you can make it out! Honored to take a vacation from my current vacation to travel with the monumental Paul Weller...<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/4a86457066002e7325b443154101c8cc3db1fe49/large/Weller-Tour-photo-8.JPG?1373997058" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="489" width="600" /><br><br type="_moz">Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446482013-06-27T01:00:00-04:002014-03-04T16:31:14-05:00A new video for The Broken Side of Time...Just scroll to the bottom of this page to see the new video for The Broken Side of Time. Or you can go here: <a target="_new" href="http://youtu.be/1K2PDjLjFik">http://youtu.be/1K2PDjLjFik</a> <br><br>
The song was written specifically for the film Broken Side of Time which is in festivals now. The film was written and directed by my good friend Gorman Bechard (other projects include You Are Alone, Color Me Obsessed, and Every, Everything among others). Both the film and the song take a hard and sometimes beautiful look at the struggle to break addiction.<br><br>
To learn more about the film go here: <a target="_new" href="http://www.whatwerewethinkingfilms.com/">http://www.whatwerewethinkingfilms.com/</a><br><br>
And of course the song can be found for purchase on In The Dusk of Everything, my latest release. Just go to <a target="_new" href="./store.cfm">MY STORE</a> if you haven't gotten it yet.<br type="_moz">Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446502013-06-19T01:00:00-04:002013-06-19T01:00:00-04:00Recently sat down with Otis Gibbs...Otis Gibbs is a great friend and fellow songwriter. He has a great podcast he's been doing where he talks with just about everyone you might listen to. Be sure to check out all of them. Might I suggest the Todd Snider and Billy Bragg episodes in particular. I sat down with him and quickly forgot there was a mic on the table, it's not your standard polite interview, it's more like two friends talking a little trash. You can listen in by going here:<br><br><a target="_new" href="http://otisgibbs.com/episode-37-matthew-ryan/">http://otisgibbs.com/episode-37-matthew-ryan/</a><br><br><br><br type="_moz">Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446492013-06-19T01:00:00-04:002017-01-13T13:03:50-05:00The future is here again...Things have been busy up here in the gratefully cooler weathered north, so far I've written 13 new songs. Last week I visited Kevin Salem in Woodstock, NY to do some woodshedding on a new record. At first it was an exploratory mission, but it quickly became obvious Kevin is the guy to produce my next record. Kevin released one of my favorite albums of the 90s called Soma City, you should get your hands on that. So Kevin, Joe Magistro (The Black Crowes) and I did some playing and recording. All I can say is it felt like the perfect fist of words, melody, distortion, hope, beauty and meaningful violence. And that's the goal, my goal is to make the best or worst collection of my career so far, either way there will be no inbetween. Stay tuned, this is gonna take a minute. The future is here again...<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/8d550b0e3990d7801d68de7acf822cd6ed90fea3/medium/IMG_0949-Version-3.jpg?1380561850" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="300" width="300" /><br type="_moz">Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446522013-05-11T01:00:00-04:002013-05-11T01:00:00-04:00All The Wild Horses...All the Willd Horses is available for free or "pay what you want" as part of the This is the Hill single that was originally only available as part of the bonus disc for I Recall Standing As Though Nothing Could Fall CD. Just go here to download digitally:<br><br><a target="_new" href="http://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-hill-free-single-b-sides">http://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-hill-free-single-b-sides</a><br><br>
All the Wild Horses<br><br>
Sulphur climbs over William Penn<br>
I couldn't bear to read the letters you sent<br>
Quiet strikes only now and then<br>
Once you've been had<br>
She's a jewel in the back of my mind<br>
I pull her out still from time to time<br>
To recall that clearer simpler side<br>
Between Walt Whitman and The White Noise<br>
Downtown at West and 4th<br>
I've got two nuns behind me, one's divorced<br>
The other just kind of fell off course<br>
Now she's banking on eternity<br><br>
All these things you drag around<br>
Come and go 'til the deal goes down<br><br>
Wild horses in my chest<br>
Tomorrow knows you can only guess<br>
Modern times more or less<br>
Is the step you just took<br>
Hey kid, I know it's hard<br>
All is asunder, torn apart<br>
Come sunrise you can start<br>
To undo what all's been did<br><br>
All these things you drag around<br>
Come and go 'til the deal goes down<br><br>
Written by Matthew Ryan<br>
Platsic Violin/BMI 2011 <br><br><br type="_moz">Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446512013-05-11T01:00:00-04:002017-01-13T13:03:51-05:00Guitar of choice...This has been my guitar of choice for writing lately. Plugging it in and turning up the AC15 with a blues driver and a memory man has been bringing a different tone in both sound and writing. I love my Guild acoustic, but feeling the floor rumble has been lighting up different parts.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61049/c68a6b9ee05cf857ec2d0c7fdd774eb132d466db/medium/Guitar.jpg?1368289209" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="300" width="300" /><br type="_moz">Matthew Ryantag:www.matthewryanonline.com,2005:Post/17446532013-05-07T01:00:00-04:002013-05-07T01:00:00-04:00This is the Hill is now available for free...My only regret regarding I Recall Standing As Though Nothing Could Fall was not including This is the Hill on the proper album. And thus it wasn't available digitally. It was and still is one of my favorites that I wrote for I Recall Standing or any of my albums. So I've decided to offer it along with all the bonus songs from I Recall Standing As Though Nothing Could Fall for free via my bandcamp. You can download it right now for free, or "Pay What You Want." Just go here:<br><br><a href="http://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-hill-free-single-b-sides">http://matthewryan.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-hill-free-single-b-sides</a><br><br type="_moz">Matthew Ryan