Matthew Ryan

Friends & Listeners, 

Last Friday John Scalzi asked if I’d finish a song he’d started after his bout with Covid. 

I like John as a human, and he’s a hell of writer and novelist. The words were good…

Friends & Listeners, 

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. 

Friends & Listeners, 

I hope this message finds you and yours doing well, staying well, and insisting on the rituals and work of hopefulness. Over the summer I spent much of my time exploring and trying to understand the…

Friend's,

We recently performed live on Jesse Malin's livestream, The Fine Art of Self Distancing. You can now enjoy our performance via Youtube or just below. Don't forget our new EP, A Short Film for a Long Story…

Friends & Listeners,

I spent the last handful of months at the piano. As always, it was songs I was hoping for. I found 3 of them. They’re trying to understand this moment we’re all in (maybe this moment…

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. 

Go HERE or click the image to read the full interview.

Friends & Listeners,

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…

Friends & Listeners, 

I'm proud to share this new interview and essay by American Songwriter regarding "I Walked Away" from A Short Film for a Long Story with you. I love this new Strays Don't Sleep music. I can't…

Friends & Listeners, 

I’m truly happy to announce we’ll be releasing new Strays Don’t Sleep music on October 30th this year.  

For press inquiries please reach out to Rachel Hurley at Sweetheart PR. Rachel's email is…

Friends & Listeners,

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…

Friends, 

...And slowly just like this a new song drifts my rooms to yours. Rivers is available now via Bandcamp (Go HERE). Releases everywhere else digitally on Friday. 

If ya can, please make your first listen via…

A few weeks ago I sat (safely distanced) with my dear friend Clay Steakley for an interview for his fantastic "online-zine," Outer Voice. I welcomed him into my home and creative space and now you're invited too. 

It…