In a new video from Kyle M Meredith’s The Weekly Feed, singer-songwriter Matthew Ryan discusses his music, his influences, and his latest CD In the Dusk of Everything (2012). The CD is the third album in a series about how humans relate to each other, with the other two CDs as Dear Lover (2010) and I Recall Standing As If Nothing Could Fall (2011). The interview takes place backstage at Terminal 5 in New York City.
We have featured Ryan’s music in other posts, but it is cool to hear his thoughts on his music. Although he is somewhat evasive about a personal event that influenced him, you have to respect his goals of wanting his music to reach something more universal than himself. My favorite quote from the interview: “There’s a time for KC and the Sunshine Band and there’s a time for. . . Blood on the Tracks.” Check it out.
In its glowing review of the In the Dusk of Everything, Split Lip Magazine discusses poetry’s influence on the album. They describe the album as “a collection of vignettes revolving around choices made by a man and woman together or as individuals, and their choices are the things that cause conflict.”
If you want more music, in this video from American Songwriter, Ryan performs “The Events at Dusk” from In the Dusk of Everything live.
What is your favorite Matthew Ryan song? Leave your two cents in the comments.
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