Concussion (album)
Appearance
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Released | 2001 | |||
Genre | Alt-country | |||
Label | Waxy Silver | |||
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Concussion is an album by the American musician Matthew Ryan, released in 2001 on Waxy Silver.[2][3]
Production
[edit]The album was recorded over the course of eight days; "Somebody Got Murdered" is a cover of the Clash song.[4] Ryan duets with Lucinda Williams on "Devastation".[5]
Critical reception
[edit]No Depression thought that "Ryan has one of those love-it-or-hate-it voices, but like Dylan or Neil Young, it’s a sound that perfectly captures his lyrics."[6]
AllMusic wrote that "in his rough, sandpaper vocals, Ryan sings about troubled relationships and doomed characters in songs often focusing on matters of violence, either of physical or emotional kind."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All words and music by Matthew Ryan, except where noted.
- "Drift"
- "Rabbit"
- "Happy Hour"
- "Too Soon to Tell"
- "Devastation"
- "Autopilot"
- "Chickering Angel"
- "Night Watchman"
- "Somebody Got Murdered" (The Clash[broken anchor])
- "Shake the Tree"
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Concussion - Matthew Ryan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Murray, Noel. "Look Inside". Nashville Scene.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (26 Nov 2001). "Manhattan Music". The New York Observer. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. p. 19.
- ^ Abbott, Jim (26 Oct 2001). "RYAN MAKES SPLASH OUTSIDE MAINSTREAM MUSIC". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 8.
- ^ Masley, Ed (11 Oct 2001). "CLUB CAFE BOOKS BOSS OF `WALKING WOUNDED'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C3.
- ^ "Matthew Ryan – Concussion". No Depression. Retrieved 2 September 2021.