Ryan Mitchell

https://ryanmitchell-smith.bandcamp.com

Ryan Mitchell-SmithAre You Sitting Comfortably?, released 24 January 20151. The Twist (Intro)2. Smiling Underneath3. Thirty Something4. Complicated5. Diddly Dudi Yabadu Dadi Dey-Dey6. Wish7. Save My Skin8. The Subject Line9. Never Say Never Again10. The Pilot11. The Twist (Instrumental)Describing myself as a singer-songwriter is a little mis-leading, as that only really incorporates a small amount of what I do musically and with composition as a whole. This album is not a singer-songwriter album as such, it is more an album inspired and motivated by my recent health issues and therefore crosses many boundaries of topics from being scared of the dentist to losing my skin through having Crohn’s disease. It is because of the difficulties I had with operations and such that sitting down and walking were very painful for me for over a year... which inspired the title of this album. This is a deliberately planned entity from start to finish, where my main focus was very simple and specific… To make the catchiest album I could whilst making something that was inherently personal to me. The album has been made over two years almost completely by myself (apart from a gorgeous organ part from Ross Moore!), when I was confined to recording in tiny sections here and there, if and when I was well enough, and whenever I could muster the energy as fatigue has been such a major factor in my recent health scandal. Playing all the instrument parts like this actually helped my recovery by giving me something I was passionate about to aim for, playing parts that at the time were above my playing level and needed to be mastered. I wasn't going to stop practicing until I got everything spot on because I desperately wanted this album to be the best one I've ever done. Why? To pay my amazing friends and family back for all their unwavering support. :)I’ve been influenced by many great and wonderful artists such as John Mayer and Dave Matthews... but choosing some “sound-a-likes” for this particular album is harder this time round. I would have to go with Donald Fagen, as his thick-textured vocal style and composition quirks really influence me and this album sees that influence coming out in abundance. Steely Dan with a touch of Ben Folds might be quite accurate too. This is the bravest and most adventurously textured album that I've made yet. It is funky yet treacly and is not scared to use an ear worm or two. That roughly gives you an insight of what to expect with this record. :DRM-S

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