Concussion (album)

Concussion is an album by the American musician Matthew Ryan, released in 2001 on Waxy Silver.[2][3]

Concussion
Studio album by
Matthew Ryan
Released2001
GenreAlt-country
LabelWaxy Silver
Matthew Ryan chronology
East Autumn Grin
(2000)		 Concussion
(2001)		 Dissent from the Living Room
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Production

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

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

All words and music by Matthew Ryan, except where noted.

  1. "Drift"
  2. "Rabbit"
  3. "Happy Hour"
  4. "Too Soon to Tell"
  5. "Devastation"
  6. "Autopilot"
  7. "Chickering Angel"
  8. "Night Watchman"
  9. "Somebody Got Murdered" (The Clash)
  10. "Shake the Tree"

References
  1. "Concussion - Matthew Ryan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Murray, Noel. "Look Inside". Nashville Scene.
  3. Mnookin, Seth (26 Nov 2001). "Manhattan Music". The New York Observer. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. p. 19.
  4. Abbott, Jim (26 Oct 2001). "RYAN MAKES SPLASH OUTSIDE MAINSTREAM MUSIC". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 8.
  5. Masley, Ed (11 Oct 2001). "CLUB CAFE BOOKS BOSS OF `WALKING WOUNDED'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C3.
  6. "Matthew Ryan – Concussion". No Depression. Retrieved 2 September 2021.



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