The Ryan Wickersham Band started out from the thoughts of a teenager conflicted and wild at heart. As time passed and music seeped to the surface, young Ryan Wickersham realized he had a talent of turning inner troubles into sonic gold.
Before he turned 18, he marched into a studio and recorded his first ten songs in only a few hours; This first brave Album he would eventually call "Bottom", as though to say to the world "... watch me rise from the bottom."
But on the contrary, Ryan is quite...
The Ryan Wickersham Band started out from the thoughts of a teenager conflicted and wild at heart. As time passed and music seeped to the surface, young Ryan Wickersham realized he had a talent of turning inner troubles into sonic gold.
Before he turned 18, he marched into a studio and recorded his first ten songs in only a few hours; This first brave Album he would eventually call "Bottom", as though to say to the world "... watch me rise from the bottom."
But on the contrary, Ryan is quite easy going with an infectiously reserved persona-- until he gets on stage. Stage is where all the magic happens for him. During one of his earlier live shows, two brothers (Brian and Chris) came to him. They were hooked by the music and wanted to be part of it. Few months later Nigerian solo bassist abandoned his own project to work with Ryan, and the band was complete.
The new album Heavy Words and Satellites is an eclectic mix of songs and sounds that aim at creating an experience for the listener. With sounds and lyrics akin only to musical greats and following in the footsteps of the mega-bands (U2, DMB, ColdPlay, Angels & Airwaves), yet allowing for subtle moments that take a listener back to childhood where you're locked in your bedroom dreaming of little things, the Ryan Wickersham Band delivers a masterpiece that stands to the challenge of what great music is, and will always be.
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