Concussion (album) explained

Concussion
Type:	studio
Artist:	Matthew Ryan
Cover:	Concussion (album).jpg
Released:	2001
Genre:	Alt-country
Label:	Waxy Silver
Prev Title:	East Autumn Grin
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Dissent from the Living Room
Next Year:	2002

Concussion is an album by the American musician Matthew Ryan, released in 2001 on Waxy Silver.^{[1] [2]}

Production

The album was recorded over the course of eight days; "Somebody Got Murdered" is a cover of the Clash song.^[3] Ryan duets with Lucinda Williams on "Devastation".^[4]

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."^[5]

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."

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"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Look Inside. Noel. Murray. Nashville Scene.
2. News: Mnookin . Seth . Manhattan Music . The New York Observer . 26 Nov 2001 . ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT . 19.
3. News: Abbott . Jim . RYAN MAKES SPLASH OUTSIDE MAINSTREAM MUSIC . Orlando Sentinel . 26 Oct 2001 . Calendar . 8.
4. News: Masley . Ed . CLUB CAFE BOOKS BOSS OF `WALKING WOUNDED' . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 11 Oct 2001 . C3.
5. Web site: Matthew Ryan – Concussion . No Depression . 2 September 2021.