Honestly, by Hi My Name Is Ryan

Honestly

by Hi My Name Is Ryan

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Merry Go Round: A live Tribute to Wild Man Fischer, I Feel Like Crying, Honestly, The First & The Last, The Best Friends, The Boys (03/2009 - 11/2010), I Forget, Twilight, and 3 more. , and , .

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1.	Blocked 01:04	buy track
2.	God Crush 01:31	buy track
3.	Apathy For The Devil 02:55	buy track
4.	Sex Addict 01:38	buy track
5.	Network 01:14	buy track
6.	I Hope We Break Up 01:42	buy track
7.	Family Values Tour '98 01:24	buy track
8.	Honesty 01:11	buy track
9.	Butterfly Starshine 01:42	buy track
10.	You've Got Issues Man 01:15	buy track
11.	I Don't Wanna Fight 01:31	buy track
12.	Dick 01:25	buy track
13.	No More Bands 01:10	buy track
14.	Brand New Bike 01:51	buy track
15.	When I Make You Smile 01:09	buy track
16.	Eat And Sleep 02:41	buy track

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"When I watch an artist or group perform, I sometimes find myself wondering what other people in the room are thinking about their experience at that moment. I’ve seen some jarring works created and / or deployed in front of unassuming audiences: absurd and perplexing behavior as means of expression, violence (incidental, cathartic), non-music music within the setting of a “normal music” event (perhaps a favorite), etc. Somehow, I routinely come to the conclusion that a person standing in front of other people and singing a Capella, may be what incites the most unpredictable responses.

…and in the case of Ryan’s performances, this is amplified by the fact that he is delivering these songs in such a playful and jovial way. …and often using humor as well. Humor and songs about humor, about discomfort, about pain and sadness.

I know that many people discredit this type of act as just being a joke, a waste of their time, unimportant. …and for some people, it’s just possible that they do not have the capability of taking this type of “song” seriously. On the other hand, Ryan has the potential to bring people to tears. He’s a “goofball” sometimes, a lot of the time, sure, but it can also be the moments in which he is sharing the most fragile pieces of himself, more dark and less obvious stories and thoughts, the instances that prompt a friend to wonder if they should ask “is he really doing ok?” where I truly see a connection happening that is rare and vital in art. Perhaps we are all just so caught up and conditioned into being so serious all of the time, that accepting the potential depth and validity in something that comes across as (and is also) so joyful and childish… might be more difficult than anyone would really assume. "-James Fella

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released May 11, 2018

Tracks 1, 2, and 15 recorded July 5th, 2017 at The Trunk Space
Tracks 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 13 recorded July 29th, 2017 at In The Trunk Space Basement
Tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14 and 16 recorded August 16th, 2017 at The Court House

All songs written & performed by Ryan Avery
Except “Apathy for the Devil” and “I Hope We Break Up” written by Joe Tepperman; “Sex Addict” written by Andrew Jemsek & Ryan Avery; “Network” written by Tristan Jemsek and “Brand New Bike” written by David Herman Düne

Mixed and Mastered by John Fuzzywalls

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Hi My Name Is Ryan Phoenix, Arizona

Hi My Name Is Ryan is the solo project for AZ based artist / entertainer Ryan Avery. Many of the other albums found on this page are of their side projects which vary in sound, production and genre.

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