Ryan Martin - Gimme Some Light

Gatefold double LP

Limited time album download included

Download includes three bonus tracks from the Gimme Some Light sessions!

"...shades of the great heroes of an alternative state - Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen — seep through throughout." — Shindig

Ryan Martin's debut, Gimme Some Light, is the sound of catharsis and renewal, regret and reinvention. Drawing from the same well of timeless American music that informs artists like Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch and Bruce Springsteen, Martin's themes can get dark-self-doubt, longing, heartbreak, addiction — but the music is full of bold melodies, energy, humor and hope.

Recorded at The Art Farm (Felice Brothers, Nels Cline) in Upstate New York, Gimme Some Light goes deep and wide into Ryan Martin's songbook. From the dark and twangy Americana of "Death of Love" to the driving R.E.M.-ish jangle of "Say You Love Me," the modern rock exaltation of "Lepers In Armor," to the timeless fragility of "Real Human Being," these are classic songs luminous with imagery and feeling.

Originally from Los Gatos, California, Martin moved to New York City in 2009, built a band and an audience, and self-released his outstanding, ambitious album, For All The Beautiful Losers. After touring the United States, playing hundreds of shows, and becoming a father, Martin felt he was ready to make a record that reflected a new sense of energy, hope, and purpose.

TRACK LISTING

1. ALL THE GOOD MEN

2. DESTITUE DARLINGS

3. DEATH OF LOVE

4. PARASOL

5. SAY YOU LOVE ME

6. DANGEROUSLY UNPLUGGED

7. REGULAR MAN

8. SUICIDE PARADE

9. BE KIND

10. ADELINE

11. LEPERS IN ARMOR

12. ASK YOUR MOTHER

13. REAL HUMAN BEING

SESSION OUTTAKES

14. NEW ENGLAND SONG

15. THE MARCHERS

16 THE PRETTIEST GIRL THIS SIDE OF HELL

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